Calvert Education Services held a webinar in January 2014 to discuss recent developments, including their transition to for-profit status and the acquisition of vschoolz inc. The new Calvert High School program aims to provide a rigorous academic experience with multiple options for students, including live instruction and a flexible schedule. The program will be delivered through an interactive learning management system (LMS) and includes a unique 'learn-use-teach' instructional model.

1. CALVERT EDUCATION SERVICES
The New Calvert High School
An Invitation-Only Webinar
for Current Calvert Customers and Employees
January, 2014
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2. Overview of Presentation
• Welcome and introductions
• Recent developments at Calvert Education Services
– The Calvert product suite
• The Calvert High School
– Our vision for the Calvert high school
– Key components of the high school program
– Learn-Use-Teach
• Program offerings by school year
– Future program expansion/improvements
• Discussion
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3. Introduction of Participants
• Gretchen Roe – Calvert Community Liaison
– 20+ years of home schooling experience.
– Six children – 2 college grads, 2 college students, 2 who are still
“Calvert kids”.
– Calvert School’s Community Liaison since 2006.
• Eric Isselhardt, PhD – Chief Academic Officer
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Former CEO of three independent schools.
CEO of the nationally known Kingsbury Center in DC.
Vice President at Southern Vermont College.
International school and curriculum architect.
• Joseph Olchefske – President of Calvert Education Services
– Former President of two online learning companies.
– Education researcher at American Institutes for Research.
– Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools.
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4. Recent Developments at
Calvert Education Services
• Separation from the Calvert Day School.
– In December 2012.
• Transition from non-profit to for-profit status.
– In December 2012.
– Initial investment by investor group.
• Acquisition of VSchoolz Inc.
– In October 2013.
– Key VSchoolz assets include digital curriculum and an excellent Learning
Management System.
• Expanded executive management team.
– New President, Chief Academic Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
• Second round of investment pending.
– To fund improvements and digitization of the Calvert Curriculum.
– To be completed in the near future.
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5. The Calvert Product Suite
Calvert
Classic
Calvert
Plus
Calvert
Academy
Basic Services
A La Carte Services
Live Instruction in
Some Courses
Live Instruction in
All Courses on a
Weekly Basis
Calvert Curriculum
Calvert Curriculum
Calvert Curriculum
Rigorous, aligned K12
Analog and digital
Unified LMS
Rigorous, aligned K12
Analog and digital
Unified LMS
Rigorous, aligned K12
Analog and digital
Unified LMS

6. Our Vision for the Calvert High School
• A rigorous academic program aligned with the Calvert K-8 program.
– The Calvert Curriculum.
• Full array of courses – Core, AP, foreign language, electives
• A primarily digital program with some supplementary analog content.
– Printed learning guides.
• Content delivered to students via a rich, interactive LMS.
– Video, audio and collaborative content.
• Live teacher instructional support available for all subject areas.
– On a whole-school basis or an a la carte basis.
• Program options for students aligned with Calvert’s three basic product
Calvert
Calvert
Calvert
offerings:
Plus
Academy
Classic
Basic Services
Calvert Curriculum
Rigorous, aligned K12
Analog and digital
Unified LMS
A La Carte Services
Live Instruction in Some
Courses
Calvert Curriculum
Rigorous, aligned K12
Analog and digital
Unified LMS
Live Instruction in
All Courses on a Weekly
Basis
Calvert Curriculum
Rigorous, aligned K12
Analog and digital
Unified LMS

7. Key Components of the High School Program
• Three program options:
– Calvert Classic – Access to online
content and printed learning guides.
– Calvert Plus – Classic with live
instruction in select courses and an
ala carte menu of services.
– Calvert Academy – Full school
program with a live teacher in every
course.
• College prep academics
– Not a remedial program.
– Guidance/college counseling.
• Full course catalog
– Core academic offerings.
– Broad selection of electives.
– Multiple non-English languages.
• Diploma granting program
– Maryland State diploma.
• The Flex-Pace schedule
– A defined set of live instructional
sessions delivered weekly through
the school year.
– Attendance is voluntary and all
sessions are recorded and archived in
an online course library for
independent self-paced use.
• Live instruction
– One live group instructional session
per course per week.
– Designated teacher office hours
every week.
– Teacher on-call availability via phone,
e-mail and Skype.
• Learn-Use-Teach instructional
model
– The Calvert instructional model.

8. Learn-Use-Teach
• Learn-Use-Teach is the core paradigm of the Calvert academic program.
– The foundational element of our overall instructional design.
– All grade levels, all content areas.
• A three step instructional process:
– Learn – Understand academic content and concepts at a deep level.
– Use – Actively interact with and utilize the learned content.
– Teach – Share and present the learned content to others.
• Underlying rationale for the Learn-Use-Teach model:
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Informed by research and best practices.
Based on active learning.
Derived from inquiry-based learning pedagogy.
Provides for a wide array of assessment methodologies.
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9. Program Offerings by Year
SY14-15
SY15-16
SY16-17
Curriculum upgrades
Yes
Yes
Yes
Online program
No
Yes
Yes
9th Grade
9th -10th Grades
9th -12th Grades
Online program
Yes
Yes
Yes
Spanish language
Yes
Yes (others possible)
Yes (others possible)
AP classes
Yes
Yes
Yes
9th
K-10
K-12
K-8 Private Pay/Legacy
MyCalvert
VSchoolz
VSchoolz
K-8 Institutional
Connexus
VSchoolz
VSchoolz
High School
VSchoolz
VSchoolz
VSchoolz
Live Instruction
Yes
Yes
Yes
Partial menu
Full menu
Full menu
K-8
High School
LMS
Additional Services
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10. CONTACT US
Enrollment Services
1 (888)328-8285
Education Counselors:
1 (888)487-4652
My email address:
groe@calvertservices.org
Find us on Facebook:
www.Facebook.com/calvertschool
For more information on Calvert, visit:on
www.homeschool.calvertschool.org
Our other presentations can be found in our webinar library!
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