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TDEC Report

TDEC Report. January 2012. Griggs International Academy. Chosen by the NAD to facilitate and coordinate DE across the division Will review and monitor DE programs though the NAD and local unions will approve them

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TDEC Report

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  1. TDEC Report January 2012

  2. Griggs International Academy • Chosen by the NAD to facilitate and coordinate DE across the division • Will review and monitor DE programs though the NAD and local unions will approve them • Will ensure each student receives a quality education with spiritual, social and emotional components

  3. Consortium of Adventist Distance Education—CADE • Protocol to add any full time grades 5-12 via distance education • Approval to enter portal by NAD/TDEC –application via website • Go through NAD approved vendors on portal

  4. CADE Application Process • School admin files application/local board/conference K-12 – signed by local board and conference K-12 • send application to NAD/TDEC on or before July 1 one year before opening • if approved (response within 30 days) • Griggs University & International Academy • Local school board—if approved then step 3 • Conference K-12—if approved then step 4 • UBOE –works with Griggs toapprove • UBOE –fall meeting—annual approval • UDOEC, as enabled by NAD K-12 meeting in December • NADOE final approval • Union Office would carry-out the follow through, for example, with junior academies • Current sites would be grandfathered in

  5. CADE Approval for DE Portal • NAD Evaluation—in good standing • Regional Accreditation (Middle States, Advanced ED) • Certified teachers • Union curriculum/administration council course approval • Instructors are employees of their respective programs • Course of excellence vetted through peer review • Technology described but not evaluated

  6. Adventist Distance Education—ADE • Vendors • British Columbia and Alberta – only available within provinces • Griggs University & International Academy • FLA • AAA • others ONLY with approval via the vetting process • Individual classes • Credit Recovery • Gifted • Dual Credit

  7. ADE Vetting Process • Any class from an approved vendor is automatically approved • Teachers who want to teach/create a DE class outside of a particular school must be affiliated with a school already inside the portal • Any courses taught (site to site) within aconference through DE must be evaluated using the online rubric with a report of the program made to the local union office of education. • Once courses leave the conference they must get NAD approval through the vendor vetting process • For the addition of any full DE grades 5-12, application must be made using the same template used for senior academy status

  8. Portal Vendor Approval • NAD Evaluation—in good standing with AAA • Regional accreditation—in good standing • All teachers Adventist and certified • Union curriculum/administration council course approval—union curriculum audit and yearly change form • Rubric driven vendor evaluation • Instructional design • Communication/interaction/collaboration • Student assessment/evaluation • Learners’ support/resources • Griggs, AAA and Forest Lake DL are grandfathered in to be preferred vendors • Any classes offered independently, outside from a full program, must be evaluated by the rubric • Vendors approved to provide full curriculum must be SDA • Curriculum must be owned by the delivering organization

  9. OETC Consortium Store • Preferred vendor • Volume prices • Group for Pacific Union with TDEC member as the purchasing agent • Conferences can be own group • Membership $300/year paid by TDEC

  10. Visions—Technology in Education • http://www.toolsforteachers.com • NAD Teacher Convention gift of one choice from 15 books, a coupon in the goodie bag, or a free e-book • Currently selling e-books for 80% of print book cost • NAD Convention • Booth in the exhibit hall • Presentations • Technology resources, Tammy Worcester • Secondary math presenter • Dan Wyric and Joe Haverland will recommend Vision books complementing the ByDesign science curriculum

  11. Data Rollup • Must and will be done correctly • A large percentage of existing data is corrupt • Teacher and student info is being cleaned-up • ID number interface is being revised for easier use • There is a need to educate all users about the philosophy and the process • Directors meet with superintendents and academy principals • Superintendents and academy principals will disseminate within the conference

  12. iNOW,Renweb, and Others • Voted to recommend to the directors to end support of Hunter by July 2014 • Continue support and use of Small School Minder • Schools may want to consider Renweb • Data rollup protocols have been setup • Are anxious for SDA schools • PowerSchool is another option • Voted to start conversation • Data rollup

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