2. Mr. Barker 3rd year teaching 2nd year at Springboro Teach Computers at JH Teach Business at HS

3. Education Bachelor’s of Arts in Business Administration Master’s of Arts in Teaching

4. Expectations On time for class. Respectful Prepared Participate Have fun

5. Topics in Accounting…. Understand the language of business. Analyze business transactions. Prepare and analyze financial documents. Research business topics on the Internet. Use spreadsheet software.

7. Why Take High School Accounting? Four of the top ten most profitable college majors are business related. Average Starting Salary Accounting $46,000 Economics/Finance $45,000 Business Administration $39,000 Marketing $35,000

8. Accounting and Business Majors “by the numbers” 1 in 5 college students are business majors 226,000 new jobs are expected over the next decade in Accounting

9. So what does this have to do with taking high school Accounting? Business majors are required to take at least one, usually two, college accounting courses. Decide if you are interested in business, finance and accounting before college. Many colleges and universities are requiring non-business majors to take a course in managerial accounting: Interior Design Architecture Engineering

10. Why is high school Accounting for everyone? Learn skills that employers need all employees to possess: Problem solving Critical thinking Organization, accuracy, and integrity Business ethics Technology

11. Contact Information abarker@springboro.org (Best way to reach me) Phone: 937-748-3953 Ext. 2500 Please e-mail me at anytime if you have any questions or need any help with your student.