1. Octorara Area School District

2. School Setting
 Octorara Area School District
 800-900 students in high school
 Rural & Suburban Population

3. Why Online Programming
 Students are enrolling in PA Cyber Charter
 At added expense to school district
 Tax dollars would stay in the district
 District does not have to pay for PA Cyber Charter
 District can get reimbursed for running a Charter School

4. Why Online Programming
 Offers alternatives for the following students
 At risk of not graduating- Can take cyber school for
credit recovery
 Homebound/ Attendance Issues- Students that miss a
lot of school time can participate in online
programming to receive credit recovery.
 Alternative to Alternative Education- Our district often
send chronic discipline problem students to alternative
education schools at an added expense to the district.
Online programs may keep these students in the district
and keep them on track to graduate.

5. First Steps
 Technology Survey : of Staff and District Students
 Form Committee: teachers, administrators, IT staff,
parents, students, board members, local business.
(Develop guidelines and procedures)

6. Committee:
 Begin to develop Procedures, Guidelines, Evaluation
tools for online courses
 Recruit and Train Staff
 Identify Professional Development needs

7. Online Program Evaluation Criteria
 Technology/ Program Review
 Course Offerings & Expectation
 Course Content
 Measuring Student Learning
 Assessment Practices
 Student Collaboration
 Teacher Evaluation

8. Course Evaluation Criteria
 All Online Courses will be evaluated using
 District Online Course Evaluation Form
 Developed by the Online Education Committee
 Based upon INACOL – National Standards for Online Courses

9. Technology/ Program Review
 District need to evaluate technology available
 District Technology use survey
 Student Screening
 Assess students to determine if online education is right
for them

10. Course Offerings & Expectation
 Expectations are written and clearly defined
 Course Syllabus is easy to find and access
 Course assignments and content are clearly listed
 Course resources are provided
 Rubrics are provided for all assignments
 Instructor contact provided

11. Course Content
• Learning Objectives Clearly Listed
• All course resources are linked to learning objectives
• Course Learning Objectives and Design meet the needs
of diverse learning styles

12. Measuring Student Learning
 Formal and Informal Assessments used to measure
student learning
 Monitoring and Intervention
 For students that are struggling
 Built in Safe Guards

13. Assessment Practices
 Assessments must be aligned with learning objectives
 Assessment types designed for diverse learning styles
 Assessment promotes collaboration, Communication,
21st Century Skills
 Rubrics provided for assessments

14. Student Collaboration
 Online courses should promote:
 Collaboration between students & instructor
 Communication between students & instructor
 Promotion of positive environment for communication
 Face to Face
 Octorara Online Program
 Blended Face to Face Option

15. Blended Format Option
 Face to Face
 Octorara Online Program allows students to meet face
to face for.
 Special Projects, Guest Speakers, Field Trips, Team Building
Activities, Career Exploration

16. Teacher Evaluation
 Assessment Evaluation will follow rubric expectations
 Teachers will provide feedback in a timely manner
 Teachers will encourage collaboration and
communication among students.

17. Summary
 Need for Online Courses
 Cut Cost to District
 District is adapting to meet changing needs of students
 Committee and Surveys
 Develop Policies:
 Course Offerings
 Meet Student Needs
 Evaluate Courses and Teachers

18. Works Cited
 Pusateri, Thomas (Assistance from:
Halonen,Jane, Hill, Bill & McCarthy, Maureen).
"American Psychological Association Education
Directorate." November 2009. American Psychological
Association.
URL:http://www.apa.org/ed/governance/bea/assessm
ent-cyberguide-v2.pdf. 16 3 2013.
 Pape, Liz & Wicks, Matthew. "National Standards for
Quality Online Programs ." 10 2009. INACOL . URL:
http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/N
ACOL%20Standards%20Quality%20Online%20Progra
ms.pdf. 16 3 2013.