Setup Your Class Like A Business - High School Classroom Management Plan

As a business teacher, I like to run my classroom like a business. Using this system, I’m the boss and the students in my classroom are my “employees.” After using this system, I’ve found that it truly helps students get a better grasp on how to be a good student and employee because I’m able to relate the traits and real-life things occurring in their current lives to their future lives. Running my classroom as a business is how I begin the year, how I handle discipline/rewards, and how I reflect on the school year. It carries out effortlessly through the school year in a classroom setting that already works to prepare students for their future in a career and technology education setting.

These items are formatted in PowerPoint & Word so you can edit them to your needs. You can upload them to google slides/docs when you have them ready if you wish.

What's Included?

• Teacher Guide - This guide will walk you through everything included. You'll know all the in's and out's of using these resources to run your classroom like a business.
• Employee Handbook - This PowerPoint is used to introduce the concept and procedures to students. It allows you to talk about each specific course you teach as well as the procedures that are in place to run your classroom like a business. To accompany this PowerPoint, there is an interactive syllabus in Word for you to give to students (printed or digitally) so they can fill it out and follow along as you go over classroom expectations.
• Job Application - The job application is formatted in Word and includes questions that will be useful to you as the teacher to get to know your students. This is something you can refer to throughout the year to find contact information or help a student when they're struggling.
• Interviews - The interview is a get to know you activity for the class to participate in together. Formatted in PowerPoint, it has slides that tell the students how to participate and gives samples.
• Warning Slips - Not all discipline is "write-up" worthy. Using warning slips helps me tackle more in the classroom. When a student exhibits an unnecessary behavior, you'll give them this slip to complete. It's great to keep for future records as well.
• Bonus/Raise - Bonus/raise tickets are used for individual classroom incentives. When a student goes above and beyond, they get a bonus - just like they would in real life. There are multiple options included of what you can do for these!
• Employee Goals - As teachers, our administration often asks us to set goals. The same thing happens in many other work spaces as well. This sheet allows students to set their own goals and helps keep them accountable for reaching them.
• Employee Evaluations - Evaluations are great to do when progress reports or report cards are about to come out. Complete the sheet to help students reach their goals and let them know how you think they're doing in your class.
• Employee Accountability - In an age of project based learning and differentiated instruction, we often have students up and out of their seats working with others. Using these accountability sheets, teachers can make sure everyone is doing their part. This also comes with a group work poster that you can hang in your room so students know your expectations of them!
• Exit Interviews - Feedback is so important. Employers know it and conduct exit interviews when a good employee quits their job, so why shouldn't teachers do the same when their students finish the class? This sheet includes questions that will have students reflect on their time in your classroom to help you improve and reflect on your instruction.
• Classroom Incentives - Personally, I like to have students encourage each other. Using this classroom incentive competition helps achieve that. Your students will be competing to see which of your classes can do the best and earn a prize (everyone passes a test, all projects were turned in on time, the class was on task when you had to step out in the hall, etc.).

Looking For More Classroom Management Items?

• Classroom labels & hall pass templates - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Classroom-Pass-Labels-Template-5596095
• Bell ringer / Class starter templates - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bell-Ringer-Class-Starter-Template-5595671

Don't forget to leave feedback on this Business Boss resource after downloading it to earn TpT credits which can be used on future purchases!