TDEC ReportJanuary 2012

Griggs International Academy

0Chosen by the NAD to facilitate and coordinate DE across the division

0Will review and monitor DE programs though the NAD and local unions will approve them

0Will ensure each student receives a quality education with spiritual, social and emotional components

Consortium of Adventist Distance Education—CADE 0Protocol to add any full time grades 5-12 via

distance education 0Approval to enter portal by NAD/TDEC –

application via website0Go through NAD approved vendors on portal

CADE Application Process1. School admin files application/local board/conference K-12 – signed by local

board and conference K-12a. send application to NAD/TDEC on or before July 1 one year before openingb. if approved (response within 30 days)c. Griggs University & International Academy

2. Local school board—if approved then step 33. Conference K-12—if approved then step 44. UBOE –works with Griggs to approve 5. UBOE –fall meeting—annual approval6. UDOEC, as enabled by NAD K-12 meeting in December7. NADOE final approval0 Union Office would carry-out the follow through, for example, with junior

academies0 Current sites would be grandfathered in

CADE Approval for DE Portal

0NAD Evaluation—in good standing0Regional Accreditation (Middle States, Advanced ED)0Certified teachers0Union curriculum/administration council course

approval0 Instructors are employees of their respective

programs0Course of excellence vetted through peer review0Technology described but not evaluated

Adventist Distance Education—ADE

0 Vendors 0 British Columbia and Alberta – only available within

provinces0 Griggs University & International Academy0 FLA0 AAA0 others ONLY with approval via the vetting process

0 Individual classes0 Credit Recovery0 Gifted0 Dual Credit

ADE Vetting Process

0 Any class from an approved vendor is automatically approved0 Teachers who want to teach/create a DE class outside of a

particular school must be affiliated with a school already inside the portal

0 Any courses taught (site to site) within a conference through DE must be evaluated using the online rubric with a report of the program made to the local union office of education.

0 Once courses leave the conference they must get NAD approval through the vendor vetting process

0 For the addition of any full DE grades 5-12, application must be made using the same template used for senior academy status

Portal Vendor Approval0 NAD Evaluation—in good standing with AAA0 Regional accreditation—in good standing 0 All teachers Adventist and certified0 Union curriculum/administration council course approval—union curriculum audit

and yearly change form0 Rubric driven vendor evaluation

0 Instructional design0 Communication/interaction/collaboration0 Student assessment/evaluation0 Learners’ support/resources

0 Griggs, AAA and Forest Lake DL are grandfathered in to be preferred vendors0 Any classes offered independently, outside from a full program, must be evaluated by

the rubric0 Vendors approved to provide full curriculum must be SDA 0 Curriculum must be owned by the delivering organization

OETC Consortium Store

0Preferred vendor0Volume prices0Group for Pacific Union with TDEC member as the

purchasing agent0Conferences can be own group0Membership $300/year paid by TDEC

Visions—Technology in Education

0http://www.toolsforteachers.com0NAD Teacher Convention gift of one choice from 15

books, a coupon in the goodie bag, or a free e-book0Currently selling e-books for 80% of print book cost0NAD Convention

0 Booth in the exhibit hall0 Presentations

0Technology resources, Tammy Worcester0Secondary math presenter

0Dan Wyric and Joe Haverland will recommend Vision books complementing the ByDesign science curriculum

Data Rollup

0 Must and will be done correctly0 A large percentage of existing data is corrupt0 Teacher and student info is being cleaned-up0 ID number interface is being revised for easier use0 There is a need to educate all users about the philosophy

and the process0 Directors meet with superintendents and academy

principals0 Superintendents and academy principals will

disseminate within the conference

iNOW, Renweb, and Others

0Voted to recommend to the directors to end support of Hunter by July 2014

0Continue support and use of Small School Minder0Schools may want to consider Renweb

0 Data rollup protocols have been setup0 Are anxious for SDA schools

0PowerSchool is another option0 Voted to start conversation

0Data rollup