1. Distance Learning and Early College Program at JAHHS
New Directions

2. Purpose Opportunities for many electives Includes college credit
High school courses that are unavailable
Students can participate in courses, such as Japanese, German, Psychology, Medieval Studies, Digital Photography, and a variety of Advanced Placement courses

3. Participation Enrollment numbers: Guidelines include:
Fall 2011 – 215 students
Spring 2012 – 220 students
Guidelines include:
COA – Must be a Junior or Senior, have a 3.0 GPA, demonstrate college readiness on placement test, and Moodle test for all online courses.

4. Participation Guidelines (cont.):
NCVPS – Overall GPA of 2.0 and a GPA of 2.5 in English courses, no more than 10 absences during the previous school year.
Other guidelines promoting success, such as, attendance which includes students who fail an online course and must have permission to take another.
All rosters are reviewed numerous times prior to beginning of class.

5. Grades for Fall 2011 COA grades:
Eighty-one percent of students (162 students) passed with an A, B, or C
Only 4.5% of students withdrew
Slightly more than 5% scored a D and 9% scored an F
Most students who did not pass, failed both courses.

6. Delivery of Courses
COA provides CTE courses, Culinary, Electrical, and Automotive are face to face courses.(60 students for Spring, 2012).
NCVPS and COA provide online courses for JAHHS students.(160 students for Spring, 2012).

7. Delivery of Courses Staffing: Daphne Hunter Anthony Hoggard Amy Asbell
Computer labs includes desktop lab and mobile lab
Facilitators are able to access student accounts and work with students to insure success

8. Future Options Delivery System Options
Reconsideration of the use of time and space
Investigation of off-campus monitoring
Parent/student contracts to provide other work situations
Guidelines for students who can choose the option of working on course work away from campus
Research of “best practices” in Distance Learning
Will provide more opportunities for more students to participate in Distance Learning Program

9. Future Options Blended Courses
Includes face to face time, online learning; both asynchronous and synchronous.
Teacher understands the importance of facilitating learning
Provides learners more opportunities for interaction during and after school hours
Teacher’s role will include online content development, communication, guiding instruction, and assessment

10. Future Options Alternative Opportunities/School
Credit Recovery
Blended course work
Homebound course work
Research into “best practices” for the development of all options for students of various needs, ie, attendance issues and behavioral issues.

11. Cost of technology at Alternative School
Internet access
$14,000(prior to erate funding)
Wiring, switches, access points
$11,000
Computers
$21,000
Other technological needs, ie, phones, will bring the total to $52,000

12. Marketing Plans for communication More web page information
Video for sharing in various opportunities
Review transcripts for eligibility
Brochures
Social media
Meetings
Parent and letters
COA Representatives

13. Other suggestions or ideas for the Distance Learning Program, please contact:
Nelle
Vann Lassiter
Amy