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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?