1. Inside BERKS business
A five-day learning experience for
educators

2. The Sovereign Center
There’s not a bad seat in the
house.

4. The Arena

7. Ralphie May

8. FREE music and entertainment!
June-August, 11:30-1:30,
Downtown Reading

9. Education, Salary, and Benefits
• High School Diploma- Master’s Degree
• $25, 000- $120,000
• Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, Long-term
and Short-Term Disability, Employee
Assistance

10. Greatest Assets
• Put Reading, PA on the Map
• Center of Reading
• Host of Reading Royals with State-of-the-
Art Ice Plant Equipment
• Builds Sense of Community

11. Technology
• Company-Wide Booking Program
• Three Ticketing Systems

12. Greatest challenges
• Inviting people to • Layoffs
spend discretionary • Analysis of costs-------
funds on Keep lights off when
entertainment not in use, no raises,
• Make profit no bonuses
• Best shows with
which to entice public

13. Skills Needed
• Speak well
• Write well
• Interact professionally with co-workers and
others
• Create relationships with others
• Leadership
• Volunteering

14. Curriculum Connections
• Talk about experience with inside Berks
business
• View and discuss overview of experience
• Related activities
-vocabulary
-discussion
-skit

15. Academic Standards
• 13.2 Career Acquisition
• A. Apply effective speaking and listening
skills used in a job interview.
• 13.3 Career Retention and Advancement
• A. Evaluate personal attitudes and work
habits that support career retention and
advancement.

16. What’s going on?