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South Dakota Virtual School
Advisory / Provider Meeting
September 8, 2008
9 Approved Providers
• Apex• Black Hills State University• Dakota State University• DIAL• eLearning Center / NSU• Learning Power / eLearning Center• North Dakota Center for Distance Education• University of Nebraska-Lincoln Independent Study
High School
SDVS Course Content Areas
• Career & Technical Education• Fine Arts• Health & Science• Language Arts• Mathematics• Political & Social Sciences• Science• World Language
Courses Available
180 Semester Courses Currently Available
Career & Technical Education….31 Semester CoursesFine Arts………………………….. 6 Semester CoursesHealth & Education……………… 5 Semester CoursesLanguage Arts…………………... 20 Semester CoursesMathematics………………………34 Semester CoursesPolitical & Social Sciences…….. 22 Semester CoursesScience……………………………30 Semester CoursesWorld Language………………… 32 Semester Courses
Graduation Requirements
English…………………………..…….… 2.5 of 4 Required Units Available **Missing 9th Grade & Speech
Social Studies………………….……………….. 3 Required Units Available
Mathematics……………. 3 Required + 1 Higher Level Elective Available
Science…………………………..……. 4 Required Units +3 Lab Available
Fine Arts………………………………………… 1 Required Unit Available
Requirements cont.
Health or Physical Education…….....………….. .5 Required Unit Available
Economics or Personal Finance………………. .5 Required Unit Available
World Language…………………………..……..2 Required Units Available
(2 yrs same language French & Spanish)
Computer Studies…………………………….… .5 Required Unit Available
Electives……………………………… 2.5 Units Required Several Available
Additional Offerings
• 20 Advance Placement Courses
• 8 Skill Building and/or Credit Recovery Courses
• 5 Middle School/Junior High Courses(some of the Skill Building applicable here)
• 31 CT Semester Courses
Courses In Development
• Photography• Stats• Sociology• Accounting• Economics• 9th Grade English
Courses Seeking
• Speech (meet graduation requirement)• Anatomy • Civics• Foreign Language - Other• Credit Recovery• Additional MS/JH • Dual Credit • Others per requested by school districts
SDVS Going Forward
Things to consider:
What do “Customers” want?– More courses outside the “box” – Prep-courses ie. ACT prep, – Dual Credit Courses– More training - Better understanding of how it works– Communication, Communication, Communication
Questions?
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