high sChOOL PrOgrAMs
HErE ArE the programs of
study available within the finance
cluster in Texas high schools.* The
state has created descriptions of
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each of these programs of study.
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These documents detail high
school classes you might take,
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extended learning opportunities,
and postsecondary programs.
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To download them, visit www.
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htm and click on the cluster icon
invest in the future by studying
for the area that interests you.
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finance in high school.
BANkiNG & rELATED SErviCES
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employees in this field work with
individuals and companies to hold
money; pay interest; and provide
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n Laredo, there’s a place where people The game simulates an online investment
study the financial news as it comes in, account, teaching students the basics of
wondering how the latest statements from investing by asking them to put “virtual”
loans, credit, and payment services.
the secretary of the treasury may affect the dollars into real stocks, and to follow their
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hundreds of thousands of dollars they have progress. “At the end of the course, the
BUSiNESS FiNANCiAL
invested in the stock market. A stock ticker students prepare a PowerPoint presentation,
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mANAGEmENT streams an endless series of numbers on a a report, and present to a panel of
television overhead, tracing the upward or businesspeople from the local community—
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business financial managers use
general accounting systems to prepare
downward movement of the day’s most active bankers, accountants, stockbrokers—
financial reports. They also use
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. and defend their investment strategies,”
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information to help businesses make This isn’t a trading floor or a stockbroker’s Santos says.
financial decisions. office, however—it’s a classroom at John B.
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Alexander High School. get with the Program
The Finance cluster includes four programs
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FiNANCiAL &
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following the stock Market of study (see “Program Profiles” at left).
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professionals in this area help An increasing number of Texas high schools The Financial & Investment Planning
businesses and individuals make are bringing the world of Finance into the program of study includes careers such as
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decisions about their investments.
classroom. Students get a taste of what that financial manager, brokerage clerk, and tax
business world is like—and the skills needed preparer. Students in this program of study
iNSUrANCE SErviCES to succeed. should take electives such as Accounting,
employees in the insurance industry
A prime example is the Virtual Finance Financial Planning, Banking and Financial
provide financial protection to
course Cecilia Santos teaches at John B. Systems, Database Programming, Database
individuals and businesses. specialists
Alexander. “It’s an innovative class open to Fundamentals, Business Management, and
in insurance include actuaries, clerks, juniors and seniors from all four high schools Business Ownership.
underwriters, and salespeople. in our district,” she explains. “Students learn Classes offered in the Finance cluster vary
about banking and investing—the history of by school. In Dallas, for example, high school
money, the role of the Federal Reserve Bank, students can get a feel for property business
* Not all schools offer all programs of study or
and annual reports.” through a Principles of Real Estate course at
clusters. ask your counselor which programs are
available at your school. The centerpiece of the course, though, the Dallas Independent School District (ISD)
is the Stock Market Game, a program magnet school for business and management.
sponsored by the Foundation for Investor “Students gain an appreciation for the
Education (see “Virtual Finance” at right). mathematics in a real estate firm,” says
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