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Kenosha eSchool
The Kenosha eSchool (eSchool) is an online high school located in the US state of Wisconsin. Founded in 2007, it is part of the Kenosha Unified School District. Students may study part-time or full-time from any Kenosha district school.
There were 89 students enrolled in 2009-2010.
Its mission:
- The Kenosha eSchool, in partnership with Wisconsin eSchool Network, exists to utilize new and emerging technologies providing students' access to high-quality standards-driven curriculum in an environment that is self-paced and accommodating to students' varying physical locations, individualized plans, and time frames
Any Kenosha area student grades 9-12 may request enrollment in eSchool courses. Special consideration may be given to students "with significant life obstacles: i.e. dropouts, adjudicated and/or incarcerated youth, teen parents, home-based (home-bound) students, students with physical, mental or emotional difficulties, voluntarily withdrawn or expelled students, self-supporting youth, transient students, students in treatment programs, homeschooled, and open enrolled students."
The Kenosha eSchool web site is at http://eschool.kusd.edu/
References
- "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
- Kenosha eSchool web site, http://eschool.kusd.edu/
- "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/; state profile at http://www.kpk12.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/EEG_KP2010-stateprof-WI.pdf