Graduation rates are one of the most widely used yardsticks for measuring a school's success, yet many high school students are dropping out of the system. While the reasons are as varied as the students who leave the system, the situation leaves educators searching for ways to keep students enrolled, involved, and engaged. Because it is adaptable, accessible, and student-driven, online instruction offers a variety of benefits that help educators keep kids enrolled and help schools reach graduation objectives.

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Leveraging Online Instruction to
Improve Graduation Results
Allison Bassler
Texas Youth Commission
Allison Bassler
Texas Youth Commission
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Outline
Understanding the issue
Understanding your population
Identifying needed improvements
Knowing what can change
Developing a strategy
Understanding the issue
Tackle
The
issues
Understanding your population
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Identifying improvements needed
Knowing what can change
Developing a strategy
In the End
Review Accomplishments
Learn what improvements are needed
Grow
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Muriel Killion
AMI Kids
AMI Kids Sandoval
Cuba, New Mexico
All Educational Staff
Overview
• Alternative Educational Programs
• Residential Treatment Center
• Resources‐ to help teachers and students
• Create‐ IEP’s for all students
• Set‐ goals created by education and behavioral
management teams
• Our Success with OdysseyWare
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AMI Kids Alternative Education
Program
• Student Backgrounds and past experiences
Residential Treatment Center
• Provide more intensive guidance and round‐
the‐clock staff‐secure supervision, attention
and care.
• Average length of stay is six months, although
some students stay up to one year, depending
on his or her success.
Resources‐ ODYSSEYWARE
• Improvements
1. Differentiated Instruction
2. Individualized Educational Plans
3. More time for teacher assessments
4. Placement Exams
5. Assessments
6. Custom Courses
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Create Individualized Educational
Plans
• Each One, Teach One
• Review Test Scores and other Assessments
• Implement Programs to help
• Empower teachers
• Utilize all areas of the program
• Continuously assess to find improvements and
discuss weaknesses‐ ongoing
Set goals created by all team
members
• AMIkids’ Residential programs combine
education, counseling and community service
projects.
• All team members should
be involved in the process of
creating individualized
educational plans
Our Success with ODYSSEYWARE
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info@odysseyware.com
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