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The ''Cook County Sheriff’s Department Virtual High School'' is an online high school diploma programme in a [[US]] adult jail, launched in 2009. In June 2010, it graduated its first class of seven. | The ''Cook County Sheriff’s Department Virtual High School'' is an online high school diploma programme (HSDP) in a [[US]] adult jail, launched in 2009. In June 2010, it graduated its first class of seven. | ||
The programme serves 17 to 21 year olds that have not graduated from high school. Students begin by taking credit-recovery courses before moving on to other graduation requirements. The school's mission is to help students complete high school, setting them "[http://www.cookcountysheriff.org/ReentryAndDiversion/ReentryAndDiversion_VirtualHS.html on a path to success, rather than down a road of criminal behavior]." | |||
The programme's private partner is [[Aventa Learning]]. | The programme's private partner is [[Aventa Learning]]. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Cook County Sheriff’s Department Virtual High School web site, http://www.cookcountysheriff.org/ReentryAndDiversion/ReentryAndDiversion_VirtualHS.html | * "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf | ||
* Cook County Sheriff’s Department Virtual High School web site, http://www.cookcountysheriff.org/ReentryAndDiversion/ReentryAndDiversion_VirtualHS.html | |||
* "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/ | |||
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Revision as of 16:11, 5 September 2011
The Cook County Sheriff’s Department Virtual High School is an online high school diploma programme (HSDP) in a US adult jail, launched in 2009. In June 2010, it graduated its first class of seven.
The programme serves 17 to 21 year olds that have not graduated from high school. Students begin by taking credit-recovery courses before moving on to other graduation requirements. The school's mission is to help students complete high school, setting them "on a path to success, rather than down a road of criminal behavior."
The programme's private partner is Aventa Learning.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Department Virtual High School web site is at http://www.cookcountysheriff.org/ReentryAndDiversion/ReentryAndDiversion_VirtualHS.html.
References
- "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
- Cook County Sheriff’s Department Virtual High School web site, http://www.cookcountysheriff.org/ReentryAndDiversion/ReentryAndDiversion_VirtualHS.html
- "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/