[Vision2020] Online Education Rules Get Hearings

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of today's (August 10, 2011) Spokesman-Review.

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Online education rules get hearings
Idaho considers two classes per student

BOISE – Idaho’s Board of Education has set seven public hearings across
the state on a proposal to require high school students to take two online
courses to graduate.

One of the two must be an “asynchronous” course, defined as one in which
both students and teachers participate in the course on their own
schedules.

“Our intent is to get all over the state as much as possible and get as
much input as we can,” said board spokesman Mark Browning.

After the public hearings, a board committee will vote on its final
recommendation for the rule – which could change based on the public input
– and that recommendation will go to the full board for a vote, likely in
September or October.

The online requirement was part of state schools Superintendent Tom Luna’s
“Students Come First” school reform legislation that passed this year.
Originally, Luna pushed to require eight online courses to graduate.

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Public hearing scheduled in Moscow . . .

August 16th, 2011, 4:00 pm-8:00 pm
University of Idaho
Student Union Building
Borah Theater
709 S Deakin Ave
Moscow, ID

Hearing Schedule . . .

http://www.MoscowCares.com/OnlineCourseDraftAdminRuleHearingSchedule.pdf

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Online Course Graduation Requirement - Draft Administrative Rule

http://www.MoscowCares.com/OnlineCourseDraftAdminRule.pdf

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Seeya there, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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