1. Providing Quality eLearning Services to New Mexico

2. IDEAL-NM is Successful!
Used by 13 Rural Higher Ed Institutions
56,848 user accounts
16,033 online courses migrated
Used by 36 Rural School Districts
Used by 15 Charter Schools
Used by 30 State Agencies/ Organizations
Total 3306 Cyber Academy enrollments from 72 School Districts to date

3. Issues IDEAL-NM faces Insufficient funding to support LMS Contract
Questionable program sustainability
Reliance on temporary funding models
Need for partnerships
Increasing interest
Wimba meetings are on the rise
Increasing Cyber Academy enrollments from Graduate NM
Increased interest for professional development
Decreased budget and possible personnel reduction
Reliance on LMS we cannot afford.

4. Dependent Programs/Agencies
TECHNICAL & TRAINING SUPPORT
Regional Education Cooperatives (REC’s)
Professional Development training, Statewide outreach
State Agency Training & Prof. Development in partnership with NMSU & APS
Combined with K12 users, course development, training –Common required (i.e. sexual harassment)
Gov’s OFBCI Virtual Conference
Conference in conjunction w/White House OFBCI
NM Taxation & Revenue
MVD System Training to roll out large scale system to 100 sites
SPO, NMSU Prof Devel, & DOH
Statewide new employee orientation, Supervisory and Managing employees training
NM Department of Health
H1N1 & HIPAA courses
Multi-Agency
8-week eDeveloper’s Certification Course
SRCA – Multi-state (CA, AZ, OR) participation in courses
Rulemaking Course; four others in development
NM Public Education Department
Special Ed training, STARS/data coordinator training
HSD, CYFD, EMNRD,
Statewide training and outreach
Firefighters Academy
Develop online instruction & training & certification for all volunteer firefighters
NM State Purchasing
Vendor Training and outreach
NMORR
Training modules for Recovery Office
Graduate New Mexico
Governor announced IDEAL the mechanism for recruiting & graduating 10,000 dropouts

5. Long Term Opportunities
Partnership with DoIT
Hosting of statewide LMS
Hosting of statewide Video Conferencing/Web Conferencing
Leverage current state position (e.g. 200,000 user license)
Renegotiate contract
Move to a different LMS
Regionalize IDEAL-NM business provisions
Help Desk services/ Professional Development
Partnership with other PED/HED projects (Carve Your Path, NM Achieves, Race to the Top, Graduate NM)
Establish Service Center Collaborations with REC’s(Regional Educational Cooperatives)

6. Project Close Out Disposition
Special Appropriations
$6.4 Million spent
$250k spent
Blackboard Contract
Still open
$953k annually
Up for negotiation or cancellation
Blackboard Invoices
FY11 Hosting ($853k) unpaid
FY11 ICM ($100k) unpaid
FY11 Course Material license ($7k) unpaid

7. IDEAL-NM Awards and Achievements
Online Learning Policy and Practice
2008 Award (6th in the Nation)
2009 Award (3rd in the Nation)
Council of State Governments (CSG)
2009 Innovation Award