PRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL JILL PENDLETON
BLENDED LEARNINGClark High School’s Journey
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•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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Credit Sufficient
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
Ahead Phase II
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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