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Complete Versatility:Online and Blended Learning PLUS a 1:1 High School Environment
Quakertown Community School District
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QCSD – Community is our middle name!
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Cyber School DiscussionFebruary 2009
• Cyber learning is a viable educational option QCSD must consider implementing for 21st Century Learners
• VHS is already offered as part of the HS curriculum• Presently 70 students attend 9 cyber charter
schools• QCSD sends $10,735 per regular ed and $20,111
per special ed students to cyber schools in tuition payments
• Cost/benefit analysis to determine savings• Conservative estimate $404,000 (total 2008
$807,656)
Began with an idea.
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What can we do to support our students to achieve at their maximum potential?
Theory to Practice
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Goal areas
1. Student Engagement(motivation, attendance, etc.)
2. Student Learning(increased strategic and extended thinking – direct relationship to SBG)
3. Instructional Practices(re-examination of teaching methods and strategies, efficiency)
4. Resource Utilization – Artful Use of Infrastructure(reduce costs over time - paper, textbooks/workbooks, infrastructure, Cyber Commons, etc.)
21st Century Learning Initiative
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QCSD Cyber Program
Overview
Philosophy
•Support vision of anytime, anywhere learning
•21st Century Skills, Web 2.0
•Flexible, more customized learning paths for students
Cost avoidance
Flavors of cyber program
• Online learning available to all students in grades 6-12
• Some students participate fully outside of brick and mortar school
• Some students take face-to-face courses and fully online course (outside of
school or in school cyber lounge)
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QCSD Cyber Program
Curriculum
Moving all courses to Blended Schools (BlackBoard, Collaborate, etc.)
•QCSD curriculum taught by QCSD teachers
•Over 80 courses available in a fully online format (grades 6-12)
Building all courses from scratch
• Standards-based (competency-based) model
• Mirrors content and pacing of QCSD
face-to-face courses
• Quality-assurance framework established
based on iNACOL quality standards
Content/Instruction Providers used as needed
• VHS, MyLanguage 360, Apex, K12, etc.
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Blended Classroom Environment
1. Announcements2. Learning Targets3. Assessment Submission4. Videos – visual/differentiation5. Screencasts – recording lessons (“Flipped” Lessons, Podcasts) 6. Formative Assessments7. Articles of the Week8. Online Discussions9. Make-up work10. Remediation
Learning Management Framework
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Human Resources
Teacher Collaborative Negotiations
Contract Language Includes:• Release time or payment for cyber course development. • Teaching/monitoring a cyber class is a type of teaching assignment. • “Staffing and assignment practices for cyber classes will be
comparable to staffing and assignment practices for all other teaching assignments.”
• The District will first offer work to QCSD teachers provided that we have the capacity appropriate certification the ability to effectively teach the course in a
cost-effective manner and can meet the needs
of the affected students.
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2009-10 2010-11 2011-12Number of cyber courses offered 317 506 563
Number of students participating in cyber programHigh schoolMiddle schoolElementary school
919100
140110282
220183343
Number of students taking 5-9 courses (high school students only) 33 12 16
Number of students taking 1-4 courses 58 128 148
Number of students not choosing cyber charter schools 23 +27 +16
Savings from cyber charter school expenditures (New Savings) $275,000 $297,000 $192,000
Program expenses (hardware, software, salaries, etc.) $209,594 $158,500 $160,000
Total savings (cost avoidance) $65,406 $138,500 $32,000
Fiscal Responsibility
Note: “Savings from Cyber Expenditures” becomes compounded each year.
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QCSD Cyber Program
Challenges
•Rapid implementation
•Professional development
•Administrative logistics
Successes
•Personalized options for students
•Supports competency-based learning
•Enhanced support for technology vision
•Cost-avoidance (more that $250,000 per year)
•iNACOL Innovation Award, other awards
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QCSD Cyber Program
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QCSD Cyber Program
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Requests for Assistance
2010-11
• QCSD received requests from 14 school districts seeking advice or assistance with respect to offering online courses to their own students
• Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 developed a task force to investigate a regional solution to address school districts’ needs for online learning
2011-12
• QCSD and Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 form a “partnership” called Bridges Virtual Education Services to provide online learning solutions to schools in the southeastern Pennsylvania region
• Interest has grown beyond the region
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Requests for Assistance
Services Offered:
• Virtual program development and implementation services
• Virtual course offerings
• Professional development focused on virtual course design and facilitation
h tt p : / / w w w. b r i d g e s v i r t u a l . o r g
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Vision:
• Anytime, anywhere learning…eliminate barriers for students
• As the 21st Century Learning Initiative progresses, teaching and learning will be redefined to be more efficient and targeted
• Cyber course options will no longer be viewed as a new or separate opportunity…they will become our regular program
• QCSD program will continue to improve as Bridges Virtual shares expertise and experiences of other school districts as there is value in collaboration and consortia.
Vision for the Future