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Klein Forest International Business Academy - Prepare for Success in the Global Economy

Located on the campus of Klein Forest High School, the IBA is a rigorous four-year program emphasizing business, language, and culture to prepare students for higher education and the competitive global economy. Students engage in business electives, field trips, and corporate partnerships to develop skills in various academic tracks like marketing, finance, and entrepreneurship.

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Klein Forest International Business Academy - Prepare for Success in the Global Economy

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  1. Location, Location, Location! • The International Business Academy is located on the campus of Klein Forest High School. • It is 1 of 7 Academic houses at Klein Forest

  2. International Business Academy (IBA) • The IBA is a four-year program that focuses on the HS core curriculum with additional academic courses emphasizing business, language, and culture. • All students in the IBA are required to take specific business elective courses each year • Students participate in numerous field trips • Natural Bridge & Caverns, Alamo, San Antonio River Walk • AT&T Job Shadow • Texas A&M Global Issues Conference and Competition • Houston Rockets Job Shadow • Dallas Market Center (10th Grade) • Federal Express • New York (11th Grade) • Various College Visits

  3. What is the Purpose of the IBA? • The purpose of the Academy is to prepare students for higher education and the highly competitive global economy. • The graduates of the Academy will have a strong academic, business, marketing, and foreign language background.

  4. Academic Tracks • Marketing/Management • Entrepreneurship • Business Ownership • Human Resource Management • Sales • Fashion • Retail

  5. Academic Tracks • Accounting/Finance • Banking • Securities • Personal Finance • Payroll • Investments

  6. Corporate Partners Doug James – President, DJames Marketing GroupDon Dozier – Retired Global Purchasing Manager, Shell Chemical/Kraton Polymers, ConsultantFrank Kelley - Director, Undergraduate Business Programs University of HoustonShamael Mustafa – Market Manager, Capital One BankFirst Service Credit Union– Financial InstitutionKelly Murphrey – Director, Center For The Study of Western Hemispheric Trade, Mays Business School at Texas A & M UniversityErika Tolar – District Sales Manager, FedEx Corporation

  7. La’Quesha Grigsby IBA Coordinator Klein Forest High School 832-484-4553 lgrigsby@kleinisd.net Contact Information

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