1. WVIZ/PBS ideastream Rita Bigham, Nick Carpas, John Church

2. Who Are We?

5. Started in Cleveland Municipal Schools Began in 1965 with studios in Cleveland Municipal School District. Community Licensee

6. Business Model

7. Receive funding (approx. $750,000) for technology from Ohio eTech Commission Provide services to 470,000 students and 34,000 educators in over 190 public and private school districts in eleven counties. Leverage funding and grant monies to provide for fee services. Create multi-media products and services. Lead the State of Ohio in video conferencing. Provide Instructional Television. Receive Professional Development funding for Early Childhood. Grant and Foundation Funding Budget PreK-12 Staff Development of $2.7 million. Total department budget of approximately $4 million.

8. WVIZ/PBS and TeacherLine One of 16 original affiliate TeacherLine stations. State and Regional Coordinator 7 Partners in Ohio West Virginia Northern Kentucky Michigan Approx. 10,000 registrations in TeacherLine courses. Staff includes : full time program manager a marketing/outreach coordinator part-time facilitator coordinator administrative support staff for registrations

9. Reasons for Success

10. Relationships with school districts and educational organizations Greater understanding of professional development needs Leads to district/organizational “buys” Intentional Outreach

11. HQT Courses Fifteen contact hours added to selected thirty contact hour courses Mathematics, Science and Reading Relationship with Cuyahoga Special Education Service Center (CSESC)

12. Money on Account WVIZ holds money for districts/organizations Counts as income upon registration Becomes an incentive to register Helps districts/organizations solve end-of-Fiscal- Year and end-of-grant-year problems Almost $65,000 on account now

13. Challenges

14. Partner Engagement Enthusiasm has declined over time Personnel changes impact relationships Distance is a factor

15. Affiliation with the Ohio Department of Education TeacherLine not promoted by ODE Other, less expensive online professional development options are promoted

16. The Identification of Professional Development Needs Not systematic Needed to offer appropriate courses Would allow us to market to the needs