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AOF/AOHT STUDENTS IN CENTRAL PARK, NYC 2009
The purpose of our Academy of Finance is to
better prepare students in business and
finance industry-specific knowledge and skills
for greater success in pursuing related careers
or continuing their post secondary education.
The Academy of Finance is a specialized
program for high school students who are
interested in a career in the financial services
industry. It consists of courses taught by
business education teachers who have
received specialized training. A certificate of
Financial Studies from the Texas Council of
Economic Education will be awarded to each
student upon the successful completion of the
courses and a paid internship in a financial
setting.
Community Support
The community, employers and local colleges
assist the Academy in any of the following
ways:
• Serve as a business partner
• Provide mentorship, job shadowing and/or
study trip opportunities
• Provide 160-hour internships
• Enhance curriculum by serving as an
industry resource or guest speaker
• Provide financial support
Course Components
• BCIS I (Microsoft Office) – 1 cr.
• Accounting I - 1 cr.
• Financial Management - ½ cr.
• Internship (160 hours)
• Students will choose one of the following
courses:
• Banking & Financial Systems - ½ cr.
• Business Law – ½ cr.
• International Business - ½ cr.
• International Marketing – ½ cr.
Financial Curriculum
Students follow a curriculum sequence
intensive in business and economic principles
that gives a broad picture of the financial
services industry.
Industry-specific Staff Development
The Texas Council of Economic Education
(TCEE) offers opportunities for the AOF
instructors to enhance their financial services
industry and technological training. TCEE
offers annual staff development workshops
and seminars presented by educators and
business representatives.
Advisory Board
The SBISD Academy of Finance is supported
by an Advisory Board composed of financial
services industry professionals, teachers,
parents and community partners. The SBISD
Academy of Finance Advisory Board assists
students in achieving career and educational
goals.
Internships
A key feature of the SBISD Academy Of
Finance is a structured, supervised,
internship that enhances classroom learning
by providing a "real-world" context in which
the student can apply knowledge learned in
the classroom. Each eligible AOF student is
required to complete an internship with an
industry partner before the end of the
senior year. The SBISD AOF Advisory Board
and teachers assist in obtaining internships,
but the final responsibility for obtaining
employment rests with the student.
Senior Trip
Senior students have the opportunity go to
New York City and tour the Financial District,
see a Broadway show and many points of
interest.
For an Application
Contact one of the campus coordinators, or
download from the AOF webpage. Deadlines
will be posted.
INTERNSHIPS
Academy of Finance Internships
Prerequisite: BCIS and two academy courses
Completed following the junior year or in Grade 12
through the Business Education Career
Preparation 160 hour minimum
Internships may create the opportunity for future
employment
Student Application Process
Students are evaluated for admission into the
program based on the following criteria:
• Grades above average
• Good attendance
• Teacher recommendations
• Interview
Prerequisite:
• BCIS I
• Enrollment in or completion of one academy
course
OUR INTERN PARTNERS
Our Mission:
To help all students
develop an economic way of
thinking and problem
solving useful in their
lives as knowledgeable
consumers, prudent savers,
informed investors,
workforce members,
responsible citizens, and
global economy
participants.
1st Impressions, Inc.
Air Liquide USA
AMEC Paragon
AmerCable
Amergy Bank
Ameriprise Financial
Apache Corporation
Apartment Realty Advisors
Applied Finish Systems
Ascension Episcopal School
Azhar's Oriental Rugs
Bank One
Bray Controls
Camp Aranzazu, Inc
Camp La Junta Corp
Carameros & Rawls, CPA'S
CASCO, Inc.
CB Richard Ellis
Central Bank of Houston
Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White,
Williams and Martin
Chapelwood Methodist Church
Chicago Title
City of Piney Point Village
Click It Phones
Cornerstone Mortgage Company
Cummings & Houston
Cushman & Wakefield
Daniel Measurement & Control
Dawson Financial Services
Deloitte & Touche
Deloitte Tax LLP
Delta Seaboard Well Svc
Digestive & Liver Specialist
Dishaka Gourmet Imports
Dockwise USA, Inc.
Doyle, Restrepo, Harvin & Robbins
Dr. Steve Morgan, DDS
DSL Corporation
Duncan Coffee
Ebanks, Smith & Carlson
Elite Marketing Group
Encore Bank
Eric Hutson, Nationwide
Ernst & Young, LLP
Ewing & Jones, PLLC
Farmers Insurance, Warren
Spiwak Agency
FCA Corp.
For Additional Information contact one of the
campus coordinators.
Kristy Schaper, Stratford Senior High
14555 Fern
Houston, TX 77079
[email protected]
(281) 560-7550
Betty Tallas, Spring Woods Senior High
2045 Gessner
Houston, TX 77080
[email protected]
(713) 365-4475
Eileen Tims, Memorial Senior High
935 Echo Lane
Houston, TX 77024
[email protected]
(713) 365-5110
For information about AOF @ Northbrook High
contact Carotta Williams 713.252.1300
[email protected]
Federal Reserve Bank
First Community Credit Union
Forster Duru CPA
Galleria Chamber of Commerce
Geotrace Technologies
Golden Interests Mortgage Co.
Group One Automotive
GSK Pharmacuticals, London,
England
Guggenheim Partners
Hein and Associates
Helfman River Oaks Chrysler Jeep
Heritage Texas Properties
Hilcorp Energy Corp.
Hoover Slovacek LLP
Houston Advantage
Houston Distributing Company
Houston Dynamo’s
HR Medical, Inc.
IMS Securities
Intevras, LLC
J. H. Walker Trucking
J. Ray McDermott, Inc.
Jones & Carter, Inc.
Judah, Hanson, Riggs and
Associates
Knapp Chevrolet
KPMG
Kroger
Krueger & Catalano Capital
Partners, LLC
Lehman Brothers
Leslie's Pools Supplies
Loomis US Armored, Inc.
Loomis, Fargo and Company
MAN Diesel
McGuyer Homebuilders, Inc.
Merrill Lynch, Milestone Venture
Midway Companies
Milliman USA
Morgan & Keegan®
Mr. Nice Guy
Nationwide Insurance
Nationwide Insurance, Eric Hutson
Agency
New York Life Insurance, Marc
Mandell Agent
Ocean Shipholdings, Inc.
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Omni Houston Hotel Westside
On the Border Mexican Grill
Panera Bread
Parker Drilling Co.
Patriot Bank
Paul Aaronson, CPA
Pedro Arguello, Gastroenterology
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Professional Business Solutions
Prudential Gary Greene
Ronald P. Wright Insurance
Sally’s
SBM Atlantia
School Tours of America
Sean McGowan Insurance Agency
Second Baptist Church
Secor
Sellers Bros.
Situs
Smith Barney
Smith, Penni and Associates
Stanford Financial Group
State Farm Insurance
Sue Mills Uniforms
Swanson Consulting Services
TCEE/Sponsored by Doug Abbott
Texas Council on Economic
Education
Texas Loan Star, Inc.
Tom Baker Insurance Agency
Tootsies
Transwestern Commercial
Services
Treasury Management Services
Tres Market
Trippon Wealth
Truemark Lending
TX Council on Economic
Education
UBS Financial Services
Universal Computer Systems
Universal Supply & Equipment
URS Washington Group
International
US Homes
Vanity
Washington Mutual
Waste Management
Wells Fargo
Western Litigation, Inc.
Westside Tennis Club
HIRE SBISD AOF INTERNS
Spring Branch Academy of Finance Interns
Seeking Summer Internships in Financial
Services
Nearly 100 Spring Branch ISD Academy of
Finance high school students are eager to
begin the internship component of their
career education program this summer.
These students have learned the
fundamentals of financial services through
their coursework; they are motivated,
eager, and ready to learn “on-site.”
THE BASICS
• Students may be assigned to one
department or rotated through several
areas
• Interns have an Academy supervisor plus
an on-site company supervisor
• Students are pre-screened by school for
students between their junior and senior
years of high school
• Paid at or above minimum wage; costs
per 8-week internship range from $1,300
to $2,000 ($8 - $12 an hour)
........ We Want You!
workplace readiness
• Help high school students “learn and
earn”
• Receive local and national recognition
• Promote workforce diversity
• Develop a new employee pipeline
• Access an on-call workforce
• Take advantage of potential tax benefits
• Earn potential CRA credit
• Improve employee morale
• Full or part-time summer employment
(6-8 weeks during June and July)for
PARENTS.....
To sponsor an internship
placement, please contact
one of the coordinators listed
on the previous page.
Join the Parent Booster Club
and assist the local campus
coordinators in making each
of the Academies provide the
best possible experience for
our students.
Parents are needed to assist
in the following areas:
•AOF/AOHT Advisory Board
•Parent and Corporate
Representatives
Assisting with Academy
Receptions
•Inductions
•NYC Trip Meetings
•Senior Awards Night
Fundraising
•Provide input for
appropriate fundraisers
•Assist in implementation of
Academy fundraising projects
•Advertising the Academies
•Schools (middle and high)
•Community
Internships
Assist in providing
additional leads for
internship sites
Scholarships
Assist in locating donors
for student scholarships
Dues: $40 per year to be
used to assist students with
Academy shirt purchases,
miscellaneous registration
fees, Academy receptions,
and subsidies for some
students needing help
raising funds for the senior
trip to NYC.
AOF/AOHT
ADVISORY BOARD
2008-2009
Academy of Finance
Mr. Doug Abbott
Ernst & Young LLP
5 Houston Center, Suite 1200,
1401 McKinney
Houston, Texas 77010-2007
Ph 713-750-1212
Cell 713-392-6599
[email protected]
Matt Daniel
Vice President
Skanska
1776 Yorktown, Suite 690
Houston, Texas 77056
Ph 713-401-5220
Cell 281-770-6200
[email protected]
Douglas Demiano
Senior VP Development
PM Realty Group
1000 Main Street, Suite 2400
Houston, TX 77002
Ph 713-209-5987
[email protected]
Mr. Bradley R. Freels
Chairman/CEO
Midway Companies
800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N., 200
Houston, Texas 77024
Ph 713 629-5200
[email protected]
Mr. Mike Hammond
Senior Vice President
Regional Credit Officer
Sterling Bank
2550 N Loop 610 W, 5th Floor
Houston, Texas 77092
Ph 713-507-7696
[email protected]
Mr. John Holland
Senior Managing Director
CB Richard Ellis
2800 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 2300
Houston, Texas 77056
Ph 713-577-1601
Cell 281-773-1737
[email protected]
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Ms. Irene Pavlovsky
VP of Business Development
First Community Credit Union
P.O. Box 840129
Houston, Texas 77284
Ph 281-856-5484
[email protected]
Spring Branch ISD Representatives
Robert A Seekely II, CPA (“Bob”)
EPM Associates LLC
Managing Director
7703 S Hunters Court Dr, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77055-6869
Direct Ph 713-956-5639
Cell 713-822-7982
[email protected]
Joe Kolenda
The Guthrie Center Principal
CTE Director, SBISD
10660 Hammerly Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77043
Ph 713-251-1300
[email protected]
Mr. Tim Shaunty
Texas Council on Economic Education
1801 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
Ph 713-655-1650
[email protected]
Ms. Carlotta Williams
CTE Coordinator, SBISD
10660 Hammerly Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77043
Ph 713-251-1300
[email protected]
Ms. Joyce Tyler-Williams
Senior Vice President
Frost Bank
2211 Norfolk
Houston, Texas 77098
Ph 713-388-7828
[email protected]
Ms. Lorraine Hamilton
AOHT Coordinator, SBISD
Omni Houston Hotel Westside
13210 Katy Freeway
Houston, Texas 77079
Ph 281-558-8338
[email protected]
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism
Allison Hyde
Travel Counselor
Vacations to Go
Tanglewood Plaza Building
5851 San Felipe, Suite 500
Houston, Texas 77057
Ph 800-338-4962
[email protected]
Elizabeth Wright
Omni Houston Hotel Westside
Director of Finance
13210 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77079
281-558-8338, ext. 1473
[email protected]
Ms. Kristy Schaper
AOF Coordinator, SBISD
Stratford High School
14555 Fern
Houston, TX 77079
Ph 281-560-7550
[email protected]
Ms. Betty Tallas
AOF Coordinator, SBISD
Spring Woods High School
2045 Gessner
Houston, Texas 77080
Ph 713-365-4475
[email protected]
Ms. Eileen Tims
AOF Coordinator
Spring Branch ISD
Memorial High School
935 Echo Lane
Houston, Texas 77024
Ph 713-365-5110
[email protected]
It is the policy of the Spring Branch Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in its
educational and career and technology education programs, services, or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.