Herndon High School Blackboard Case Study

Time is needed for teachers and specialists to meet and create well-constructed plans to identify and implement modifications the, accommodations, and specific goals for individual students. Collaboration must also exist among teachers, staff, and parents to meet a student’s needs and facilitate learning at home.

It is said that “Most families want to know what is going on in the school and would do a better job of parenting and educating if they knew how.” (MORRISON, 2009, p. 491)

Last year, at Kingsland High School’s Graduation Ceremony, Josie Hinze not only receiveed her High School Diploma, but also her Associates of Arts Degree before even attending any college or university. Fast-forward to one year later, and seven Kingsland students will be graduating high school with both their High School Diploma and AA Degree thanks to the collaboration of Riverland Community College and Kingsland High School for allowing high school students to take college-level courses in high school and receive college credit for them. Not only that, but there are several others who will be graduating Kingsland High School with transferrable college credit so their first few semesters might

Communication between teachers and the parents of students is essential for the growth and success of the student both inside and outside of the classroom. This communication is best achieved through parent conference opportunities. One way that this is achieved is through regular open house nights. This is where parents, and other members of the community, are invited to come to the school and talk to the teachers and other faculty at the school. Another conference opportunity presents itself in a scheduled appointment between the teacher and the parent. This will enable the parent to meet face-to-face with their child’s teacher during a time that is more convenient to them, as these appointments can occur before, during, and after school. Additionally, conferences can take place over the phone. This is a convenient way for both parties to communicate effectively in a way that works best for them.

How would you feel if I told you that according to the most recent statistics, the nationwide college graduation rate for black students stands at an appallingly low rate of 42 percent? Whis figure is 20 percentage points below the 62 percent rate for white students.

Opportunities. Although the author had taken online course prior to entering the DHSc program, she had never used Blackboard Learn. This issue is actually a weakness and a potential opportunity for NSU. It was difficult to navigate through the system for the first few courses and the author even sought the assistance of friends who had used this technology at other schools. A Blackboard orientation would have been very beneficial for this student. Since enrollment, the student has learned to navigate the system, but there are still parts of Blackboard that she does not understand. This student would recommend that an orientation be developed and promoted extensively for new students. Perhaps it should be required of new students before students

Sebastian is an eight year old child who is currently in the 2nd grade at Brooklyn Friends School.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is definitely the school for me, and I would be a great candidate for the school with the help from Granville Early College High School and everything they have done to prepare me for the college life. The acceptance call I got from Granville Early College High School my 8th grade summer, is a memorable day. My mind was everywhere because I was so excited and so nervous to make that choice in whether I was going or not, with the motivation of family I made the right decision. This was an meaningful event, experience and accomplishment all wrapped into one. It impacts my college experience because I get to have a taste of the college life, it prepares me to be a good student in the University of

Chiles Elementary School’s improvement plan, for its vision statement is to strive “for excellence by actively involving all students, parents, faculty, staff, and the community in a safe, nurturing, and respectful environment” (Lawton M. Chiles Elementary SIP, 2015-2016, pg. 8). Building relationships is extremely important in order to facilitate successful collaboration, which is why the school improvement plan also listed different ways for learning student cultures, building safe and respectful learning environment, and getting parents involved. For example, in order to learn more about student cultures, teachers are encouraged to involve all students in activities to share about themselves, their families, and their work with peers. Teachers are also encouraged to meet with parents, to listen to concerns, and to learn about special needs that a child may have. To create a safe and respectful learning environment, teachers have general tasks that they must do before, during, and after school, such as providing supervision in their grade level’s common area before the first bell, utilizing school-wide classroom management system, and supervising students in the car loop or bus loop

The combination of teaching strategies and resources (Fellowes, 2010) for home use provided in the newsletter equip parents with a sound knowledge base, empowering them to become involved.

Along with the KAH programs Herndon High School involves parents in band, sports booster programs, robotics, in school volunteers, and in staff appreciation week. Parents are very involved in scholarship fund raising, shopping rewards program, Back to School Night, monthly PTSA meetings, Reflections program, and the touching bases program. They are also involved in organizing a student directory. Herndon High School is in constant contact with parents through the school website, IGPRO,

Oregon CUSD has experienced a rapid increase of free and reduced students over the past decade. This demographic has increased from 18% to 51% of the overall population (table 1). This represents a 154% increase over the last ten years. During this same time the teachers in the district have raised concerned about a number of issues that can be attributed to students from low-income homes such as increase in student’s lack of readiness, students expressing learned helplessness, and a decline in parent involvement.

- Asked the student not log out from Connect account and asked her to maintain the Blackboard logged in.

The symbiotic relationship between teachers and parents is crucial to the educational success of a student. Parents must be involved with their child’s education through consistent attendance of IEP meetings and advocate for their child and their needs at school. Teachers can encourage parent involvement through, traveling notebooks home and note home programs which establish an open line of communication between teacher and parent. Parent-teacher conferences are a great way for teachers and parents to be involved in the success of the student's educational experience.

The problem at Alta Vista is that the support systems that a student has between home and at school do not collaborate enough to promote the student’s success. We thought that maybe parents did not motivate them or push them, so when we asked specifically if students feel pushed by parents or support network 17 out of 23 said yes. Before doing research, we thought a solution was to involve parents, but now we know the problem is that they do not have time to be as involved as you see in suburban schools. The new solution is to help make time and explain thoroughly how the systems work and that it is important for them to also be involved at home. If we bring back PTO meetings then the leader parents can help other parents. The meeting would