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Olentangy will work to stretch levy this year

January 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Olentangy Local School District will continue to tighten its belt in 2012 as its student body continues to grow.

This year, the district will look to the future, making plans to to stave off the construction of new schools and examining new ways to integrate technology into the curriculum, officials said.

Dual-enrollment opportunities and new online classes will free up some space while simultaneously giving ambitious students a chance to excel in 2012, leaders said.

Teachers will unveil new online classes this year that they began to develop in 2011.

Lucas said he hopes to see more Olentangy high school students earning college credit this year than ever before.

The district’s alternative high school track, OASIS, is expected to expand in 2012 after getting its start last year.

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Morning Bell: Top 10 Education Stories of 2011

December 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

7. House Education and the Workforce Committee moves to reduce federal role in education. This year, the House Education and the Workforce Committee put forward some major proposals to begin the important work of reducing the federal role in education. Two important proposals were introduced: one, by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), would trim the number of programs under NCLB from around 80 down to 43. Another by Chairman John Kline (R-MN), would allow states more flexibility to spend federal education dollars in a way that best meets the needs of local students. Both are good first steps to returning more power to state and local leaders, and reducing Washington’s bloated role in education.

6. Online learning growth accelerates. In 2011, a growing number of families decided to take advantage of the online learning options now available for K-12 students across the country. According to Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning, there are now 30 states with full-time online learning schools, open to students from districts across the state. Forty states offer state-run virtual schools, online charter schools are proliferating, and many more families are taking advantage of private online learning providers. Across the country, students are taking millions of courses online, customizing their educational experiences.

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Cambridge Judge Business School delivers Leadership Programme for UNICEF

November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Designed for UNICEF’s senior leaders, the Senior Leadership Development Programme will be delivered in study blocks for around 150 of UNICEF’s leadership team over a two-year period.

In a time of unprecedented internal and external change, including the introduction of new organisation-wide systems and processes, UNICEF determined the need for a competency-building, strategic and developmental leadership programme. The UNICEF leaders involved will benefit from a deeper understanding of team work and the drive for results, support in gaining a long-term strategic view, as well as having the opportunity to be challenged by a network of world-class faculty, sector experts and each other.

The duration of each group is seven months and the content is split into three study blocks covering key leadership areas and delivered globally at locations including UNICEF’s headquarters in New York and at Cambridge Judge Business School, UK. The programme utilises a blended learning approach of plenary faculty-led discussions, group coaching, individual mentoring, project work and online interaction and learning through a Virtual Learning Environment.

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School Choice Offers Opportunity for the Teaching Profession

January 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

As technology changes and evolves, the world of education and teaching will undoubtedly change. Teachers across the country must stay ahead of the curve.

Although some teachers and the unions see school choice as foreboding for the public school outlook, school choice encompasses empowerment for the parent to choose an environment that employs teachers in all arenas. A new era has been ushered in for education. Once limited to rigid traditional school terms and schedules, teachers are employed in traditional public schools, charters, private schools, religious schools, and online schools just to name a few. Educators will in turn have choices themselves when deciding when, where and how to teach kids.

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Moyer open under new management

September 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Since Moyer opened in 2006, students had failed to score at the state’s average level for any grade or subject. Last year’s test scores placed the school last for grades eight and 10. The worst results were for 10th-grade students: 9 percent scored proficient in reading and 5 percent were proficient in math.

In mid-July, citing a willingness to keep Moyer open, state officials gave control of Moyer to K12, which specializes in online classes. Several state, local and community leaders vowed to make Moyer, located in a troubled city neighborhood, among the best schools in the state.

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The Horizon Virtual Academy Announces a New Kindergarten-Grade 12 Private Online School for Students in Delaware

July 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

WILMINGTON, Del., June 1 /PRNewswire/ — The Horizon Virtual Academy is proud to offer a premier Kindergarten-Grade 12 online educational experience to students in Delaware. Horizon Virtual Academy is a private, tuition based, online school that delivers a world-class, personalized, and cutting edge learning experience, and is now enrolling students throughout Delaware. Parents and students interested in Delaware’s newest educational option are encouraged to visit www.thehorizonacademy.com to learn more and enroll.

“We are excited to provide and serve families in Delaware with a new innovative educational option for their children. At Horizon Academy, we offer an education that is challenging and self paced, while also providing each student with professional feedback and support,” said Jackie Picciotti, Director of Behavioral Science.

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Virtual Schools a boon to Del. students

July 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Thanks to the state’s new Delaware Virtual School, Johnson is taking Spanish I without dropping anything from her agenda.

“It’s been really good for us because she’s been able to keep her schedule at school,” her mother, Christine Johnson, said. “And since it’s being done through the school system, we don’t have to pay for it, so it’s an excellent idea.”

The state piloted the virtual school in January with 284 high school students from 18 of the state’s 19 school districts. Six courses — Algebra I, pre-calculus, Spanish I, Spanish II, American government and physical education — are available. The coursework and the instructors are provided by Florida Virtual School and Apex Learning in Washington.

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Delaware Virtual School Pilot Program Continuation of Pilot Program for 2008-2009

July 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Delaware Department of Education / Delaware Center for Educational Technology will continue the Pilot Program of the Delaware Virtual School for the 2008-2009 school year. The Pilot Program will operate very similar to the initial Pilot Program. Online courses will address high school student needs with the main intent being develop and implement the procedures for efficiently working with the high schools in selecting and enrolling students who wish to take online courses. Lessons learned from the initial Pilot Program have been incorporated into the procedures for the 2008-2009 school year.

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Delaware now has online high schools site

January 2, 2010 By 1 Comment

Welcome to yet another state-specific website for online high schools. Brought to you by Best Online High Schools, this gives you information on all that is going on in your state with online high schools.

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