Earn Credit Now is a 12 week credit recovery program focused on helping your students stay on track toward their cohort graduation. InnovatED will collaborate with you to develop an implementation plan that will include all of the technology provisions and provide instructional and student support necessary to assist up to 20 students in completing one ½ credit course.
4. Educational Services Group of Pinnacle Education Headquartered in Tempe, AZ Founded in 1995 Alternative education programs for at-risk students 100,000 students served over 15 years 5 full-time, face-to-face high schools 1 full-time/supplemental statewide online school National partnerships with public & private schools Proven online instructional practices & technology-delivered solutions
5. AdvancED Regulatory Status 5 Sites fully accredited Pinnacle International High School fully accredited Pinnacle Virtual High School designated as “Performing Plus” under AZ Learns.
7. The survey says… 45 of 50 states have online programs Virtual schools grow 45% per year 57% of schools provide access to online learning for students 4 million college students are enrolled in fully online courses
8. US DOE Report on Online Learning Students taking all or part of a course online perform better Blended instruction is better than face-to-face or online only Online learning can be enhanced by giving students more control
10. What is “credit recovery”? Credit recovery programs are typically part of the alternative education offeringin a school or district, designed to allow students to “recover” course creditsfrom classes they have missed or failed.
11. Credit Recovery Facts “Off Track” students are 3.5 times more likely to drop out than “On Track” students More than 75% of students who fail a single class in 9th grade have an overall GPA of less than 2.0 The graduation rate for students failing two classes drops to 68% compared to 86% for those with no failures Data from Early Warning Systems that Support Students At Risk of Dropping Out of High School – The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, Research Brief 2008.
12. Urban Data Examples… More than 50% of Chicago freshmen fail a course More than 40% miss more than a month of school in the freshman year Data from Freshman Year: The Make-it or Break-it Year, The Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago, Fall 2007
13. Texas Trends Houston ISD 6,127 students enrolled in online credit recovery courses 9,774 total online courses consumed year-to-date Dallas ISD and Austin ISD report serving 4,000 each in online credit recovery courses Data from Can Credit Recovery Courses Cut Dropout Rates?, The Texas Tribune, Tuesday, November 9, 2010
15. Delivery & Support Models Full course vs. Diagnostic/prescriptive Before/After School Labs School day assignments to computer labs Blended models – 1x per week check-ins Schools-within-schools Alternative schools Fully independent online course
18. InnovatED Services District branded online learning solution Instructional & academic support Professional development & faculty support Professional learning community development & facilitation Technology integration & implementation Curriculum design & development Social media consultation & implementation
19. EarnCreditNow Goal – Enable District to “pilot” an online learning solution while meeting credit recovery needs of their students. How it Works? 12 week program - 20 students / .5 credit courses Instructional & student support Onsite training & student orientation Student performance reporting & transcripting Cost = $6000 Customizations to pilot as needed Post-Pilot Implementations
20. Thank You! Brian Rose VP of Sales 503-952-6916 brose@innovat-ed.com www.innovat-ed.com
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Introduction of Pinnacle Education / InnnovatED as service provider.MM history & backgroundAZ charter schoolsMigration to online learningAZ Distance Ed designationCreation of InnovatED and Pinnacle International High SchoolFocus on Pinnacle / InnovatED experience with our own studentsDemographics of our sitesReading, credit and GPA levels of our studentsWe run schools every day, serving the populations of at-risk and credit recoveryAll practices and support methods are based on practical daily experience needed to support online learning
What are the current trends in Online Learning on the national level?How are online learners performing compared to their peers?
Review of national survey data.
Student performance rankings:1. Blended2. Fully online3. Face-to-faceNot a “knock” on teachers, but a statement that with better tools (technology) teachers get better results.Highlight Central AZ College experience…Former dropouts from the Casa Grande site, who were given academic scholarships to CAC, have higher retention rates and GPA’s than those from any other high school that CAC serves.Reason – Students say that working online taught them to be self-sufficient, responsible for their own pace and progress, and made them more independent.
Definition of “credit recovery”…
Emphasis on “credit recovery” is prominent in the SENIOR year due to graduation.Problems actually start in the FRESHMAN year.Failing 2 classes in the FRESHMAN year makes it almost impossible for students to graduate with the cohort group without credit recovery.Need is especially profound in small and rural schools with limited options:Patagonia AZ Example – 112 students in high school4 FTE teachers, 1 per subject areaFailing even 1 course puts a student “off cycle” for graduation, due to lack of make-up opportunities.
Data examples
More data trends…
Trends in Urban centers may be more pronounced than suburban and rural settings.General trends from national data say the following, per 1,000 students:30% fail one or more classes in a single year4% will receive homebound services6.5% will become pregnant per year10% will require other flexibility for special courses or scheduling conflictsAggregate need for at least 505 credit recovery classes per 1,000 students at a minimum.
Schools need to adapt their Support Models for online learning based on learner needs and local connectivity issues.Don’t confuse the delivery model with the support model.The lower the performance level of the learner, the more restrictive and supportive the environment needs to be.Course delivery optionsFull Course Completion – 1st time take of each courseDiagnostic / Prescriptive – for students who have taken the course previously and failed
Don’t confuse the delivery of content with supporting student needs.