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S F h c S p w a h u I t b M e b s H s k e F d A H C C C t b D S S T R T e e o t c s SCHOOL IN Fairmont Pr high school currently 62 Summer Sch provide stud while mainta addition, the hybrid/blend universities. nternationa that were co both classro Managemen equal to or based cour student. Hybrid or students to kind of stude entering coll Fairmont off during the S Algebra II/T Honors, Che CP, English I Calculus CP CP, and W taught by Fa by Thesys. DEMOGRAP State: Califo System: Fair Type: Urban RESULTS Teachers de enhance and example: the once per we topics, and classroom a subject matt Or, c FORMATIO reparatory located in A 26 students hool Progra dents increa aining rigoro ey wanted t ded learning Fairmont p l to provide ompleted b oom instru t System ( better than rses, at a “blended” become ind ent they wil ege. fered the fo Summer 2010 Trigonometr emistry CP /II/II CP, Ge P, US Gover World Histo airmont teac PHICS rnia rmont Educa fringe of a eveloped a d manage t ey spent tim eek to presen they reco and online ter. For all Miche ON Academy i Anaheim, CA enrolled. Fo m, Fairmont ased schedu ous course o build a br g model use partnered w sixteen hyb y 156 stude ction and LMS). Outc n traditional 33% lowe learning ependent le l need to be ollowing hyb 0 session: A ry CP, Bio & Honors, ometry CP, rnment CP, ry CP. Co chers who w ation Group mid-sized ci variety of the hybrid c me in the co nt an overvi ommended instruction CAS Fairm Septe the full elle Low s a private A. There are or the 2010 t wanted to ule flexibility offerings. In ridge to the ed today by with Thesys brid courses ents utilizing a Learning comes were classroom- r cost per empowers earners-- the ecome when brid courses Algebra I CP logy CP & Economics Health, Pre- US History urses were were trained ity methods to courses. For omputer lab ew of major a mix of al time by SE ST mont Prep ember 20 case stu we for a e e 0 o y n e y s s g g e - r s e n s , & s - y e d o r b r f y HYB Duri Geo cour stud cour 88% adva hyb stud com 69% 83% earn cour year SUM Tod acad whil hyb scho 60% A hy I s I I I TUDY paratory 010 | the udy, visi t presenta BRID VS. CL ing Fairmo ometry class rse and as a dents perfo rse. % of stu ancement rid grade dents were mparable ou % earning an % of students ned a highe rse (a sch rs). MMARY ay, every sc demic quali e offering rid model in ool needs. C % lower in hy ybrid structu Increases co schedules Improves te Improves lea Improves st Y y Academ esysintl.c t www.t ation: (7 LASSROOM ont’s summ s was offere a classroom- ormed bett udents tak earned pa distributions e equal to tcomes in A or B. s taking cou er passing g hool improv chool must ty at a low a full rang ncreasingly Cost/studen ybrid progra ure… ourse access eacher satisf arning effec udent engag my com hesysint 714) 234 M COURSES mer progra ed both as -only course ter in the king cours assing grad s for adva o or bett the classroo urses for rem grade in th vement ov continually wer cost per ge of cour meets this t ranges fro ams. s in flexible action ctiveness gement tl.com 4-2728 am, the a hybrid e. Overall, e hybrid ses for des. The ncement ter than om, with mediation e hybrid ver prior improve r student ses. The range of om 30 to
Thesys Case Study Summer 2010 Fairmont prep abbreviated
1. CAS ST SE TUDY Y Fairm mont Prep paratory Academymy Septe
ember 20 | the 010esysintl.c comSSCHOOL INFORMATIOONHYBBRID VS.
CLLASSROOM COURSES MFFairmont Prreparatory Academy is a privatee
Duriing Fairmoonts summ mer prograam, thehigh school located in
Anaheim, CA There arehA A. e Geoometry class was offere both as a
hybridsedccurrently 62 students enrolled. Fo the 201026or0 cour and
as a classroom-rse-only course Overall,e.SSummer Sch hool Program,
Fairmont wanted tot o stud dents perfoormed bettter in the
hybridepprovide stud dents increaased schedu flexibility uley
courrse.wwhile mainta aining rigoro ous course offerings.
Innaddition, the wanted to build a braey ridge to theehhybrid/blend
ded learning model use today by g ed yuuniversities. Fairmont
partnered with Thesys p wsInternational to provide sixteen hyb brid
courses stthat were coompleted by 156 studeents utilizinggbboth
classrooom instruction and a LearninggManagement System (LMS).
OutcMcomes were eequal to or better than traditional
classroom-en-bbased cour rses, at a 33% lower cost
perrsstudent.Hybrid or blended learning empowersHsstudents to
become independent lesearners-- the ekkind of stude they will need
to beentecome whennentering college.e 88%%ofstuudentstakking cours
ses foradvaancement earned paassing graddes. TheFFairmont offfered
the fo ollowing hybbrid coursess hyb rid grade distributions for
advancement sduring the Summer 2010 session: Algebra I CP,dS0Astud
dents were equal to or betteo ter thanAAlgebra II/TTrigonometr CP,
Biology CP &rycommparable outcomes in the classroo om,
withHHonors, Che emistry CP & Honors, Economicss 69% earning an
A or B. %C English I/II/II CP, Geometry CP, Health, Pre-CP,
-CCalculus CP US Gover P,rnment CP, US Historyy 83% of students
taking cou% surses for rem mediationCCP, and World History CP.
Courses wereW e earn ned a highe passing ger grade in the
hybridttaught by Faairmont teacchers who were trainedw d cour rse
(a sch hool improv vement ovver priorb Thesys.byyear rs).DDEMOGRAP
PHICSSUMMMARYState: CaliforniaSchool must continually improveTod
ay, every scSSystem: Fair rmont Educa ation Groupacad demic quality
at a low cost per student wer rTType: Urban fringe of a mid-sized
ci itywhil e offering a full rang of courses. Thegehyb rid model in
ncreasingly meets this range ofRRESULTS scho needs. C ool
Cost/student ranges fro 30 to om60% lower in hy % ybrid
prograams.TTeachers deeveloped a variety of methods tooeenhance and
manage the hybrid courses. For d t c rA hy ybrid structu
ureeexample: the spent tim in the co eymeomputer lab b IIncreases
coourse access in flexiblesoonce per we to presen an overview of
majoreek nt r s schedulesttopics, and they recoommended a mix of f
IImproves teeacher satisfactionclassroom and online instructional
time byca y IImproves leaarning effecctivenessssubject matt ter.
IImproves student engaggementFor the full case stuudy, visit www.t
hesysint t tl.com Or, call Micheelle Low for a presenta weation: (7
714) 2344-2728
