The document proposes a charter high school for gifted students in Orlando that would utilize digital learning and technology innovation. It would serve as the core of an K12 education ecosystem by acting as a testbed for education startups. Funding sources discussed include EB5 visas, state charter school funding, and digital learning grants. The school aims to address problems in the current education system by personalizing learning through blended learning 2.0 models.

1. A Charter High School
(For the Gifted)
As the Core of a
K12 EDU Innovation Ecosystem
Presentation to the All-Ivy Advisory Board
(Preliminary)
Oct 18, 2012
Mark Lee
SWOTS.School@gmail.com
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3. “Disrupting Class” By
Personalizing Education Via Technology
Q: What do you see as the major problems in the current
education system and how will disruptive innovation help correct
them?
A: The biggest problem in the current education system is that not
every student learns in the same, standard way, and yet schools
standardize the way they teach and test.
Using the computer as the delivery platform for learning has the
potential to break the trade-offs between customization and
affordability, which could ultimately allow students to learn in their
preferred styles and at their preferred pace.
http://disruptingclass.mhprofessional.com/apps/ab/expert-qa/
You’ll learn how
• Customized learning will help many more students succeed in school
• Student-centric classrooms will increase the demand for new technology
• Computers must be disruptively deployed to every student
• Disruptive innovation can circumvent roadblocks that have prevented other attempts at
school reform
• We can compete in the global classroom-and get ahead in the global market
http://disruptingclass.mhprofessional.com/apps/ab/about-the-book/

4. A Charter High School for the Gifted
- Academics First -
(IB, AP, Harkness Method, Others?)
Accelerated via Digital Learning
- In Southwest Orlando -
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5. Why a Charter High School for the Gifted?
(Accelerated via Digital Learning)
Demand Supply
Parents Core for Jumpstarting a
Gifted School w/Latest Learning Approaches K12 EDU Innovation
(via digital learning)
OCPS Ecosystem
• a College Prep School for the Gifted
(why would it want a Charter School version?) Test-bed for EDU Startups
• a Lab School (perhaps provide incubator space?)
State of Florida
• Expand Charter Schools
• Advocate Digital Learning
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6. Funding a Charter High School for the Gifted
Capital Investments Operating Budget Grants
EB5 Investors $6.9K/student Digital Learning
(Mainland Chinese) Charter School Funding Grants (?)
Invest $1M &
Create 10 Jobs within 2 years
https://www.ocps.net/fs/budget/Pages/default.aspx
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7. Applying Digital Learning to Innovate Education
These Pioneering Initiatives
Focus Upon Tertiary Education
http://www.udacity.com/ How about K12 Education?
https://www.coursera.org/
https://www.edx.org/
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8. OCPS Involvement ?
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9. OCPS Want a Urban Lab School
- 2011 State of The Schools Address -
https://www.ocps.net/sb/Superintendent/Documents/2011%20State%20of%20the%20Schools%20Address.pdf
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10. OCPS Want a College Prep School for the Gifted
- 2012 State of The Schools Address -
https://www.ocps.net/sb/Documents/2012%20Documents/2012%20State%20of%20the%20Schools%20Address.pdf
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11. Pine View School for the Gifted
is a public,
college-preparatory,
coeducational, school
located in Osprey, Florida.
The school is
the only full-time program in Florida
for intellectually gifted students in
the elementary through
high school level
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_View_School
Grades 2-12
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120627/ARTICLE/120629633 2,200 students
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12. OCPS Has Dr. Phillips Land Set Aside for a MS
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13. Helping OCPS
Charter High School
For the Gifted
Freedom To Explore
Use Available Land To
Technology-Driven Innovation
Build a Middle-School Facility
e.g. Blended Learning 2.0
Free From OCPS Issues, e.g.
Lab School
Where to Locate the School?
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14. Configure a Middle School Facility
for a Charter High School
https://www.ocps.net/fs/budget/Pages/default.aspx
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15. OCPS Middle School Construction Costs: $30M
https://www.ocps.net/fa/cove/2012%20meetings/September%20COVE%20Meeting.pdf
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16. OCPS Middle School Construction Time: 14 Months
https://www.ocps.net/fa/cove/2012%20meetings/September%20COVE%20Meeting.pdf
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17. OCPS Debt Service Costs
Total Debt Service
1,609 M 101 M
100% 6.2%
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18. State of Florida Initiatives
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19. Florida wants to Increase Charter School Enrollment
Florida education leaders want to double
the number of children enrolled in charter schools in the next six years,
while also expanding other school-choice options for students.
Charter schools have grown significantly in Florida,
with more than 61,000 students on charter school waiting lists last year,
according to numbers reported to the Florida Department of Education.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-10-09/features/os-charter-schools-expansion-
florida-20121009_1_charter-schools-traditional-schools-florida-education-leaders
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20. Doubling Charter School Enrollment
http://www.fldoe.org/board/meetings/2012_10_09/strategicv3.pdf
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21. FL DOE Board Wants $442M for Digital Learning
the state board wants Florida to begin investing in the technology that will be needed
for the digital future they envision.
It wants the state to spend nearly $239 million for bandwidth access,
about $151 million for more wireless capacity and
nearly $52 million to lease about 304,000 devices —
perhaps netbooks, laptops or iPads — for students.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-10-14/features/os-florida-schools-digital-
technology-20121014_1_digital-content-digital-education-digital-upgrades
How About investing in Digital Learning Innovations?
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22. Florida: Innovating via Digital Learning
http://www.fldoe.org/board/meetings/2012_05_09/digital.pdf

23. Florida: Innovating via Digital Learning

24. Silicon Valley Seed Funding
for Blended Learning Initiatives
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25. SV Seed Funding for Blended Learning Initiatives
The Silicon Schools Fund aims to
provide grants of approximately
$700,000 to the fledgling schools
over four years to get them
started.
But all programs will be designed
to survive on the approximate
$7,000 per student per year
provided by the state of
California, Greenberg said.
School leaders will decide on
their education approach,
including how much--or how
little--technology their programs
need.
https://www.edsurge.com/n/silic
on-schools-fund-lands-12-
http://www.siliconschools.com/ million/

26. Charter School Capital Funding
via EB5 Visa for Investors
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27. Mainland Chinese Invests in Charter Schools
(EB5 Visa)
http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/121004/story1.shtml
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28. 55% of China’s Wealthy Wish to Leave China
respondents with assets of 100 million or more were even more inclined to emigrate, with
55% considering leaving China, and 21% already living overseas or having filed applications
The top destination among those emigrating was the U.S., accounting for 40%, followed by
Canada with 37%, Singapore with 14% and Europe with 11%, the survey showed.
One-third of respondents said they had assets overseas, and an additional 28% said they
planned to invest abroad in the next three years. Half of those with overseas assets listed
their children's education as the reason, while 32% cited emigration.
The U.S. was the most popular destination for their investments, accounting for 42%, and
property was the most popular type of investment, accounting for 51%,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204394804577011760523331438.html
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29. Next Steps
http://www.charterschoolconference.com/2012/preconference_events.php
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30. Additional Reading
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31. Florida’s Recommendations for Digital Learning
http://www.fldoe.org/board/meetings/2012_07_17/digitalplan.pdf
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32. WSJ Review of “Exam Schools” Book
Exam schools aren't the only way to serve gifted
students, but they certainly represent the most
concerted effort.
First, they find extremely motivated students—kids
who don't want to stay home even when they are
sick because they worry about falling too far
behind.
Classes are often run on schedules closer to a
college arrangement than a high-school one, with
longer classes meeting two or three times a week.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444032404578010662785531602.html
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33. 4 Blended Learning Models
http://www.innosightinstitute.org/media-room/publications/education-publications/classifying-k-12-blended-learning/
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