Accelerate This Summer!

1. Accelerate This Summer! Design & Delivery Of Dynamic Summer School Program.

2. Issues to Provide Summer School • Issue 1 • Staffing Requirements • Traditional Model Requires Face-to-Face Instructors • Issue 2 • Course Availability • Short Fall in Staffing • Short Fall in Curriculum • Classroom Availability for Summer • Issue 3 • Cost to Provide Summer School Program • Staffing, Facilities, Curriculum • Issue 4 • Perception of Use • Traditional Usage is Mostly Credit Recovery • Issue 5 • Shear Complexity

3. The Sevenstar Solutions Providing Resources to Enhance Your Ministry

4. Issue 1 Staffing • Traditional Model of Summer School • Define Summer School Around Students Emergency Needs • Credit Recovery • Attempt To Locate Faculty To Teach To Those Needs • Very Difficult • If Unsuccessful Allow Student To Take Course Elsewhere • “This strategy leaves school leaders with an uneasy sense of being “off-mission” because they are neither providing Christian education nor academic oversight during the summer months.” Summer School White Paper • Sevenstar Solution • Offer Turn-Key Solutions to Partner Schools • Qualified Christian Educators Online Teacher Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (Masters Degree Preferred) • Certified Teacher or Advance Degree in Subject Area • Teaching Experience Required • Christ Centered Faculty • Willingness To Share Their Testimony And Instruct Others In The Faith • Agree with our statement of Faith Click Here

5. Issue 2 Course Availability • Traditional Model of Summer School • Attempt To Locate Faculty To Teach To Those Needs • If Successful • Pull Together Resources To Deliver Summer Program • Staffing Availability • Curriculum Accessibility • Classroom Availability • Sevenstar Solution • Preset, 100% Documented, Yet Customizable Course Curriculum • Traditional, Accelerated, Extended • High Quality Online Courses • North Central Association of Colleges & Schools • NCAA Clearing House • AP College Board Approved Courses • Key Features of Sevenstar Online Courses for Summer • 100% Course Availability for Summer School • No Minimum Students to Start a Course • School Defines the Start and End Dates • Flexible Course Location. At Home, On Campus, Vacation, All of the Above

6. Issue 3 Cost Considerations • Traditional Model of Summer School • Potential Cost of Operating Summer School • Cost of Faculty for Summer • Cost of Utilities to Open Up Campus • Cost of Additional Personnel for Campus Safety • Cost of Facilities Maintenance from Usage • Traditional Outcome of Summer School • If Lucky a challenging summer and break even on costs • Sevenstar Solution • Traditional Costs Become Strategic Costs • Faculty, Facilities, Utilities become Optional based on your implementation. • Open Campus 0, 2, 3, 5 Days a week Depending on Purpose. • Turn Key Solution for Summer Courses • Most ½ Credit Courses Are • $400-$370 with a Sevenstar teacher • $300-$270 when the school supplies the teacher • Most Schools Providing Summer School Charge $450-$800

7. Issue 4 Perceived Usage • Traditional Model of Summer School • Define Summer School around Students Emergency Needs • Credit Recovery • Sevenstar Solutions • New Options for Students • Enrichment • Course Advancement • Even Out Incoming Freshman Math & Science • Provide New Opportunities for Fall • New Opportunity for Schools • Revenue Generation in Summer • Recruitment Program for Summer • 35%-50% Recruitment from Community • Examples “The most beneficial aspect of our summer school program with Sevenstar is that we free up space in the schedule for our incoming seniors to take more advanced courses or electives that they were previously unable to take.” – CJ Del Balso Capistrano Valley Christian School “One of the significant advantages of our Sevenstar online summer school program is that it has enabled our advanced track students to fulfill necessary credits, which frees them up to continue to participate in the fine arts programs all four years of high school.”  Jay Tinklenberg, Counselor Pantego Christian Academy

8. Issue 5 Shear Complexity

9. Issue 5 Shear Complexity • Traditional Model of Summer School • Difficult Balancing of Many Facets • Teacher Availability • Classroom Availability Amidst Summer school Maintenance Schedule • Course Content Considerations • Cost of Program in light of benefits for school • Sevenstar Solutions • Turn Key Program Provide • Online Courses • Online Teachers • Streamlined Admission Process • Easy Online Course Request System • Online Payment System • 24/7 Access to Reports • Progress Report • Communication Log • Activity Log • Grade Report • Teacher Sends Notices to School

10. Step by Step Plan for A Dynamic Summer School

11. Steps for Summer School • Step 1 Consider Your Options • Meet Needs of Current Students • Credit Recovery • Enrichment • Provide Benefits to Current Students • Course Advancement • Provide New Opportunities for Fall • Even Out Incoming Freshman Math & Science • Other Ideas • Open those to the Community • Districts are Closing Summer School • Click Here for Article about Kansas City, MO • Click Here for Article about Greensboro, NC • Click Here for Article about Whittier, CA • Click Here for NY Times Article from 2009 • Check Your District for Summer School News

12. Steps for Summer School • Step 2 Consider Your Intent • Revenue Generation • Recruitment of Students • A, B, C’s of Revenue Generation Ideas • A- Compare Families Options in Community • Cost, Timeframe, Convenience • B- Consider What You Can Provide • Cost • $400-$370 for ½ Credit Course which includes teacher. • $300-$270 for ½ Credit Course when school supplies teacher. • Timeframe • You Set the Start and End Date for Each Student • Convenience • On Campus or Off Campus • C- Consider What Resources Your Want to Include • Campus, Computer Lab, Lab Monitor • More Important for Recruitment Program • May be Important to Families of Younger Students

13. Steps for Summer School • A, B, C’s of Student Recruitment Ideas • A- Compare Families Options in Community • Cost, Timeframe, Convenience • B- Consider What You Can Provide • Cost • $400-$370 for ½ Credit Course which includes teacher. • $300-$270 for ½ Credit Course when school supplies teacher. • Timeframe • You Set the Start and End Date for Each Student • Convenience • On Campus with Assistance. • C- Consider What Resources Your Will Include • Access to Computer Lab • 5 Days a Week • 3 Days a Week • 2 Days a Week • Staffing to Provide Orientation to Families 1st Week of Summer School • Weekly Progress Reports to Parents

14. Steps for Summer School • Step 3 Promotion and Marketing • Promoting within your walls • Website • Emails • Newsletter • Marketing outside your walls • Websites • Local newspaper • Direct mailer • Email lists • Blogs, twitter, facebook etc… • Resources provided by Sevenstar • Sevenstar Representatives • Call and develop a promotion & marketing plan • Partner resource portal • Brochure • Posters

15. Summer School Program Powered by Sevenstar

16. Great Flexibility For Summer Full Course June 7th ? Aug 6th Aug 13th July 30th July 30th ? 1st Semester 2nd Semester Credit Recovery 2nd Semester Alg, Eng, Bio 3x Recruitment June 14th Full Course Economics 7x 5x 2x 3x Advancement Full Course June 7th June 28th Health 2x

17. Delivering on Expectations Some Questions to Take you Further

18. Deliver Expectations- Where • Where should the students take the courses? • From campus computer lab • Which will fit best with your current philosophy of education and policies? • What is your comfort level with delivering summer school differently? • What are your personnel resources? • What are your expenses to do so? (Lighting, AC, power, security…) • From home computer • What is your parents comfort level of their child taking courses from home? • What is the technology available to students at home? • From remote location computer • Vacation, work, mom & dads office • 100% accessibility with proper technology • Review technology requirement click here • Give to students if needed

19. Deliver Expectations- How • How will you support your students for success? • From home or remote computer • Review- student progress reports for successful pace progress • Evaluate- communication logs for teacher interaction • Survey- student individual assignment grades • Tell- teacher/student/parents on steps needed for success • See partner coach for detailed coaching on front office system • From campus computer lab in addition to R.E.S.T. • Come alongside students • Visual confirmation of work • See their work and offer guidance • Achieve connection to • Hold them accountable to academic quality, pace chart, proper communication, etc… • Maintain conducive environment • For learning, for open communication, for addressing issues quickly • Praise often and specific • Offer encouragement for student involvement in their course and with their teacher.

20. Final Thoughts

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