NVUSD Credit Recovery with Digital Curriculum

How it Began:• 2010-11 Summer School Ended• Interest in Digital Curriculum• Asked Adult Education to pilot• Began with summer session• Evolved into year round plus expanded summer session

Goals:• Increase rigor (College & Career Readiness)• Expand access to 21st century skills• Provide equitable access and opportunities for all

Needs: Those who need to recover credits Those who can be better served through use of digital curriculum Those who choose to retake courses for grade improvement

Hybrid or Blended Model

Advantages:• Students work at own pace

• Teacher Interaction and Intervention- Key to Success

• Students may work anywhere outside class

• Built in student supports

• No disciplinary issues

Challenges: • Technology must work

• Developing effective placement system

• Continuous monitoring

• Staffing, Tracking

Development of Program

Align with District & Sites Know the scope of needs (clearly define) Involve teachers and students Research and pilot different systems Develop tracking system to produce useable data Know what supports are available in system Make sure licenses are reusable

Implementation-Professional Development

-Training, Training, Training-Involve Teachers-Teacher PLC: aligned District curriculum to Apex

Courses, Course Codes uploaded to UCOP for a-g credit

-Student progress: timelines, intervention strategies, coaching, scaffolding -

-Levels: Core, Literacy Advantage, Foundations-Significant teacher Involvement-Rigor, Clear Content Mastery-Test-out option 80% complete w/ 80% score-Constant monitoring & support for Teachers-Digital curriculum not for every student

Digital curriculum program implementation

 

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Pathways of instruction with standards-based curriculum, taught in blended learning model:

• Foundations: For students with IEPs who are not prepared for grade-level academic challenges

• Literacy Advantage™: For students who are reading below proficient and need to earn credits toward graduation

• Core: For students ready for grade-level challenges; Also includes: targeted scaffolding

• Honors: For motivated students seeking to accelerate their learning

self-paced learning

Operations

Sufficient staff to place, monitor and track

Constant communication with site counselors and administrators

Steering committee (Adult Education, District & Site Staff)

Give teachers-tangible tools, tech support

Keep track of expenses

Results

Data demonstrates program value Compare to traditional summer

school (pass rates, content, mastery, expense, disciplinary issues)

Survey staff, students Present to Cabinet and Board

2012-13981 Total Students Courses Placed 2139

Completed Courses 1067Credits Recovered 5335

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397

544

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613

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Courses Placed by Grade Level

ACHS 397

NHS 544

NTHS 177

NVIS 9

VOHS 399

VHS 613

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Completed Courses by Subject

ACHS 206 NHS 284 VHS 3550

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120

140

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144 143

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EnglishSocial StudiesMathScienceHealthPEElectiveForeign Languages

Student Survey

93% - Computer w/Internet at home 47% - 1-3 hrs.; 42% 3+ hrs. outside class 83% - Teacher communicated regularly

about progress 86% - Learned material in the course 84% - Preferred blended to traditional 76% - Digital curriculum blend was more

motivating 74% - were in Literacy Advantage

Celebrate!Graduation Celebration on June 28, 2013

NHS 23VHS 7VOHS 5NVIS 1NVAE 7Total 43