In addition, the planned Global Trade Center and its communication technology will offer another vehicle for engaging students in business development. What these initiatives have in common is the goal of providing Rothsay's students with hands-on business experience that emphasizes entrepreneurship and leadership. The Storefront is open six days a week. Nineteen seniors, including eight from a neighboring school, work one school period each weekday morning for academic credit. All inventory and accounts are computerized.
Students rotate among jobs, which have specific classifications like advertising or office work.
Students with carpentry skills have constructed special orders like picnic tables and decks. The experience at Storefront is structured to ensure that students learn as well as work on the job. The class meets four days at the beginning of each semester in a regular classroom for orientation and review of procedures. Learning throughout the course is measured in two formal ways. Once a week, the instructor completes a ten-item evaluation for each student on such items as appearance, cooperation, and respect.