NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL VIRTUAL ACADEMY
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NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL VIRTUAL ACADEMY
NEVA’s Purpose“The Good Life”
• Maintaining our rural lifestyle without sacrificing educational opportunity for our students
• We can Live Small and Play Big
The Past1999-2009
• Western Nebraska Distance Learning Consortium formed in 1999
• 20 school districts in ESU #13 all participating as equal members (one district = one vote)
• Coordination and participation fees divided equally
• ESU #13 has run an alternative ed program (VALTS) for over ten years.
2005-2006
• DL has worked wonderfully, but there are times when more flexibility is needed.
• We found and liked a system that had many of the components we saw in the NEVA hybrid. – 80% online– 20% Skype, DL, cell phone (they have our
numbers), land line, Instant Messaging, email, site coordinator, personal teacher visits
2006 - 2007
• Pilot Summer– Algebra and American History
• 14 students between Garden County and VALTS
• Partnership with WNCC/ESU 13– 42,600 sq ft facility–$3.5 million – ESU 11,000 sq ft $875,000– ¾ owned by WNCC, ¼ owned by ESU
2007-2008
Construction starts at WNCC
Decision to add two staff members was made-
• ESU would fund 08-09• Funding becomes
consortium responsibility in 09-10
• The six VALTS Supts. approved the concept of merging NEVA and VALTS
2007-2008
– NEVA’s first delivery philosophy is born (Not buying products, but creating courses based on Nebraska Academic Standards, and infusing 21st Century Skills)
– 7 courses identified by ESU schools and created by NEVA staff
• English 9 and English 10
• Algebra 1
• Physical Science and Biology• US History and World History
– Moodle-NROC
Phase I: Fall 2008
• Construction completed Nov. 2008
• 7 courses up and running, involving:– 9 school districts– 41 students
• District Site Visits
Phase II: Spring 2009
•7 courses (with mixture of 1st & 2nd semester offerings)
•8 school districts
•36 students
•Planning Stage:•Using District input
• Phase 3 & 4 course offerings
•Identification & capacity building (training) adjunct faculty
Phase III: Summer 2009
- Commitment to offer 4 – one semester courses (from each core area)
- 8 school districts
- 45 students
- Strengthen WNCC relationship
- Design and build two new courses
- College Calculus & College Physics
- Expand resource base with training in module design and social authoring concepts
WHAT WE LEARNED
• Re-phasing to deal with:– OUR FORMAT – consistent look– Modules vs Courses– District Curriculum Needs– Technology Issues
• Internet Bandwidth• Schools’ Network Idiosyncrasies • Student Computers Idiosyncrasies• Network Security/CIPA regulations/eRate/email
– Sustainability• FTE’s: COURSE DEVELOPMENT, INSTRUCTION
Funding
Sustainability • Summer, 2007-Summer, 2009 – ESU
funds pilot project
• Fall, 2009 and beyond: Funding becomes consortium responsibility. Fee structure similar to current DL consortium
Phase IV: Fall, 2009
• Implementation Stage – Offerings according to district needs from
the existing 7 courses, additional courses & modules
• Planning Stage– Course Creation according to district
needs and funds available
Where do we go from here?
• Learning opportunities for students• Professional Development• Statewide Networking• 21st Century Learning Skills• Global Community• Continuation of “The Good Life”
• What questions do you have for us?
• Contact Info– Kirk Begley ([email protected])– Craig Hicks ([email protected])– Julie Schaff ([email protected])– BJ Peters ([email protected])– Jeff West ([email protected])