Iredell Statesville Virtual High Schools

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• Iredell - Statesville Virtual High Schools

2005

• "Wings for the Mind"

Iredell-Statesville Schools
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Objectives

• Over the past 20 years the educational needs of
  students have drastically changed, but high
  schools have not. We are trying to put square
  pegs into round holes, it is just not working for
  all students.
• The time has come for establishing alternative
  academic models to help students become more
  successful. The Iredell-Statesville School
  District, is known for its high quality education
  and superb teaching staff, it is pleased to offer
  another component to its already strong
  curriculum

The Virtual High School
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Positive Features

• Flexibility of Program
• Courses can be used
• Before School
• During School
• After School
• At Home
• Availability for all Students
• No limit to number of participants system wide
• Maximum of 20 students per lab setting per period
• Financial Savings
• Limited purchase required of Textbooks or
  software

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Which Students?Open to all Students for courses
not offered at their school site.Especially
well suited for

• Students Who Need
• To solve Scheduling Conflicts
• Accelerated Courses
• Credit Recovery
• Additional Credits
• More Course Selections

• Students Who Are
• Alternative Ed
• Homebound

Assists in Dropout Recovery, Reduction of
Homebound Teachers, Increased Graduation Rate
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Measures and Expected Outcomes

• Measures
• Attendance
• Online Grades
• EOCs/Exams
• Benchmark Assessments
• Pretest
• Dropout Rate/District

• Expected Outcomes
• Decrease of Dropouts district wide
• Decrease of Homebound Teachers
• Increase in Credit Recovery
• Increased of Student Graduation
• Decrease of students leaving for private and
  charter schools

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Instructional Model
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Student Requirements

• A student needs to be a self-starter with a
  strong sense of direction and the ability to set
  goals and follow through, who can work
  independently, stay on task and maintain a
  regular schedule of logging on and keeping up
  with the readings, assignments, homework and
  other expectations.
• Student must complete survey
• Student must meet and interview with Guidance
  Department

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Student Criteria

• Student must have experience using a web browser
  and connecting to the Internet, including browser
  plug-ins (PDF, QuickTime, Real Audio)
• Student must have familiarity with email and
  discussion boards
• Student must understand how to save and retrieve
  files from local storage media
• Student must have ability to conduct research
  online
• Student must have knowledge of word processing
  software including thesaurus, spell check
• Student must be willing to take an active role in
  their learning.

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Personnel

• Highly Qualified Teacher- Through DPI
• Certified in content area
• Certified online course instructor through DPI
• Facilitator Encourages Keeps Students on Task
• Present during entire class
• Monitors Students
• Collects any hard copies of class materials
• Reports academic infractions
• Checks email regarding announcements and
  materials
• Keeps a master copy of all exams

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Hardware and Software Specifications for Home Use

• Windows XP
• Office
• 128 MB RAM
• Color monitor
• 8x or faster CD-ROM drive
• Keyboard and mouse
• Sound card and speakers
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
• Printer
• Flash 7.0, QuickTime

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Parental Involvement

• Involvement
• To assure student success
• To support program
• Parents will be informed of the DPI Online Course
  policies and will follow Iredell-Statesville
  School policies for course enrollment.
• Parents will sign an online course contract
• Parents will be responsible for payment of fees
  if applicable

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North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Policy Iredell Statesville Policy for
Virtual High Schools and Online Courses
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Acceptable Use and Internet Conduct

• Student will abide by the Acceptable Use Policy
  and Internet Conduct Policy of the North Carolina
  Department of Public Instruction
• Student will abide by the Acceptable Use Policy
  and Internet Conduct Policy of Iredell-
  Statesville Schools
• Students will sign both an Acceptable Use form
  and an Academic Integrity and Internet Conduct
  form

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Credit and Grades

• All courses are state approved and will be
  applied as earned credit once the course is
  satisfactorily completed.
• All courses require exams as well as EOCs.
• Courses and Grades will be listed through NC WISE
  Report Card System.

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Access

• Schools will schedule the lab at each site to
  accommodate the students who are enrolled in
  online courses
• Access before and after school at Mulberry School
• Home Access

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• Contact Information
• Contact your School Guidance Counselor or
• Todd Holden, Principal Virtual High
  Schoolstholden_at_iss.k12.nc.us704-872-5297

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• Slide Show Created by Todd Holden and Kathy Beck
  2005
• tholden_at_iss.k12.nc.us
• kbeck_at_iss.k12.nc.us