For the third time this year, administrators & teachers from Korea’s Air & University High School visited Everett Public Schools OnlineHS. We continue to enjoy hosting our guest and sharing our program. OnlineHS is one of three stops the visitors make to Pacific Northwest area online programs. In addition to Everett, they also visit two [...]
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Korean Air & Correspondence High School visits OnlineHS
Today was the first of three planned trips to Sequoia and OnlineHS. The 35+ guests are from Korean Air & Correspondence High School, the largest online program in Korea. A federally-funded initiative, the 39-year old program serves the nation’s youth and adults who couldn’t get a diploma because they were forced to work in the [...]
Read More Air and Correspondence University, Korea, online learningNCAA Approves OnlineHS
The NCAA Clearinghouse–the division that approves student course work for athletic eligibility for colleges–has approved the Everett Public School’s OnlineHS as a course provider. New legislation regarding “nontraditional” coursework (defined as online, correspondence, independent study, software-based credit recovery etc.) was passed which outlined stringent criteria that must be met in order for a course to [...]
Read More NCAA, OnlineHSState of the School Review
Everett Public School District Administrators and School Board members came to OnlineHS for the annual “State of the School Review” where the year’s work on the school improvement plan is inspected and suggestions for improvement are given. The board offered only positive comments at the job OnlineHS is doing to serve a diverse population of [...]
Read More online learning, School ImprovementSatisfactory Audit
Everett Public Schools OnlineHS received a “SATISFACTORY” review during a recent state audit. It’s always stressful to undergo an audit. Especially given the stringent Alternative Learning Laws which have many specific requirements unique to online learning. Even more so knowing that audits in the past year of other state programs had resulted in substantial fines [...]
Read More audit, governmentOnlineHS at House Education Committee
OnlineHS Administrator Sally Lancaster was invited to present to the House Education Committee about Alternative Learning. Find a video of the presentation below:
Read More ALE, government, Sally LancasterACTE/CTE WAVA Conference 2011
OnlineHS was part of a panel discussion at the Association of Career & Technical Education Administrator’s (ACTE) WAVA (Washington Vocational Association) Spring Conference in Olympia today. Joining the State’s Digital Learning Department and three other public programs (Internet Academy, Spokane Virtual, and the new Tacoma Virtual), OnlineHS presented two sessions devoted to online learning. Questions [...]
Read More ACTE, ALE, government, WAVAExploring Education Expo – Issaquah
OnlineHS Administrator Sally Lancaster was invited to present the “Advantages & Pitfalls of Online Learning” at the Exploring Eduction Expo in Issaquah at the Pickering Barn tonight. It was a great community event hosted by the local newspaper Issaquah, Sammamish, and beyond. Sally and Kevin had fun going back-and-forth, with each playing the role of [...]
Read More advantages, online learning, Pickering Barn, pitfallsOnlineHS at Senate Education Work Session
The Senate Education Committee invited OnlineHS to present during their early morning work session in Olympia, to gain more insights into online learning as a viable educational option. There were six programs that presented information to the committee (3 public & 3 private). The Senators had questions about content costs, alternative learning law requirements, and [...]
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