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Credit Recovery

California teacher sees ‘lives change’ as a result of Stars Suite™

EL CENTRO, Calif. – If Web-based learning had a “biggest fan,” Donald Jeffers would be it. The online credit recovery teacher has seen lives change at Desert Oasis High School thanks to EdOptions™’ Stars Suite™.
Alachua County's online CROP helps cultivate learning, grow student success

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Alachua County Public Schools Curriculum Supervisor Charles Wise is in the business of saving students—his program does it several hundred times a year.
Stars Suite is “lifesaver” for award-winning Illinois program

STERLING, Ill.— A wall in the Whiteside County Regional Office of Education serves as an encouraging but bittersweet reminder to the staff of the Education Outreach Program.Beth Hubbard, program coordinator and case manager looks at the student pictures plastered across it and re
Illinois student becomes first-generation high school grad, thanks to Stars Suite

ROCK FALLS, Ill. – Krystal Hedstrom never intended on dropping out of high school at age 17. The self-proclaimed “teacher’s pet” always finished her work on time and dreamed of going to college to become a preschool teacher.
Novel offers a better option to credit-deficient students at Minnesota school

EAGAN, Minn. – Failing a class at Eagan High School doesn’t mean a student has to sit through another year of freshman English or Math to make up credit. Nor does it mean that too many failed classes will send them straight to the alternative education program.
EdOptions’ Novel curriculum bolsters Kentucky student success

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — When Lighthouse Academy opened its doors to at-risk students in 2001, administrators hoped that providing students with more personal attention would increase academic performance. However, in the first year, educators noticed few changes in student achieve
Novel motivates California teen to graduate and give back

EL CENTRO, Calif. – Dropping out of high school seemed to be Jose Hernandez’s only choice when he was released from a juvenile detention facility a few months ago. In and out of such facilities for years, the 17-year-old thought he had fallen too far behind to graduate.
Novel helps California principal cut discipline problems, grow success

EL CENTRO, Calif. – Danette Morrell knew she needed a different way to engage students in the learning process at Desert Oasis High School.
StarsSuite prevents "domino effect" at Southern Arizona High School

WILLCOX, Ariz. – Willcox High School (WHS) administrators partnered with EdOptions to provide Web-based courses to alternative education students. What they got was a versatile suite of learning solutions and a string of academic successes.

Alternative Education

Students Find Success and Flexibility in Their Education

Albert Lea, MN. - On its website the Albert Lea Area Learning Center (ALC) states its mission: to help students in special circumstances achieve success upon which they can build. Achieving that mission is exactly what Principal in Char
Teen Mom Finds Path to High School Diploma

Taylor Technical Institute, Taylor County FL – Jillian was a junior in high school when she became pregnant. Not willing to give up on her education, Jillian met with her school counselor who recommended she attend Taylor Tech’s ACE (Alternative Choice Education) Program.

Summer School

Bangor Area High School partners with EdOptions for Summer School

BANGOR, Pa. – Operating in the red is no longer an issue with Bangor Area High School's summer school program.
Minnesota student gets a ‘second shot’ after catching up with Novel summer program

EAGAN, Minn. – Ashley Jones* has always had a difficult time adjusting to school.
Novel transforms teacher’s perspective on technology in classroom

GAINESVILLE, Texas –– Math teacher William Hale admits it: he was wrong about technology in the classroom. At first, he wasn’t thrilled about the idea of using Web-based courses in the Gainesville Independent School District’s summer school. But all that’s changed.
Texas students take summer school on vacation

LONGVIEW, Texas — Summer school was only weeks away when a Pine Tree High School math teacher noticed that a low number of students had signed up for geometry and only a few had enrolled in algebra.

Distance Learning

Arizona students catch up, accelerate progress with Stars Suite

GILBERT, Ariz.— College pennants and posters line the Gilbert Unified School District’s Distance Learning office. A bank of computers is nestled snuggly against one wall, hidden behind a row of bookcases.
Virginia motocross teen revs up success with Web-based Novel courses

CHESTER, Va. – In a sport where many teens never finish high school because of grueling training schedules and endless travel to competitions across the country, Nic Hayes has defied the odds.

Adult Education

Web-based learning is “wave of the future” at Rochester school

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Bert Quinn thinks he oversees Rochester Community School District’s “best kept secret.”

Secure Care Facilities

AMIkids West Florida Commended by Florida DJJ Director of Education

HOLMES COUNTY, FL. – AMIkids is a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing a promising future to troubled youth who have been adjudicated or have failed in conventional school settings.

Dropout Prevention

Clinton Public School District Increases Graduation Rate, Decreases Juvenile Crime

CLINTON, MS. – In 2008, the Clinton Public School District (CPSD) dropout rate was greater than 15%. In 2009, the dropout rate fell to 8.7%, a near 50% decrease in only a year.
Bangor Area High School finds new ways to use EdOptions™

BANGOR, PA. – Bangor Area High School, a client since 2003, has achieved many successes with EdOptions and continues to grow its program offerings as Assistant Principal Jack Boyd identifies and implements new ways to offer EdOptions Stars Suite® to students.
Ohio program empowers students with “Educational Options for Success”

WESTERVILLE, Ohio. – Dr. Steve Coolahan meets with at-risk students every day who feel defeated and are ready to give up on earning their high school diplomas, but he knows there’s still hope for them.
Stars Suite boosts Baltimore student scores, graduation rates

BALTIMORE, Md.— A few years ago, Baltimore City Public Schools had a problem: many freshman and sophomore students were over-aged while juniors and seniors had severe credit deficiencies. As a result, the district struggled with a low graduation rate.
Novel’s Web-based courses keep Harford County students afloat

ABERDEEN, Md. - Credit deficiencies grew on Katy Moran's* transcript as she struggled to keep up in the traditional classroom. Her teachers in Harford County Public Schools didn't think she would graduate and worried she might drop out altogether.
Dropout rates plummet, graduation rates soar in Manatee County

BRADENTON, Fla. - In 1999, Manatee County Public Schools (MCPS) faced a serious dropout problem. The district had an annual graduation rate of only 56 percent, ranking 59th out of 67 Florida school districts for the highest dropout rates.
EdOptions Online Academy™ Safety Net Program Ensures Student Success

Florida - There is a county in Florida that is a long-time client of EdOptions and has implemented Stars Suite® in its schools for several years.