1. Minnesota Online College in the High School Partnership Murray Turner, Director Pine to Prairie Cooperative Center and OCHS Secondary Coordinator 1 of 5 Secondary Regional Coordinators CTE Best Practices Conference November 10, 2010

2. Overview Online college classes Taught by college faculty Sections exclusive to high school students Rigorous courses with a “safety net”

3. Overview Primarily rural communities, but available statewide Students remain in high school setting Coursework available anytime anywhere Overview

4. The Partners – Higher Education Alexandria Technical College Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) Northland Community and Technical College Northwest Technical College –College Deans and Faculty from all four institutions

5. The Partners – K-12 Regional Education Organizations Distance Learning Coordinators High School Administration School BoardSuperintendentsPrincipals High School Proctors High School Students

6. The Partners – Registration and Support - Student technical and administrative support - 24/7 support

7. Online Support Center Specialized Staff Support System –Pre Admissions –Admissions –Registration Access and Hours –Phone –Email –Live Chat –82 hours/week live support www.OnlineCollegeintheHighSchool.org

8. Dave Fjeldheim Superintendent Rachel Close Counselor Jordan OCHS student Sebeka High School

9. College Admin Faculty Minn Online Staff High School Administration Counselors Proctors Distance Education Coordinators

10. High School Responsibilities Career and Academic Counseling Assign instructional period Register students online Assign Proctor Provide access to a networked computer Purchase required books Pay seat cost

11. Distance Learning Coordinator Responsibilities Coordinate course offerings with college partners Promote to member high schools and facilitate billing Provide group purchases of course textbooks Provide information and summarized student performance

12. Higher Ed Responsibilities Provide grades and transcripts to high schools Close faculty communication with high school students/proctors Deliver interactive rigorous online courses Online Portal 24/7 Access

13. Student Eligibility High School Juniors and Seniors Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 for Juniors, 2.8 for Seniors Successful completion of an Assessment Instrument: (Accuplacer, ACT or PLAN)

14. Brittany Beth Climax High School

15. Cost to District Purchase of required texts and materials Tuition maximum currently $166 per credit compared to $200 per credit for regular online instruction Over the last five years, contracted tuition has been less than the maximum rate quoted

16. Program growth: Fall 2005 – 35 students, 12 districts 2 course options Fall 2010 – 2011 235 students, 34 districts 12 course options

17. Student Success: Average completion rate = 91% Average GPA all courses = 2.98

18. What High School Administrators and Proctors say about OCHS: “keeps students on high school campus” “prepares students for college rigor” “Online learning is not for everyone – students need to be highly motivated” “allows us to offer the classes our students want”

19. Brittany Kayla Proctor Judy Schue Janita Red Lake County Central

20. What students say about OCHS: “Take the classes” “Don’t get behind” “If we hadn’t read the material, we never would have passed the tests” “Classes are well structured and I have the tools I need” “Biggest thing is time management”

21. Future of OCHS Serve districts and students statewide Collaborate with more course providers to meet broader student interests Adding high-demand, high-wage, high-skill pathways: STEM, Healthcare, Business, Information Technology Serve workforce development needs

22. Thank You! For more information: Murray Turner (218) 253-4393 mturner@gvtel.com