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Advisory Council Meeting Agenda 9/6/2011

Advisory Council Meeting Agenda 9/6/2011. Enrollment Update Training Partnership District Survey Results Future of Virtual Schooling in NM (discussion). Enrollment Update. 907 course enrollments 757 students 320 course sections 57 eTeachers Schools 41 public 17 charter 2 BIE

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Advisory Council Meeting Agenda 9/6/2011

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  1. Advisory Council Meeting Agenda9/6/2011 • Enrollment Update • Training • Partnership • District Survey Results • Future of Virtual Schooling in NM (discussion)

  2. Enrollment Update • 907 course enrollments • 757 students • 320 course sections • 57 eTeachers • Schools • 41 public • 17 charter • 2 BIE • 2 non-public

  3. Subject Area

  4. School Type

  5. Need/Reason for Enrollment

  6. Training • Portal Admin • eTeacher Refresher

  7. Partnership • MESA • Home School • New Mexico Super Computer Association • ED 360

  8. IDEAL-NM SPRING 2011 SURVEY RESULTSNumber of Respondents: 68 Estimated Enrollments for Summer 2011: 629Estimated Enrollments for Fall 2011: 1,875

  9. 67% 67% 64% 42% 25% 19%

  10. Other Reasons: -Serves gap areas -drop-out recovery -Graduation -Critical for credit recovery & summer school -Exploring online options 44.2% Important 13.5% Not Critical 9.6% Other 32.7% Critical

  11. How does access impact AYP? • Standards and benchmarks are included in IDEAL-NM courses. • A way to offer graduation requirements (online, dual credit…) • Challenges and engages students (reduce absenteeism and drop out rate) • Allows students to complete requirements for graduation when scheduling and other problems present obstacles. • Transfer and recovery students may not have access to coursework as class offerings are limited due to scheduling conflicts and teacher availability • Students are graduating who would have otherwise, dropped out of school

  12. How does access impact AYP? • Use of IDEAL for remediation/RTI • Give students an opportunity to learn in an alternative environment, where they have to take charge of their own learning • Our school is limited in staff and offerings • Allows our teachers to spend more time in class individualizing instruction for students who have difficulty academically • Without IDEAL-NM resources our quality of course offerings would suffer. We simply cannot offer the high level course work necessary for our students to compete.

  13. How does access impact AYP? • Options for credit recovery-students stay on track for graduation • High quality rigorous coursework which prepares students for annual assessments • Increase graduation rates • Standards are aligned with instruction and SBA and short term testing • Elective credits

  14. Strategic DirectionsRobust, statewide virtual schools • Secure funding for sustainability (cost-sharing, fee structure, general appropriations vs. special appropriations) • Accessibility (ensure all students in NM have access to virtual schooling) • Outreach to home school population • Outreach to more charter and BIE schools • Examine options for LMS (cost-effective long-term solution) • Examine what other states are doing and determine future direction for NM • Establish return on investment for NM tax dollars (what has the ROI for IDEAL-NM been?)

  15. Future of Virtual Schools in NM • “The challenge now is fostering a competitive online learning landscape to promote continuous improvement, innovation, and efficiency among a variety of online education programs—not just state-led initiatives.” • –Lance T. Izumi, J.D. excerpt from the Albuquerque Journal

  16. Most promising practices • Fund for success: Funding follows students to the virtual school of their choice (results-based) • Expansive Enrollment Policies: that do not cap the number or type of students. Priority to students who need expanded access (rural, low-achieving schools, low-wealth schools, students from military families, foster-care, non-public and home school students) • Eliminate Rigid Teacher Certification Mandates: Full licensure reciprocity and alternative routes for individuals with advanced degrees or industry-specific skills

  17. Most promising practices cont. • Remove Anachronistic Mandates: Remove class size mandates, compulsory codes, and seat time requirements. • Protect Parents’ Rights as Educators: by exempting them and other persons providing educational services in students’ homes from state licensing requirements.

  18. Discussion • Where do you see IDEAL-NM within this paradigm? • In what ways will IDEAL-NM need to change, advance, expand etc… • Benefits, challenges, ideas…

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