The Dual Credit Pilot

1. The Dual Credit Pilot

2. Presenters • Angela Clark • TxVSN Central Operations Director • aclark@hcde-texas.org • Sara Baltunis • TxVSN Course Review Consultant • sara.baltunis@region10.org www.txvsn.org

4. Catalog, Registration, Finance, Help Desk Texas Virtual School Network Course Receivers Districts or Open Enrollment Charter Schools • Course Providers • Districts, Open Enrollment Charter Schools, Education Service Centers, Higher Education InstitutionsHave online instructors and courses • High School • Alief ISD • Amarillo ISD • ESC Region 6 • ESC Region 12 • Mansfield ISD • Mineral Wells ISD • Pasadena ISD • Plano ISD • Spring Branch ISD • SUPERNet (District Collaborative) • Texas Virtual School (ESC Collaborative) • Dual Credit • Lamar University • University of Texas • Arlington • Howard College • St Philips of Alamo • Colleges • TSTC - Harlingen Have students with academic needs Grant credit for the course delivered by provider

5. TxVSN Courses Definitions and Processes

6. Course Definition • Instruction and content are delivered primarily over the Internet • A student and teacher are in different locations for a majority of the student’s instructional period • Most instructional activities take place in an online environment • The online instructional activities are integral to the academic program • Extensive communication between a student and a teacher and among students is emphasized • A student is not required to be located on the physical premises of a school district or open-enrollment charter school

7. Courses • Alignment with • iNACOL National Standards of Quality for Online Courses • Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills • Instructor–Led • Equivalent in instructional rigor and scope to a course that is provided in a traditional classroom setting • Also alignment with: • iNACOL National Standards of Quality for Online Courses • Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills • Instructor–Led • Equivalent in instructional rigor and scope to a course that is provided in a traditional classroom setting • Some content may be indirectly covered • Dual credit means dual enrollment process • TxVSN and Higher Education High School Courses Higher Ed Pilot

8. TxVSN Course Review Process • Course Submission (RFQ Process for Dual Credit Courses) • Trained Reviewers Conduct Review • Review Reports Created from Review Data • Texas Education Agency (TEA) Approves Reports • Course Provider Makes Required Modifications to Course • Modifications Checked and Course is Approved for TxVSN Catalog

9. TEKS and iNACOL Standards • Based on the Texas Education Code Chapter 30A TxVSN Courses Must: • Be 100% Aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) • Meet or exceed the iNACOL National Standards of Quality for Online Courses This includes high levels of interaction, variety of assignments, variety of assessments, a match to Bloom’s Taxonomy, design, resources, and 21st Century Skills, etc.

10. The Dual Credit Pilot

11. Pilot Partners • The Virtual College of Texas • Universities • Dual Credit Course Review • Processes • Reporting

12. Challenges

13. Course Review Challenges • Dual Credit Review Process • Processes • Reporting • Alignment issues • Semester Alignments • Directly vs. Indirectly taught • Modifications • Differences: High School VS College RFQ • Online = F2F misnomer

14. Words of Wisdom…. “The good news is that we brought dual credit to district that have never had it before. The bad news is that we brought dual credit to districts that have never had it before….” Paula Nichols – Lamar University

15. Enrollment Challenges • “Green Districts” • The learning curve • Selection of students • Monitoring students • Dual Enrollment • TxVSN Enrollment • Dual Credit Provider Enrollment • Articulation Agreement? What Articulation Agreement? • HB 2480

16. TxVSN Registered Districts As of 11-12-2010

17. TxVSN Enrollments by Semester As of 11-12-2010

18. TxVSN Enrollments by District Size – Fall 2010

19. TxVSN Enrollments by District Size – Spring 2011

20. Systems Challenges • TxVSN Systems Development • HB 3646 • Introduced much needed state funding! • Changes to current system • The VCT Model • Similar, but opposite • Re-training districts (provider/receiver flip flop) • Modification of TxVSN system (course catalog) • Provider confusion

21. Moving Forward TxVSN Dual Credit - The Next Phase

22. Dual Credit RFQ • Why? • Organization of submissions • Speeding up the process • Timeline for modifications • Spring RFQ • Released from Region 10 on February 1st • Check Region 10 “News” website for a look at the older RFQ process and documents

23. Minimizing the Learning Curve • Training sessions • Receiver District Roles (SC, mentor, students) • Webinars • Conferences • Help Desk, Help Desk, Help Desk • Getting the word out • TxVSN.org • List serve • User news blasts • Systems messages • VCT - TxVSN modifications • Preliminary discussions, suggestions for change

24. Success Stories

26. TxVSN Success Stories http://www.txvsn.org/StudentSuccessStories.aspx

27. Questions?

28. TxVSN Contacts • TxVSN • Barbara Smith, Project Director • Angela Clark, Operations Director • Brent Bakken, Course Review Manager • Debbie Vincent, Course Review Consultant • Sara Baltunis, Course Review Consultant • Matthew Cushing, Course Review Consultant • Laura Hodges, Counselor / Outreach • Help Desk • 1.866.938.9876 • txvsncentral@txvsn.org • TxVSN Listserv: See link under Important Info at www.txvsn.org • Course Review – txvsncoursereview@txvsn.org