District Perspectives on Doing More with Less: A Client Panel
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The document discusses the challenges and solutions faced by educational institutions in expanding access while reducing costs through digital tools. It highlights a case study of Deer Valley Unified School District, which transitioned to online summer school using Blackboard, resulting in a significant increase in enrollments and decreased operating expenses. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of enhancing teacher training and professional development through online resources to adapt to economic challenges.
![Thank you! Additional Questions? Bert Ross , Manager - Teacher Support System, Baltimore City Public School System 443-642-5001 [email_address] http://www.bcps.k12.md.us/ Tracy Clanton-Smith , Online Coordinator, Lubbock Independent School District 806-766-1132 [email_address] http://www.lubbockisd.org/ www.blackboard.com/k12/learn (866) 424-9299 ext. 2427](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/dmwlbbforwebinarfordistribution-091217135016-phpapp01/85/District-Perspectives-on-Doing-More-with-Less-A-Client-Panel-11-320.jpg)
District Perspectives on Doing More with Less: A Client Panel
- 1. Wednesday June 24, 2009 Bert Ross , Manager - Teacher Support System, Baltimore City Public School System Tracy Clanton-Smith , Online Coordinator, Lubbock Independent School District Steve Krum , K-12 Solutions Engineer District Perspectives on Doing More with Less
- 2. 20 million users 9 global offices across 4 continents Born from education in 1997 1,000+ of us, working with 5,200+ of you Extended by 2,500 developers and partners +
- 3. Close the gap between the way students live and the way they learn Deliver a 21st Century educational experience that is engaging, individualized and effective Our Vision:
- 4. An open, web-based teaching and learning platform for engaging and assessing learners in and beyond the classroom 3,000+ clients, 15+ million estimated active users, at all levels of learning Local or hosted deployment Engaging and assessing learners at all levels
- 6. Economic Challenges to Expanding Educational Opportunities
- 7. Go digital with curriculum guides Enhance teacher quality with online professional development Give students and teachers more flexibility with online summer school Consider online instructional resources to enrich student learning Allow employees to learn at their own pace, on their own desktop School Districts Do More with Less www.blackboard.com/k12/learn
- 8. Blackboard Case Study Deer Valley United School District 36,500+ students 36 schools Arizona Challenge: Expanding Access while Decreasing Costs Increase enrollments and reduce costs for their summer school program. Blackboard Solution: Anytime Anywhere Access to Learning Deer Valley switched from face-to-face to online summer school by leveraging Blackboard Learn. Increased enrollments from 250 to 1,500 during the first online summer offering Decreased operating expenses by 80% and still charges the same affordable tuition More than 4 times as many classes are now available to students during the summer
- 9. BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS & LUBBOCK ISD Blackboard Client Panel
- 10. www.k12perspectives.com “ We’re now looking at professional development with much more of a local focus and ways to do more video conferencing and online training. Our approach is to use our system to improve access, so we can control and lower PD costs over the longer term.” . Marie Scigliano Ed.D., Director of Technology and Library Media Palo Alto Unified School District
- 11. Thank you! Additional Questions? Bert Ross , Manager - Teacher Support System, Baltimore City Public School System 443-642-5001 [email_address] http://www.bcps.k12.md.us/ Tracy Clanton-Smith , Online Coordinator, Lubbock Independent School District 806-766-1132 [email_address] http://www.lubbockisd.org/ www.blackboard.com/k12/learn (866) 424-9299 ext. 2427