University of Nebraska

For NETA

Barbara Wolf Shousha, DirectorApril 25 - 26, 2013

University of Nebraska High School• Accredited

– The Nebraska Department of Education – AdvancED (parent organization of The North Central Association)– NCAA has approved our core courses; Tier One for Military

• Complete High School Curriculum– Over100 courses in core, elective and Advanced Placement

• Full Academic and Support Staff– Director, Principal, Academic Advisor, Certificated Teachers

• School and Learning Organization Focus – Transcript review and analysis, credit transferred to local schools

Presentation Agenda

The Central Question: How can we keep students on the path to graduation with online opportunities?

• Review Challenges Faced by Schools

• Discuss Online Options for Schools and Students

• Using Questions to Choose Online Options

Challenges

• Limited resources against a broad array of students

• Smaller population of students – same geography

• Teachers multi-tasking, multiple preps

• Student / Parent expectations

Online Options

• Curriculum Objects for Blended Learning– Flipped Classroom

• Software – Credit Recovery

• Full Service Options– University Sponsored Schools– For-Profit Schools

It is not EITHER / OR it is BOTH / AND.

Questions to Clarify Goals

• What is the problem we are trying to solve?• What is the value we are trying to create?

• What can we do locally?• What should we do locally?

• Does this meet our standards and requirements– Accredited?– Matched to state standards?– Transcripting, progress reporting?– NCAA Approved?– Tier One for military recruiting?

Alternative Education – Need Flexibility

"Your support and course offerings are a godsend. Many of these classes would be impossible in a traditional setting, nor would the students be able to make up lost time and classes as they are able working with you."

Small School - Foreign Language

“(We are) a small school in a remotely populated area. These courses are important to our students to fulfill foreign language requirements at many colleges and universities. We do not have a foreign language teacher on staff at our small school.”

Students at Different Skill Levels

"We are a small rural school who has had to cut classes due to the reduction of staff. I have two students on both ends of the educational spectrum. The Pre Algebra student needs more instruction in the math area as she is s senior who needs to improve her math skills. My other student is a newly transferred student who took three years of Spanish in his previous school and wanted to take the 4th year of Spanish before he goes to a 4 year college."

One Student Needs Advanced Class

"We have an advanced student who qualifies to take Physics but we couldn't offer it this year because of numbers. Being a Class C-1 school we couldn't justify a class for one student. This scholarship would allow our student to experience Physics before he goes to college."

Thank you! Questions?

Barbara Shousha, Director

402.472.4424

Website: http://highschool.unl.edu