Providing Options and Opportunities

GaDOE Instructional Technology Goal Improve and continue to develop/implement world class instructional technology to support student achievement and professional learning

Strategies to Achieve Goal Strategy 60: Provide a variety of online and 21 st Century technology enhanced learning opportunities to increase student achievement. Strategy 61: Provide extensive educational resources that support the implementation of the GPS Strategy 62: Provide and implement a variety of 21 st century technology enhanced learning opportunities to support professional learning for all educators. Build online professional development opportunities and support materials

Georgia Virtual School Mission The mission of Georgia Virtual School is to develop and deliver standards-based, online resources to expand students' educational opportunities and 21st century skills.

Since its inception in 2005, GAVS has accomplished the following: Over the past 3 years,  Offered options and opportunities to 8000 students.  Offered summer school options to 1500 students.  Offered AP options to 2200 students. Offered opportunities to students in Georgia’s state schools for the Deaf and Blind. Provided opportunities for students who are hospital homebound. Over 400 students have taken Latin through GAVS and, of those, 17 students have won awards on the National Latin Exam..

Enrollment Trends SY segments enrolled (2290 state funded) SY segments enrolled (4033 state funded) SY – 7437 segments enrolled (6646 state funded) High demand courses: Latin Japanese Spanish Algebra I Personal Fitness AP Psychology A segment equals ½ Carnegie unit of enrollment.

GAVS serves 376 schools in 157 GA school districts. We have added Clinch County and Gordon County

Indicators of Student Success End of Course Test Scores AP Exam Scores Course Completion Rates Average Grades

EOCT Scores Course GAVS % Pass Fall 2006 State % Pass Fall 2006 GAVS % Pass Spring 2007 State % Pass Spring 2007 Algebra I 64%56% 75% 65% Geometry 71%63% 95% 63% Physical Science 83%59%85%62% Biology 89%52% 82% 58% US History 73%64% 80% 71% Economics 67%59% 77% 67% 9 th Lit/Comp 83%60% 95% 68% American Lit/Comp 83%77%100%81%

EOCT Scores Course GAVS % Pass Summer 2007 State % Pass Summer 2007 Algebra I 86%50% Geometry 79%49% Physical Science 71%49% Biology 93%37% US History 89%57% Economics 75%38% 9 th Lit/Comp 94%50% American Lit/Comp 89%65%

Who Can Enroll? High School Level Courses 1. Public School Students – 1 st Priority 2. Private & Home School Students 3. M.S. students may take H.S. courses – credit is up to local school. Middle School Courses (Beginning Summer)

Registration Registration is paperless! Students apply online – Local school approves or denies Spring 2007 Registration: Currently Open (Also open for Summer, Fall and Spring 2009) Sessions Dates: #1 - Jan 7 – May 9 #2 (Mini) – Mar 10 – May 9

Types of Enrollments Tuition-based  Limited only by teacher capacity  $300 per ½ unit or $600 per unit School will pay State Allocated Funds (FTE)  Students may only take 1 unit of credit total per semester for FTE funding unless hospital homebound.  Only the state portion of the FTE is diverted.

Schedules & Courses Fall / Spring / Summer offerings Semester & block courses available More than 78 unique core and elective courses 20 AP course offerings (more on the way) Reference our website for the most current offerings.

Local School Facilitators Make sure course is appropriate for student schedule. Approve the course. Act as school liaison between GAVS and students when necessary. Initiate withdrawals when appropriate. Retrieve grades for transcribing. Designate funding source.

Training for Facilitators (Both GAVS and CR) Online facilitator training available through the GAVS website Additional training provided through Elluminate sessions Phone support also available for facilitators and school administrators

Pyramid of Interventions

GAVS Credit Recovery Program Created by the Division of School and Leader Quality and GAVS – Spring 2007 Seventeen total courses in the program Funded for 10,000 enrollments in 2008

GAVS Credit Recovery Program How does CR fit into education?  Students on track  Meets Georgia Student Achievement Pyramid of Interventions—Tier 2  Preplanned interventions  Standard interventions protocols  Specific academic intervention for students who missing core academic skills

All courses meet Georgia Performance Standards. Teacher-less instruction, any time, any pace curriculum Expanded completion time-frame Any time registration No seat time requirement Free of charge to school districts GAVS Credit Recovery Program

Can be used by all Georgia public high schools Students may only enroll in one Credit Recovery course at a time. No limit on the number of courses taken Registration integrated with the GAVS registration system – new credit recovery version is coming.

Credit recovery facilitators at each school can enroll students. Students must create and verify their GAVS account. Courses become available hours after enrollment. GAVS Credit Recovery Program

Each school must (GaDOE Policy):  Agree to use the course for credit recovery, not for first time credit.  Provide a local CR monitor or facilitator.  Agree to post a second grade on transcript.  Provide EOCT in appropriate courses.  Require the completion of post tests for each unit in the course.

GAVS Credit Recovery Program Challenges Student selection Effective implementation Variety of local system policies Implementation Ideas After School Intersession Program Independent Study Summer School Program Instructional focus time during school day

Expanding Opportunities Middle School Courses Middle School Math Remediation resource 8 th Grade Technology Literacy Assessment AP Practice Exams

Building the Community Students Online Open Houses College Nights School Clubs Teachers Coffee Talks Elluminate Series Face to Face Retreats

Endorsement in Online Learning Professional Standards Commission Three Courses Introduction to Virtual Learning and Teaching Teaching Strategies for Online Learning Elements and Design Trends in Virtual Course Development

Contacts Credit Recovery  Jay Heap – Middle School  Kelly Pierce – AP Initiatives  Rebecca Earnshaw –

Questions and Contact Info Please feel free to ask any questions. Michael Richards, Instructional Leader