- 1. CYBERSCHOOLS Every classroom is a computer lab Hustle &
TECHknow Microsoft Office Class
2. Key Benefits
- Practical office technology education 5 hour daily
- Individualized Education for every student
3. Additional Benefits
- Enhanced communication skills
- Accommodation of different learning styles
4. Barriers to Entry
- Lack of Computer Equipment
- Students not accustomed to self-paced
- Schools fight concept for less than academically gifted
Student
5. Cyber Schools
- Aimed at special population of dropouts
- Equip schools with1 computer per student and Specialized
vocational education
- Instructors to motivate students to keep pace
6. Do these students look like Dropouts & Juvenile
Delinquents? Hustle & TECHknow students at graduation and
Awards luncheon June 2007 Compuware cafeteria 7. Hustle &
TECHknow Preparatory High School A Cyber School located at the
Compuware Headquarters in Downtown Detroit serving high school
dropouts and juvenile delinquents September 2006 November 2007 8.
Successes
- Lexile reading scoresmoved 4.2 to7.8 in 6 months
- Completion of Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry
- Graduation rate80%June 2007
9. Successes
- 2007 Automation Alley Educational Program of the Year
- Three teams entered into Thinkquest website design
- Three Qualifiers for the National Vocabulary championship
- Qualification as CISCO Academy
10. HelpCreate a Brighter Future
- Amend legislationto allow and fund these type of schools to
contract directly with Michigan Virtual High School
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