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Welcome to the Administrative Office Specialist Course!!

Congratulations on taking the first step towards an exciting new career!

Components of the Course

This course is divided into four sections

Information Technology Assistant 150 hrsFront Desk Specialist 300 hrsAssistant Digital Production Designer 150 hrsAdministrative Assistant 450 hrs

• All four sections take one year to complete

• Class schedule follows the DeSoto County School District calendar– No classes over summer– Click on the calendar for a link to the school district calendar

• Enrollment is year round

This course covers:

• Thorough training in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, and Publisher

• Communications (includes practice composing letters and learning proper grammar and punctuation)

• Business Math (covers all the basic math needed in business)

• Keyboarding

A Little About Me

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of South Florida

• Passed the CPA (Certified Public Accountant) exam

• Married with three children (ages 19, 16 and 13) and one dog.

Some of my hobbies include:

• Reading

Cooking

• Crochet

Administrative Office SpecialistStudent Progression Plan

Grading Scale

Letter Grade Range GPA Summary A 90-100% 4.0 Outstanding Progress B 80-89% 3.0 Above Average Progress C 70-79% 2.0 Average Progress D 60-69% 1.0 Lowest Acceptable Progress F 0-59% 0.0 Failure I Incomplete

Attendance/Absenteeism Policy

• Tardiness: Being on time to class daily is expected and required. Tardiness will not be tolerated on a regular basis. Students will call the instructor or school to advise if they are going to be late. Students will make up all missed worked when tardy.

• Absences: Students will call the instructor or school to advise if they are going to be absent. Students will make up all missed work when absent. Below is the absenteeism policy for each of the four administrative assistant classes:

Information Technology Assistant (Completion Point A—25 days/150 hours): More than 3 days, student will be subject to penalty/dismissal except in cases of serious illness/hospitalization or other verifiable and approved situations.

Front Desk Specialist (Completion Point B—50 days/300 hours): More than 6 days, student will be subject to penalty/dismissal except in cases of serious illness/hospitalization or other verifiable and approved situations. Assistant Digital Production Designer (Completion Point C--25 days/150 hours): More than 3 days, student will be subject to penalty/dismissal except in cases of serious illness/hospitalization or other verifiable and approved situations. Administrative Assistant (Completion Point D--75 days/450 hours): More than 8 days, student will be subject to penalty/dismissal except in cases of serious illness/hospitalization or other verifiable and approved situations.

More than a total of 20 days for the entire 1,050 hour program, student will be subject to penalty/dismissal except in cases of serious illness and/or hospitalization or other verifiable and approved situations.

“Professional Day”

Wednesday of each week is designated “Professional Day.” On this day, students are to dress as if employed in an office with a strict conservative dress code.

Daily Schedule

• Class begins promptly at 8:00.

• Short break at 10:00

• Lunch is from 12:00 – 12:30

• Class ends at 2:30