Global Internet Trade Course
(GITC)
King Drew Magnet High School
Highlights for 2002 - 2003
General
· Thirty-six students were admitted from
fifty-one applications accepted.
· Presentations were made by Western Overseas
Freight Forwarding, Manpower Temporary Services, & WBE.NET Trade Association
· Dayton Coleman was selected to speak
to over 500 upper level management professionals at the 15th Annual Spirit
of Achievement Gala held at the Beverly Hilton.
· GITC students took a field trip to Best
Buy to observe Retail Management, Warehouse Distribution, Sales Training,
and Statistical Analysis.
Academic Perforn1ance
· Significant Improvement in percent of
students at or above average in Reading Content Cluster from 800;0 to
82%
· Significantly higher attendance rates
for GITC students in comparison to King/Drew High School, Local District
I, and LAUSD.
· Mean GP A in academic classes for the
GITC students increased from 2.52 to 2.78
Skill Standards
· All students made three MS PowerPoint
Presentations each on International Trade.
· All students conducted market research
on an industry of their choice.
· All students met each of the TechPrep
academic standards
· Eight students were sponsored $2,500.00
for participation in the Dale Carnegie Public Speaking Institute.
· 3 students have started their own businesses
("US 1 Travel" travel agency, "ET Communication Accessories"
Cell Phone Accessories, and "Village Day Care" Child Care
Provider)
Graduating Seniors
· 10 seniors (100% enrollment into 4 year
universities including: Stanford University; University of Southern California;
University of California Berkeley, Los Angeles, & Riverside; and the
Juilliard School of Music)
· Johnell Holbert has earned over $60,000.00
during 2002 with his ecommerce site that will be used towards his college
tuition.
· 100% of Seniors were enrolled in three
or more Advanced Placement Courses
Mr. Webb
· Mr. Webb was awarded "Teacher of
the Year for 2003" by Junior Achievement for Inspiring Students to
Achieve
· Awarded $500.00 Grant from the Fedco
Corporation to use toward a field trip to the Port of Los Angeles.
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