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Falcon Virtual Academy

Falcon Virtual Academy . Innovative, Relevant , and Personalized Fall 2010 Achievement Conference. Falcon Virtual Academy's mission is to engage students in an innovative, rigorous digital learning environment that prepares them for the 21st century and beyond. F ocused on Integrity

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Falcon Virtual Academy

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  1. Falcon Virtual Academy Innovative, Relevant , and Personalized Fall 2010 Achievement Conference

  2. Falcon Virtual Academy's mission is to engage students in an innovative, rigorous digital learning environment that prepares them for the 21st century and beyond.

  3. Focused on Integrity Virtual Connectivity Accessible, Anytime, Anywhere Collaborative Community Authentic Opportunities Rigorous and Relevant Engaging…..Leading to- Student Success

  4. Virtual Pep Rally

  5. FVA Staff and Roles • Kim McClelland – Principal • Jodi Fletcher- Dean of Operations/ 4 HS Music and Electives preps • Dave Knoche- 4 HS Social Studies preps including AP courses • Michelle Ginn-11 HS Math and Science preps including AP courses • Rochelle Kolhouse-10 HS English and Science preps including AP courses • Andrea Brown – Sped teacher, 4 HS Art and Social Studies preps • April Johnson- K-8 teacher

  6. FVA’s Population • Total number of students is 108 • Kinder = 3 • 1-5 = 23 • 6-8 = 32 • 9-12= 50 • 45 boys and 63 girls • 10 Hispanic, 1 American Indian, 1 Asian, 4 African American, 68 White, 18 undefined and 6 two or more races for a total of 36.70% excluding white not of Hispanic origin. • Supplemental students • 10 French 3 from FHS • 3 Geometry from BLRA • 5 students 3 AP Bio and 2 AP French who withdrew due to rigor

  7. FVA’s K-2 Population • Grade Level Proficiency (DIBELS) • 10 Students total • SPED 1 • 2 with Cancer • DIBELS • 3 have already met the BOY/MOY/EOY benchmarks and will be reassessed based upon the D49 Literacy Assessment flowcharts • 1 student is currently being progress monitored • 6 need to be DIBELED who are recent enrollments

  8. K-2 Population cont. • K-2 progress in K12 curriculum is mastery based and is monitored by the K-8 teacher. Some students are behind in progress and K-8 teacher is using office hours to catch students up. • In our K-2 model the amount of progress is what the Learning Coach has logged and completed.

  9. FVA’s 3-5 Population • Total Students = 16 • SPED = 0 • 1 student with Cancer • 1 Deferred Expulsion • DIBELS • 10 have already met the BOY/MOY/EOY benchmarks and will be reassessed based upon the D49 Literacy Assessment flowcharts. • 2 Progress Monitoring • 4 to be tested who are recent enrollments

  10. 3-5 Population cont. • Scantron Reading • 13 students meet or exceed interquartile range • 3 students are below the interquartile range • Scantron Math • 15 students meet or exceed interquartile range • 1 student is below the interquartile range

  11. 4th and 5th grade CSAP data • CSAP Reading =7(of reported scores) • 6 P • 1 PP • CSAP Writing=7 • 4 P • 3 PP • CSAP Math=7 • 1 A • 5 P • 1 U

  12. FVA’s 6-8 Population • Total Students = 32 • Sped = 6 • ELL= 1

  13. 6-8 Population cont. • Scantron Reading • 23 students meet or exceed interquartile range • 6 students are below interquartile range • 3 students have not tested • Scantron Math • 21 students meet or exceed interquartile range • 7 students are below interquartile range • 4 students have not tested

  14. 6th-8th grade CSAP data • CSAP Reading =13 (of reported scores) • 1 A • 5 P • 6 PP • 1 U • CSAP Writing = 13 • 1 A • 3 P • 8 PP • 1 U • CSAP Math= 13 • 2 A • 5 P • 4 PP • 2 U • CSAP Science= 7 • 0 A • 2 P • 4 PP • 1 U

  15. FVA’s 9-12 Population • Total Students = 50 • SPED = 6 • AP students = 8 students in 4 different AP courses • Credit Deficient = 23 • More than one year behind=15 students • Less than 4 credits deficient=8 students • Average 10-12 GPA is 1.71 of students reported in IC • At-Risk ( 3 Pregnant, 1 Returning Drop Out, 1 Medical, and 14 Prior attendance concerns) • Current grade concerns due to adjustment of online learning and skill deficits

  16. 9-10 Scantron Data • Scantron Reading = 15 • 12 students meet or exceed interquartile range • 3 students are below the interquartile range • 7 students have not tested • Scantron Math = 19 • 15 students meet or exceed interquartile range • 4 students are below the interquartile range • 3 students have not tested

  17. 9-11 CSAP Data • CSAP Reading = 22 • 0 A • 14 P • 4 PP • 3 U • 1 NS • CSAP Writing = 22 • 0 A • 9 P • 10 PP • 2 U • 1 NS • CSAP Math = 22 • 1 A • 3 P • 8 PP • 10 U • CSAP Science =18 • 0 A • 3 P • 5 PP • 9 U • 1 NS

  18. Monitoring Student and Group Progress/Strategies/Interventions • Daily student checkpoints (Formative Assessments) OLS and LMS • Daily student snapshots OLS and LMS • Daily student progress in OLS for K-8 • Weekly office hours and Class Connect sessions • Virtual office hours • F2F office hours • Weekly staff and PLC meetings • DIBELS PM and Scantron testing • Student goal planning at beginning of year, and development of PLP’s using CIC grades in 6-12 and K-5 FLP’s

  19. Monitoring Student and Group Progress/Strategies/Interventions cont. • Discussion Boards • Learning Coach and student phone conferences ( Min. Bi-Weekly) • Kmail daily • F2F interventions for struggling students regularly in FVA computer lab • Development of Student Data Wall in the office and virtually • We begin on Thursday, October 7th and will be ongoing • Development of assessment calendar (UIP will guide our direction along with SAAC) • First SAAC meeting October 6th from 4-6 • Development of SMART Process (Student Monitoring of Accountability, Responsibility, and Truancy) • Display of student work in Connection Center, website, school newsletter, and our first annual digital art show. • Use of Study Island

  20. TOUR of OLS and LMS • Admin Access • Reports • Total View • Teacher Access • Michelle and Jodi • Student/Learning Coach Access • K-8 room (Johnson)

  21. Effective Instruction • Virtual walk-throughs • Teacher evaluations • Recorded Class Connect sessions • Kmail and email communication • Drop ins on F2F office hours • Parent/Student surveys • Student progress • Monthly P2P support classes/Virtual or F2F • Standardized testing • Attendance reports • Student snapshots in OLS and LMS

  22. Professional Development • Beginning of the year 6 day VNTT that took place in conjunction with teachers regular teaching duties • 21st Century Teaching and Learning which includes ICT skill that students need as 21st century learners • Collaborative Instruction using web 2.0 tools like ning, posterous, blogging, podcasts, Elluminate live, FB, Twitter, thebigthink12, and Thinkfinity • Teacher and Learning Coach K12 national Speaker Series • Book Study (Seeking book) • iNACOL conference in November with Jodi and Kim

  23. Implementation Process • Created a SAAC to include parents, teachers, students, and administrators • Using our current students data prior knowledge will help in development of our UIP utilizing our SAAC and FVA team • Calendar to be set to monitor UIP progress with team • School Improvement process will be monitored at weekly PLC/Staff meetings

  24. Implementation Process cont. • Accomplishments are celebrated with development of Honor Roll, star student of the month at each school level, and recognition of students and Learning Coaches in school newsletter, website, and social network site • Participation in National K12 contests • Development of Student Ambassador program • Development of P2P support group for onboarding process and continued support • Development of 8th -9th grade transition program

  25. School/Home Relationship • Open door policy/Office Hours • 24 hour response expectation with voicemail, Kmail, and email • Teacher will make connection with every student weekly - no exceptions • FVA Learning Coaches/Mentors play an integral part and are a key partner in FVA’s success • Due to the model of FVA it requires consistent communication of student’s performance with parent/guardian • HMRM consistent communications and monitoring of student progress and achievement • Students notes in Total View

  26. School/Home Relationship • Min. Monthly outing and events (Calendar in development) Track attendance • Hikes, Skate City nights, Museum Visits, Happy Apple Farm • Principal Coffees • Meet and Greets F2F and Virtual • Story time with the principal or dean • School Clubs and extra curricular activities student government, intramural sports, service learning, book clubs • Education Showcase • Open houses/Parent trainings • Discipline with Love and Logic

  27. School/Home Relationship • SAAC/DAAC • Development of Booster group/K12 • P2P support group • Student Ambassadors • Home visits

  28. Next Steps and Challenges • UIP Development • Multi-District Application to CDE • Online learning policy and regulations • Development of Blended/Hybrid learning plans and infrastructure • Part-Time Counselor support for high need students with FVA • Continued growth • Expectations with minimal staffing and time • Dispelling misconceptions of online learning • District wide PD for effective online learning • Credit Recovery solutions • Summer School • Supplemental course support to other schools and charter schools

  29. Virtual Class Connect Session Walk Through

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