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Graduation Update

Explanation of Requirements. Graduation Update. Dan Tenuta, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools Kris Keckler, Principal, Kenosha eSchool. Graduation Requirements KUSD Policy 6456. 23 credits (cohort 2013 and beyond) Math (3) Science (3) Social Studies (3) English (4)

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Graduation Update

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  1. Explanation of Requirements Graduation Update Dan Tenuta, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools Kris Keckler, Principal, Kenosha eSchool

  2. Graduation RequirementsKUSD Policy 6456 • 23 credits (cohort 2013 and beyond) • Math (3) • Science (3) • Social Studies (3) • English (4) • PE/ Health (2) • Consumer Ed (.5) • Electives (7.5) • Service Learning • 10 hours total • May be completed over multiple years • Online Learning • eSchool course or identified course • Starting with cohort 2016

  3. Course Identifiers • Located on a student transcript& records • Examples: • 510111 Intro to High School Art (Regular) • 121011S Survey Li/ Comp (Summer) • 451011U Geology (Audit) • 230112E World History (eSchool)

  4. Diploma Distinctions • Cohort 2013 and beyond • Service Distinction • 100 Service Hours • Verified by Counselor • Honors Distinction • 4 Advanced Placement Credits • Verified by Counselor

  5. Ways to Obtain High School Credits • An annual cap of 7 credits a year (Sept-June) • Summer School does not count against the current cap • Youth Options courses do not count against the current cap (Grades 11 & 12 only) • Audit courses will appear on a student transcript, but will not count towards any credits or the calculated GPA

  6. Increase in Asynchronous Learning Ability to have in-direct instructional support.

  7. Growth of Online Learning • Several states now have an online learning requirement. • Michigan, New Mexico, Idaho, West Virginia, Alabama • Many districts are also implementing various online expectations. • I.e. attempt, participate, successfully complete, minimum quantities

  8. KUSD Online Learning Requirement For Cohort 2016 and beyond: Either: • participate in an eSchool course or • participate in a course with identified high quality online components • utilize an online collaboration tool for at least 10 hours throughout the duration of the course • utilize a variety of online tools and media • utilize an online management system

  9. Quality Course Identification Building administrators and counselors will work with the instructional staff to identify, verify, and communicate the growing list of courses that will meet this requirement.

  10. eSchool Activity Log Example eSchool courses utilize an activity tool for course participation.

  11. Blended (Hybrid) Learning • Utilizes a mixture of traditional brick-and-mortar and online learning • Provides the students and teacher with more control over time, place, path, and/or pace for learning.

  12. Models of Blended Learning

  13. Rotation of Face-to-Face and Flipped Model • Within a given course, students rotate on a fixed schedule between learning online and sitting in a classroom. • Involves a split in most cases between a remote site and onsite environments. • The teacher may utilize online learning on a case-by-case basis to supplement or remediate.

  14. Flex Model • Online platform thatdelivers most of thecurriculum. • Teachers provide onsitesupport on a flexible andadaptive basis • Model for most dropout or credit recovery blended programs.

  15. Online Lab Programs that rely on an online platform to deliver the entire course but in a brick-and-mortar lab environment.

  16. Self-Blend Model Any time a student chooses to take one or more courses online to supplement their existing school catalog.

  17. Enhanced Online Model • Involves an online platform and teacher that delivers all curriculum. • Students can work remotely. • Sometimes optional or required face-to-face check-ins. • eSchool courses for credit require a proctored final exam for course completion.

  18. Examples of Blended Learning in Kenosha Unified Students from Ms. Shimon’s class at Reuther Central High School utilize My Big Campus for online collaboration. Watch a brief demonstration video: http://www.screencast.com/t/DI0diPb4eWUF

  19. Current High School Participation • KUSD currently has approx.: 6,750 active high school students. • eSchool currently serves approx.: 10%-12% of that population each year. • Each high school already has multiple courses that would meet this requirement. • Without any changes, at least 50%- 60% of high school students would inadvertently meet this requirement under current practices.

  20. Questions? Additional Information is located on the KUSD website http://www.kusd.edu

  21. Sources • iNACOL: Online and Blended Learning • H. Staker & M. Horn: The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning • http://www.innosightinstitute.org/ • http://www.newschools.org/entrepreneurs/edtechmap

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