PRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL JILL PENDLETON

BLENDED LEARNINGClark High School’s Journey

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ICS •Comprehensive Urban High School (9-12)

•Clark County School District, Las Vegas•5th largest school district in the U.S.•Enrollment at Clark H.S. = 2,886

• 84% minority• 52% Hispanic• 9% African-American• 16% white• 8% SPED• 18% LEP• 64% low income

• 321 Counselor/Mentor Contacts were logged• 1,252 hours of tutoring • 905 seats occupied in proficiency prep• 7 preps sold for proficiency buyout• 550 boot camp participants• 172 CAT bus passes

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• Advanced Academics needed due to:• intervention/proficiency courses that

take up periods in schedules• late enrollment or excessive

absences• previous failed courses• transiency—moving from state to

state, from another country, moving from a block to a non block school

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• “Real-time” grade reporting

• Diagnostic—eliminates assignments in proficient areas of curriculum

• Internet-based: access anywhere

• Self-paced

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• More credits earned quicker

• Progress monitoring of students is easy

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…• Graduation Initiative Intervention

• No “seat time”

• Students feel HOPE

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2009-10 12 124 91

2010-11 96 307 84

2011-12 N/A 195 147

2012-13 182 --- ---

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2009-10 2012-13

Enrollment 2,600 3,000

FRL 1,200 1,900

LEP 475 485

IEP 191 224

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2011-12

School 86%Minority 84%IEP 85%LEP 82%FRL 84%

Some high schools that are located in the heart of the city enjoy uncommon success… including Clark High School.

Superintendent Dwight JonesA Look

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Clark High SchoolHigh Achieving Exemplary Turnaround 2010

Four Star High School 2011, 2012

Magnet Schools of America School of Excellence 2012, 2013