Update on CC11 with Ramifications from HB 3646

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Update on CC11 withRamifications from HB 3646

• Norma Smith
• Joyce Cartwright
• Karin Horn
• Connie Swiderski

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Agenda

• Summary of the first year of the grant
• HB 3646 and TxVSN
• Summary of this years goals and activities

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Summary of the First Year of the Grant
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All districts

• Attended administrative professional development
  and mid year update. (Joyce)
• Participated in online collaboration at the CC11
  online site
• http//moodle.esc11.net/cc11/
• This PowerPoint posted there
• Developed local policies

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Provider Summary

• Provider Districts
• Received and issued laptops for instructors
• Attended professional development for instructing
  online
• Attended professional development for course
  development
• Met benchmarks for course development

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Receiver Summary

• Receiver Districts
• Attended core curriculum professional
  development. (Karin)
• Completed Session 1 , 56 teachers
• Completed Session 2 , 46 teachers
• Completed Summer Session 3, 19 teachers
• Registered for Fall Session 3, 18 teachers
• Attended Facilitator Professional Development

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Receiver Summary

• Received and implemented use of laptops
• Enrolled students in courses in Spring 2009 (24
  in spring/20 completed a course), Summer 2009
  (28), and planned to enroll students in the Fall
  2009

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HB 3646 and TxVSN
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HB 3646 and TxVSN

• The state will fund courses for students through
  TxVSN.
• Starts 9-1-2009
• But TxVSN is currently closed for registration
  and have sent Vision 2020 grantees to other
  providers outside the network.

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HB 3646 - Providers

• Providers will receive 400 for each student who
  successfully completes an electronic course if
  that course
• Satisfies a curriculum requirement for
  graduation,
• Is provided through the TxVSN
• Is a part of a normal student course load.

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HB 3646 - Providers

• Receiving districts will receive 80 to reimburse
  them for administrative costs for each student
  who successfully completes an electronic course.
• The Commissioner of Education has the authority
  to establish rules and interpret terminology.

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• Note Many things are still not known including
• A definition of normal course load
• A definition of successfully completes an
  electronic course
• Many other policies and procedures.

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• The Vision 2020 grants cannot spend money on
  courses through TxVSN.
• The Vision 2020 grants still have to spend their
  allocated amounts for online courses from other
  online course providers.

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Summary of this coming years goals and activities
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All participants

• Attend Vision 2020 Cycle 2 Administrator training
  if there is staff turnover or if you wish
• (September 16th, 23rd, 30th 10am Webinars)
• optional

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Provider Summary

• Providers (Connie)
• Attend iNacol in November if approved
• Complete courses (September 20th)
• Submit to TxVSN (October 30th)
• If approved, teach spring
• If not approved, revise and resubmit 45 days

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Receiver Summary

• Complete the Core Curriculum Professional
  Development (Karin)
• Blended Teaching, Fall Session 3, Sept 30 Oct
  13, 2009https//mis.esc11.net/catSess.asp?sess_Nu
  m717211typeDATEWksp_Num714015 Password
  2020
• Blended Teaching, Session 4, Spring Webinars

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Receiver Summary

• Receivers
• Continue to enroll students in online courses.
• Fall 2009 Enroll students with other providers.
  There will be NO TxVSN in the fall.
• The grant will reimburse the fees up to 350.
• Possible providers so far
• Supernet Consortium at http//vhs.sprnet.org/
• TVS (Region 4) at http//www.texasvirtualschool.or
  g/TVScourses2.htm
• Pasadena ISD http//www.pasadenavirtualschool.org/
  

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Receiver Summary

• Spring 2010 Continue to enroll students in
  courses from other providers.
• You may enroll students in TxVSN courses but they
  will not count as the number you committed to
  enroll in the grant if the state funds them.

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District Commitment
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Possible providers

• Possible providers
• Dual enrollment provider your district uses
• Online credit recovery vendor
• Yourself if you have courses that you charge a
  student fee to take
• Others?
• Look at Campus Improvement Plans for ideas

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TEXAS ONLINE LEARNING PROVIDERS, SCHOOL YEAR
200708

• Amarillo ISD1 200304 226 2.8 275 50100
• Birdville ISD2 200708 178 2.7 216 25100150
• Carrollton-Farmers Branch IS03 200607 327 4.4
  398 75150
• Deer Park ISD 200708 108 2.9 214 175
• Houston ISD4 200102 153 0.3 311 200225300
• Lewisville ISD 200607 167 1.2 391 No Tuition
• Lubbock ISD5 200203 111 1.4 1,489 50100200
• Northside ISD 200102 76 0.3 76 No Tuition
• Pasadena ISD6 200405 178 1.4 318 100250
• Plano ISD7 200001 2,176 18.0 3,538
  230260300
• SUPERNet Consortium8 200203 175 1.8 322 7,145
  annual
• Texas Virtual School -Region 4 Consortium9
  200102 258 2.2 767 325350
• Texas Tech University College of Outreach and
  Distance Education 19992000 6,103 NA 8,428 125

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Review of Fall/Spring of second year

• Collaborate on the CC11 website on opportunities
  that we find
• ESC 11 will explore all possibilities that we can
  to assist and collaborate also
• Enroll students when possible
• Do the best we can!!