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HSDL High School Distance Learning
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What is Kirkwood HSDL?

• Kirkwoods high school correspondence program
  started over 30 years ago to help meet the needs
  of students across Iowa.
• We offer high school credit transfer courses to
  districts across Iowa in a variety of subject
  areas.
• In that time, thousands of students have earned
  high school credit.
• With the addition of online courses, we have
  changed our name to Kirkwood HSDL to better
  reflect the services we provide.

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Why would a student take a distance learning
course?

• There are a number of reasons why a student would
  take a distance learning course.
• The main reason students take our courses is for
  credit recovery.
• In some instances, their schedules or physical
  condition do not allow them to take needed
  classes at their local school.
• We also have some students take our courses for
  credit advancement.
• Courses are often taken as a summer school option.

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What types of courses are offered?

• Correspondence Courses
• Students receive a textbook and workbook mailed
  to the local school.
• Students complete the homework portions and then
  take a proctored exam.
• The exam and homework are then mailed back to
  Kirkwood HSDL for evaluation.

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What types of courses are offered?

• Online Courses
• Kirkwood has partnered with APEX learning to
  offer a series of credit-recovery, web-based
  courses.
• Students can access course material from any
  computer, anywhere, at anytime.
• Textbooks are not required for most courses.
  Students take exams on paper in the presence of a
  proctor.

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What courses are offered?

• Blackboard CE6 Physics
• We also offer a self-designed course in Physics.
  
• The course meets the requirements of the College
  of Nursing at the University of Iowa.
• Students use Kirkwoods e-learning platform to
  access content.

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What courses are offered?

• ICN Courses
• Kirkwood works with school districts to
  coordinate the sharing of high school credit
  courses using the Iowa Communications Network
  (ICN.)
• We currently have German I and II offered in this
  format and are working on additional offering for
  the 2009-2010 school year.

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What courses are offered?

• Replacement Units
• This option is only available to students who
  have previously failed a course.
• We will work with districts to align our online
  courses to a districts course.
• After a review of course syllabi, your school
  district selects the necessary units from our
  online course.

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What courses are offered?

• Replacement Units
• The student then retakes the corresponding units
  to fulfill the course requirements, and after
  successful completion, Kirkwood HSDL will report
  the students scores on the replacement units to
  the local school, who will then recalculate the
  students grade.

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What courses are available?

• Correspondence Courses
• We offer courses in Math, Science, Social
  Studies, Language Arts, and a series of elective
  courses.
• A full list is available at www.kirkwood.edu/hsdl
  

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What courses are available?

• Online Courses
• We currently offer over 40 semester-length
  courses in the core subject areas.
• We also have electives such as Spanish and
  Health.
• Physical Education will also be available soon.

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What courses are available?

• Blackboard CE Physics
• Our online physics course is available for
  students to take at any time.
• A textbook and workbook are required for this
  course.

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What courses are available?

• ICN Courses
• As stated previously, we work to offer German I
  and II to schools across Iowa.
• We are looking for additional districts
  interested in sharing courses. If you are
  interested, or know of others who are, please
  contact us!

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How long does a student have to complete a course?

• Correspondence Courses
• A student has six months to complete a
  correspondence course from the date of
  registration.
• If necessary, a one month extension may be
  granted as long as a student has passing test
  scores on file.

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How long does a student have to complete a course?

• Online/ Replacement Unit Courses
• A student has five months in which to complete an
  online course from the date of registration.

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How long does a student have to complete a course?

• Blackboard CE6 Physics
• Students have seven months in which to complete
  their course.

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How long does a student have to complete a course?

• ICN Courses
• Our ICN courses follow the school calendars of
  the participating districts.
• Conflicts in the schedule are worked out between
  the instructor, students, and schools.

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What are the costs of HSDL courses?

• A one semester correspondence, replacement unit,
  or online course is 125.00.
• If the course requires a textbook, there is an
  additional 60.00 refundable textbook deposit.
• These fees can be paid by either the school
  district or the student.

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What are the costs of HSDL courses?

• Our physics course also is 125 per semester.
• However, there is a 10 fee for a consumable
  workbook and 60 book deposit.
• ICN course costs vary with each course.

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When can a student register?

• Correspondence, Replacement Unit,Online, and
  Physics Courses
• These courses have a variable entry option,
  meaning a student can register for a course at
  any time.
• Our registration forms are available at
  www.kirkwood.edu/hsdl A student must fill out a
  Kirkwood registration form to enter the course.
• Information on registration is also available
  through Iowa Learning Online (www.iowalearningonli
  ne.org)

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When can a student register?

• ICN Courses
• ICN classes are listed at the ILO webpage. The
  ILO registration is the only way to enroll in any
  of these classes.

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Customer Satisfaction

• In an online survey conducted in the spring of
  2008, 89.5 of school counselors or officials who
  responded agreed or strongly agreed they would
  recommend Kirkwood HSDL to other colleagues.
• 73.6 of students surveyed agreed or strongly
  agreed they would take another course with
  Kirkwood HSDL.

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How can Kirkwood HSDL help us?

• We are here to help meet the needs of your
  learners, as well as your program.
• We can help your program meet requirements, such
  as the highly qualified provisions of NCLB.
• We can be a credit recovery option for students
  in your district who would prefer not to attend
  the alternative center, or who cant because
  there is not room for them.

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How can Kirkwood HSDL help us?

• We can serve as a credit advancement option for
  students looking to graduate early.
• We can help meet educational needs for homebound
  or suspended/expelled students.
• We can help your school find courses that
  students desire but are not currently available.

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What are other ways that we can help meet your
needs?
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For More Information Contact Us!

• Kirkwood Community College
• Kirkwood HSDL
• Marcel Kielkucki, Coordinator
• 912 18th Ave SW
• Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
• 319-366-0142
• 1-800-332-2055 ext. 5380
• mkielku_at_kirkwood.edu
• www.kirkwood.edu/hsdl

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