2. GCS Vision To provide a world-class education for all students

3. GCS Mission To educate all students to be successful in a global society by providing excellence in educators, programs, and environment

4. Be champions for children, Teach basic skills, plus, Provide a safe and state-of-the-art learning environment, Provide appropriate access to current technologies, Promote learning as a lifelong process, Foster partnerships and communication Celebrate teachers, good instruction, and the role of all employees in learning, and Be accountable. We in GCS believe we must...

5. District Highlights First Sprint Showcase School District in the U.S. First Sprint Showcase School District in the U.S. Consistently rank in top 3 to 5 academic school districts in Tennessee Consistently rank in top 3 to 5 academic school districts in Tennessee 2008 winner of the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Dr. Sylvia Charp Award for the most innovative technological district in the United States 2008 winner of the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Dr. Sylvia Charp Award for the most innovative technological district in the United States

6. Strategy Examples Embracing social networking to communicate & collaborate Embracing social networking to communicate & collaborate Capitalizing on the power of distance learning Capitalizing on the power of distance learning Providing access to portable computing solutions that can be readily available at the “point of learning” Providing access to portable computing solutions that can be readily available at the “point of learning” Encouraging utilization of student-owned devices such as cell phones Encouraging utilization of student-owned devices such as cell phones Quality vendor partnerships Quality vendor partnerships Careful selection & deployment of the “right tools” Careful selection & deployment of the “right tools” NovaNet for credit & grade recovery NovaNet for credit & grade recovery

7. NovaNet Project Statistics School Year Graduation Rate School Response Credit Recovery Enrollment Credits Recovered 2003-200473.3%Ah-ha! Moment. 2004-200583.9%Made it personal 2005-200692.6%Credit recovery program began (NovaNet) 5057.5 2006-200793.7%GAP Program began6653.5 2007-200896.9%7355 2008-200997.1%4751.5 236 Students217.5 Credits

8. GAP (Graduation Access Program) Since program inception in January 2007... Since program inception in January 2007... 48 students enrolled 48 students enrolled Deliberate selection process Deliberate selection process Mathematically impossible to graduate in regular program Mathematically impossible to graduate in regular program Completely replaced traditional schedule Completely replaced traditional schedule 42 students graduated 42 students graduated Received State of Tennessee diploma Received State of Tennessee diploma Full rights to participate in GHS graduation ceremony and celebration Full rights to participate in GHS graduation ceremony and celebration

9. NovaNet Project Results Greeneville High School U.S. Department of Education 2008 National BlueRibbon School Greeneville High School U.S. Department of Education 2008 National BlueRibbon School 2009 GHS Graduation Rate – 97.1% (highest in State of Tennessee) 2009 GHS Graduation Rate – 97.1% (highest in State of Tennessee)

10. NovaNet Vision Expands Freshmen Credit Recovery Freshmen Credit Recovery Goal is to “flip” credit recovery from juniors & seniors to freshmen & sophomores Goal is to “flip” credit recovery from juniors & seniors to freshmen & sophomores Implemented January 2010 Implemented January 2010 25 additional NovaNet seats 25 additional NovaNet seats Required after-school credit recovery for freshmen Required after-school credit recovery for freshmen

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14. Distance Learning * eLearning  Combination of fixed and portable units  Virtual field trips  Consortium project Northeast TN Distance Learning Consortium Totals Courses Offered # of Students enrolled # of different school districts represented 10510417

15. Distance Learning * eLearning  Classes offered include  AP Physics  Creative Writing  7 th & 8 th Grade Social Studies  World Geography  Personal Finance  ACT Prep  Many, many others....

16. Distance Learning * eLearning  Field trips taken include  Great Barrier Reef (community event)  “Connect to Nicaragua” (7 th & 12 th graders)  Autopsy (9 th grade Science students)  Aquatic Animals (60 first graders)  To Kill a Mockingbird (Discussion with students in New York classroom) – Freshmen English  Salsa Dancing (High School Spanish students)  Santa Claus at the North Pole (1 st graders)  “A View from Space” (Middle School Science)  Philadephia Museum of Art (Art students)

17. Distance Learning * eLearning  During first five months of school...  1030 students have participated in some type of eLearning or distance learning event  Total cost = $2,090 Approximately $2 per student!

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24. Presenter Information Dr. Linda Stroud stroudl@gcschools.net Greeneville High School http://ghs.gcschools.net http://ghs.gcschools.net Mrs. Beverly Miller millerb@gcschools.net http://www.gcschools.net