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So…You Want to Start an Online School Program?

So…You Want to Start an Online School Program?. www.ClovisOnlineSchool.com Blog: Clovisonlineschool.wordpress.com. Rob Darrow, Ed.D. Principal, Clovis Online School. Stanislaus County Online Learning Symposium, June 2010. A Little About You. Teachers? Administrators?

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So…You Want to Start an Online School Program?

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  1. So…You Want to Start an Online School Program? www.ClovisOnlineSchool.com Blog: Clovisonlineschool.wordpress.com Rob Darrow, Ed.D. Principal, Clovis Online School Stanislaus County Online Learning Symposium, June 2010

  2. A Little About You • Teachers? • Administrators? • Have taught an online course? • Are working in an online school or providing online school services? • How many are hoping to launch some type of online learning program in the next year?

  3. A Little About Me • Clovis, CA – Central California • 20 year old daughter – Junior, Cal Poly • Educator, 30 years (Grades K-8) • Teacher-Librarian and Coordinator, School Libraries • Project Director, Teaching American History Grant • Doctorate Completed at CSU Fresno • Topic: Online learning, charter schools and at-risk students

  4. My Daughter The Digital Native Raising kids and raising an online school

  5. Presentation Outline Components of Online Learning The Cost Challenges Clovis Online School Experiences Questions and Answers Lunch: “Table top conversation”

  6. Time to Work • Handouts • Back to back – Resource List • One page – Online School Decision Chart

  7. Online School Decision Chart • 5 minute Strategic Plan • Work with others • Include the costs • Let’s do a few together • Type of Online School • Operational Control • Skip down to “Students” • Complete the chart

  8. Results Discussion

  9. A Little Background About Online Learning Online Learning has increased at every level in every way – K-12, community college, four-year colleges, public, private, adult education in the past 10 years. Number of schools Number of courses Number of students

  10. College Enrollment Allen, I. E., & Seaman, J. (2008). Staying the course: Online education in the United States 2008. Wellesley, MA: Sloan Consortium. Parsad, B., & Lewis, L. (2008). ED. Distance education at degree-granting postsecondary institutions: 2006–07. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, US Department of Education. Growing more than 10% a year Most growth at 2-year institutions (Parsad, 2008. NCES) 66% of all colleges offered online courses in the 2006-2007 school year Over 3.9 million students were taking at least one online course during the fall 2007 20% of all U.S. higher education students were taking at least one online course in the fall of 2007. (Allen, 2008)

  11. Online Course DefinitionsAllen & Seaman, 2007

  12. K-12 Online Enrollment – U.S. Picciano, A., & Seaman, J. (2008). K–12 online learning: A 2008 follow-up of the survey of U.S. school district administrators. Sloan Consortium, Olin and Babson Colleges. 1,030,000K-12 students in 2007-2008. Represents a 47% increase since 2005-2006. 63% of public school districts in the U.S. had at least one student enrolled in either a fully online or blended course A sample of K-12 OL growth across the U.S….

  13. Watson et al, Keeping Pace. http://www.kpk12.com/

  14. California K-12 Online Charter Enrollment 40% Increase 85% Increase 101% Increase CBEDS Data from Online Charter Schools Darrow Dissertation, 2010

  15. Clayton Christensen, Michael Horn, and Curtis Johnson (2008).Disrupting Class. “By 2019, 50% of courses taken by high school students will be online.”

  16. A Tipping Point • Online learning has reached a “tipping point” • Like the Internet, it’s not going away • The question is no longer “what”, but “when” • The bigger question: can we collaborate rather than compete?

  17. California Finance:How public schools are funded • 1 student in school 1 day = 1 ADA (or FTE). • Cannot split ADA (unless district chooses to do so) • ADA Amount for each district different based on Proposition 13 formula • Ranges from $5,000 - $7,000

  18. California School Finance Models • ADA (“seat time” - 240 minutes each day) • Independent Study (student gets hours based on work and physically meets a teacher once a week). • Charter 1 student in school 1 day = 1 ADA

  19. California FinanceADA DifferencesPer student, per year • Clovis USD–$5,700 • Sierra USD- $8,100 • Modesto USD - $6200 • Empire USD - $5800 • Stockton USD - $5700

  20. An Example • Using a content provider

  21. Sample District - Revenue30 students - ADA • 30 students X $5900 = $177,000 per year. • Special program funding - $650 per student (or another $20,000) • Total Income: $197,000. • Round up to $200,000

  22. Personnel Costs • Principal/Administrator – Part time • Secretary/lab aide (full time) • Custodial • Total Personnel Cost: $150,000

  23. Computer Labfor Students to Work • Cost for hardware (20): $40,000 • Does not include network/Internet access cost

  24. Course Content and Teachers • Provided by a Content Provider: Cost: $400 per student per course. • 5 courses per student. • $400 X 30 students X 5 courses = $60,000.

  25. Income and Expenses • Income from ADA: $200,000 • Expenses: • Personnel: $150,000 • Equipment: $40,000 • Content and Teachers: $60,000 • Supplies: $5,000 • Total Expenses = $255,000 • Result: ($55,000) If…

  26. Clovis Online SchoolA charter…why? Two year process to decide Clovis USD ADA = $5700 Charter School ADA = $6500 Fresno County HS Dropouts = 4,000 More and more students choosing charters The millennial generation demands technology for learning and wants alternatives to traditional schooling Wrote a charter in May 2008

  27. Reflections about the first year of the Clovis Online School Full time diploma granting online charter school Opened Aug. 2009 for 9th-10th Now registering Grades 9-12 Currently 80 students From various school districts in Fresno County (Furthest lives about two hours)

  28. About our students All going to college or the world of work Want alternatives to traditional school Some were suspended or expelled Want flexibility of time

  29. 50/50 9th/10th Male/Female Complete work/don’t complete work Students with positive school experiences vs. negative school experiences

  30. About our staff • Three full time staff • Principal, Multimedia Specialist, Administrative Secretary • 16 part time innovative and passionate teachers

  31. Enrollment Process • 1. Student completes online activities • 2. Student/parent interviews with principal • Student strengths/abilities • Why they want to join • 80% student directed • Student choice • 3. Test online environment • Student chooses to join • 4. Formal enrollment

  32. Technologies Used Low Cost • Moodle • Wiki • Blog • Ning • Teacher created content • Windows Live (Email and IM) Cost • Elluminate • Quia • ALEKS (math learning program)

  33. The Harsh Reality 80 students, but only received 40 ADA Online learning is 80% student directed (vs. face-to-face learning which is 80% teacher directed) Teacher transformation in thinking Balance between cost and revenue California Virtual Academy (CAVA) top teacher salary: @ $30,000

  34. Clovis Online SchoolPurpose and Mission Our Purpose To provide students of Central California with an engaging and comprehensive online course delivery system that prepares them for college and the world of work. Our Beliefs The students, teachers, parents, administration and community of this school are a collaborative team of learners. Our Direction Let’s work together (Open source platform – Moodle; Open educational resources developed; Open source online learning for all students in Central California)

  35. Book: The World is Open “Anyone can now learn anything from anyone at anytime” Curtis Bonk (2009)

  36. Use of Open Educational Resources- David Wiley OERs = upfront investment, as materials are discovered or created Investment can be similar to what would normally be spent acquiring commercial materials. But once the investment is made…

  37. Once the investment in OERs is made… • Ongoing costs for curriculum can be significantly lower than traditional textbook replacement and other costs. • Due to the "open" nature of open educational resources • teachers can make revisions and improvements • resulting in materials that are actually more effective than their more expensive commercial counterparts

  38. The Challenge Shall we work together or separately? We have content you can use…and knowledge Or do we expect every teacher to re-create their own content? Or do we pay for online content providers year after year?

  39. If you want to “do” online learning • Learn about it for yourself first by... • Joining iNacol • Virtual School Symposium Nov 14-16, Arizona • Reading some blogs • Reading resource document and resources • And…

  40. Join Classroom 2.0www.classroom20.com Weekly web events 41,000 members worldwide

  41. Join E-Learning Sig:“El Sig” via CUEhttp://elsighome.ning.com Online Meetings Second Tuesday of each month 75 Members California focused

  42. Questions…Comments…Thoughts www.ClovisOnlineSchool.com Blog: Clovisonlineschool.wordpress.com • Rob Darrow – robdarrow@cusd.com

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