388.1618(11) & (12): Online Learning District Report

WebinarMichigan Department of EducationOffice of Education Improvement

& InnovationOffice of State Aid & School Finance

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388.1618

388.1618

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Definition of Online Learning

All Public School Districts and Public School Academies must report if they use online learning to deliver instruction:

"Online instructional program" means a course of study that generates a credit or a grade, provided in an interactive computer-based and internet-connected learning environment, in which pupils are separated from their teachers by time or location, or both, and in which a Michigan certificated teacher is responsible for providing direct instruction, diagnosing learning needs, assessing pupil learning, prescribing intervention strategies, reporting outcomes, and evaluating the effects of instruction and support strategies.

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Specifics• 100% in-the-building doesn’t count.

• There is NO PENALTY for non-reporting.

• This is NOT RELATED to the technology readiness survey or 22.i Technology Infrastructure Grants

• Decertification– Google form allows districts to report that they did not

include

• Report estimates for per-pupil costs– School Year 2011-12, not 2012-13

• Report is due from districts on October 1, 2012– Google form will be open for reporting through October

29, 2012

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Google Form

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Contact Information

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Decertification

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Function Codes / Object Codes

• 11.a: Textbooks, instructional materials, and supplies, including electronic instructional material. *– Textbooks, instructional materials, and supplies including electronic

instructional materials- (Report all applicable expenditures in all the classroom instruction functions (111, 112, 113, 118, 122, 125, 127, 13x) and object codes 5xxx-Supplies.)

• 11.b: Computer and other electronic equipment, including internet and telephone access. *– Computer and other electronic equipment associated with the online

program (Report all applicable expenditures in any function with object codes 64xx-Equipment, 67xx-Educational Media.)

– Telephone and Internet Costs associated with the online program (Report all applicable expenditures in any function and object codes 3410-Telephone and 3490- Internet Services)

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Function Codes / Object Codes

• 11.c: Salaries and benefits for the online learning employees. *– Employee Salary expenditures associated with the online program

(Report all applicable expenditures in any function with object codes 1xxx-Salaries)

– Employee Benefit expenditures associated with the online program (Report all applicable expenditures in any function with object codes 2xxx-Benefits)

• 11.d: Purchased courses and curricula. *– Purchased Courses and curricula associated with the online program

(Report all applicable expenditures in any Function 1xx-classroom instruction and object codes 3110-Instructional Services, 3710-Tuition, 3450-Software Licenses, 8210-Tuition paid to another public school.)

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Function Codes / Object Codes

• 11.e: Fees associated with oversight and regulation. *– Fees associated with online program oversight and regulation (Report

all applicable expenditures in functions 23x-General Administration, 225-Instruction Related to Technology,240-School Administration, and object 7410-Fees)

• 11.f: Travel costs associated with school activities and testing. *– Travel costs associated with online program pupil transportation cost

(Report all applicable expenditures in  function code 271-Pupil Transportation and object codes 1xxx-Employee Salaries, 2xxx- Employee Benefits, and 33xx-Contracted Pupil Transportation)

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Function Codes / Object Codes

• 11.g: Facilities costs. *– Facilities Costs Associated with providing Online Programs.  (Function

Codes 261-Operations and Maintenance and 45x- Facility Acquisition with object 41xx-Rental,  62xx-Buildings, 63xx-facility improvements, 69xx-other)

• 11.h: Costs associated with special education. *– Costs associated with providing online programs to students with IEPs.

(Report all applicable expenditures in any function 1xx-2xx, and any object code)

– Note 11h- These will be a subset of the costs reported in 11a-11g.

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Certification

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MDE Reporting Requirement

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Contact Information

• Educational Technology– Bruce Umpstead (umpsteadb@michigan.gov)

• State Aid– Glenda Rader (raderg@michigan.gov)– 517.335.0524

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