High School

Graduating Tomorrow's Leaders

The mission of 196Online is to provide an equitable, personalized and flexible virtual learning community that builds relationships, continues the District 196 “Triple A philosophy,” and inspires the growth and development of all learners. Rigor, relevance and relationships are the cornerstone elements of District 196 and of this comprehensive, fully virtual program that supports every learner in acquiring an on-time high school diploma and ready for career and post-secondary education. At the high school level, 196Online provides students opportunities to explore relevant, hands-on topics and look beyond the classroom and toward a future career path. Continuing with District 196’s mission of educating students to reach their full potential, our new 196Online school is a comprehensive online learning experience that carries forward the commitment to a high-quality education where students can explore the outer limits of their vast potential.

196Online is a Good Fit for High School Students Who:

are capable of working independently at their own pace;
have a designated space for learning;
are persistent, self-motivated and disciplined;
are able to practice consistently and can focus on an assignment even when it becomes challenging;
are able to communicate with their teacher when they need assistance;
understand the importance of time management, and
are comfortable learning in a virtual setting.

Expectations for Success

High School Student

Read and/or listen to the daily communication from all of the teachers (including school email, Schoology messages and Schoology updates)
Complete the attendance check in process in Campus Student daily
Review the weekly announcements and communication from the advisor
Attend and engage in the individual advisor meetings with the teacher once a month.
Review the learning tasks for the week to determine how to schedule and use the time for the week.
Complete assigned independent course tasks showing understanding of the content daily for all classes in Schoology.
Review the feedback provided by the teacher on completed course tasks for all classes.
Have a designated space for learning that is quiet and without distractions.
Practice age appropriate digital citizenship skills when working online.
Seek out support when needed. This can be messaging a teacher with a question, asking during a live (synchronous) time, scheduling a one-on-one office hour meeting with a teacher, or completing the Technology Help Request form.
Review and abide by the school’s Academic Integrity honor code.

Families

Attend and engage in the Family Orientation at the beginning of the school year.

Attend and engage in Family Sessions that interest you throughout the school year.
Provide guidance and support with your child around time-management, communication, and persistence with challenging tasks.
Have a designated space for learning that is quiet without distractions.
Engage in digital citizenship conversations with your child.
Seek out support when needed. This can be messaging a teacher with a question, attending a staff person's office hours, completing the Technology Help Request form, or participating in Family Office Hours.

Teachers

Attend and engage in spring and summer professional learning focused on evidence based practices around online learning, equitable and accessible course design aligned to state and national content standards using UDL guidelines, and the role of PLCs in an online learning model.
Utilize district agreed upon Common Practices to provide a “consistent, coordinated, predictable system” for students and families.
Engage weekly in a PLC meeting to analyze the program goal data, use it to modify and adapt course design, and communicate with students and families based on the data. This will include planning synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities aligned to state and national standards including literacy and math workshops at the elementary and academic guided groups at the secondary level.
Provide daily communication accessible to students/families around the work expectations for the day or week. This will support students progressing in academic work and provide an opportunity for them to ask questions.
Review, assess, and provide feedback on student submitted work. Use the information from the submitted work to determine enrichment, intervention, or additional differentiation opportunities both individually, small group, and whole class.
Offer consistent daily office hours for students and families to attend to talk through coursework, provide learning support, or respond to questions to ensure student success.
Facilitate Advisory Program through a weekly advisory involving checking in regarding academic tasks, connecting as a community, and discussing strategies for learning in an online environment. Meeting individually once a month to connect and build relationships, check on progress, coach and provide feedback.
Record daily attendance in Infinite Campus based on attendance of Morning Meeting/Advisory class attendance.
Provide guidance and instruction regarding academic integrity based on developmental level. This includes reviewing the District 196 Student Rights and Responsibilities handbook, establishing common agreements with students around academic integrity, and providing students and families the Academic Integrity form.

Overview of 196Online

The high school 196Online instructional model is more flexible than the traditional bell schedule. Students in 196Online will spend time accessing and learning content, completing coursework and engaging in teacher feedback independently (asynchronously) at their own pace . There will also be live (synchronous) support provided each school day as described below:

Weekly Advisory- Each week students will meet with their advisory teacher and fellow classmates where they will check in regarding daily academic tasks, connect as a community, and discuss strategies for learning in an online environment.
Individual Advisory- Students will have an individual meeting with their advisory teacher once a month to connect and build relationships, check on progress and attendance, coach and provide feedback.
Academic Guided Groups- Blocks of time throughout the week will be used for scheduled content-area support sessions. These may be meeting together in whole groups, small groups, or individually based on the academic needs of students.
Virtual Office Hours- Students will have the ability to connect with the teachers during office hours for any questions, to talk through coursework, and provide learning support.
Messaging- Between students, teachers, and families within Schoology.

Teachers will also be providing students with fair, frequent, and focused feedback to students around course assignments and projects. The feedback will provide an opportunity for students to learn about misconceptions, clarify current thinking, see gaps between current understanding and desired performance, and/or offer opportunities for self-reflection.

196Online staff from District 196 will be analyzing data around course completion rates, current grade status, and engagement on a weekly basis and making adjustments based on the data.

If your student has a 504 or other health plans, please contact 196Online@district196.org.

How It Works

Assessments

Back-to-School

Co-Curriculars

Counselors

Course and Registration Information

Advisors and the 196Online Counselor will work with students and families to register for classes throughout the month of January. High school students in 196Online will have access to all courses needed to meet graduation requirements in District 196, though not a comprehensive list of course offerings.

The 196Online High School Registration Guide provides students and families the overall registration information along with the descriptions of each course offered in 196Online. This includes the core content areas of English/language arts, math, science, and social studies along with elective classes in art, business, family and consumer science, physical education/health, Spanish, and additional elective offerings.
- Students can utilize the 196Online Registration Worksheets below to help prepare with their registration meeting with the counselor.

196Online teachers have developed online courses using a combination of district content and curriculum/course resources from Edgenuity, an online courseware curriculum provider. Edgenuity’s curriculum resources are developed for online learning environments, grounded in research, and aligned to MN state standards. Resources include rigorous assignments, performance tasks, and assessments utilizing accessibility features including translation options and closed captioning.

Advanced Placement Courses: Students interested in taking Advanced Placement courses have the options to take the class at their attendance area/enrolled high school based on the hour the course if offered at the building or taking a supplemental course at another Minnesota approved online learning provider. Feel free to contact 196Online if you have additional questions.
Specialized Electives (in-person): Students are able to attend the following elective courses in-person at their attendance area/enrolled high school based on the hour the course if offered at the building.
- Safety Ed (driver’s training) because MDOT requirements make this course ineligible to be taken as an online course.
- All World Language AP and/or CIS courses in all languages based on attendance area high school offerings.
- All Performing Arts Offerings including band, choir, and dance based at the attendance area high school.
- All Career Development District Offerings for grades 11-12 including prerequisite and placement requirements.

Enrollment Change

The commitment you are making to 196Online is for the full 2023-24 school year. Requests for changes in enrollment will be considered based upon available space and staffing at attendance area schools, and building administrations will make every effort to accommodate in the best interest of students.

Requests for an enrollment change during the 2023-34 school year should be made one month prior to the end of a trimester.

Honor Code

Student Honor Code

On all coursework (assignments, exams, projects) undertaken by 196Online students, the following commitment is expected

As a student of 196Online, it is my responsibility to hold myself accountable to the highest level of Academic Honesty and Integrity and foster this in my peers. I understand that cheating and plagiarism can have a major negative impact on the learning process and on my development as an independent learner. Values of academic integrity will benefit me not only as a student but will also enrich my life and guide me towards higher academic scholarship and success in my daily life outside of school as well.

-Adapted from the Eastview and Rosemount High School Honor Codes

Academic Integrity Definition

As a student in 196Online, you are expected to submit original work. When you are using work from another source to complete assignments and projects, you need to cite the source and give credit.

Maintaining your academic integrity involves:

Creating and expressing your own ideas in course work;
Acknowledging all sources of information;
Completing assignments independently or acknowledging collaboration;
Accurately reporting results when conducting your own research or with respect to labs;
Honesty during examinations.

Examples of plagiarism include…

Copying work from a different source with or without including a citation
Copying a direct quote from a different source without including a citation
Submitting someone else’s work as your own. This includes sharing work with your peers
Purchasing an assignment and submitting it as your own
Submitting an assignment you completed for a different class is self-plagiarism.
Excessively using a Translator service even if you include a citation OR minimally using a Translator service without including a citation.
Including ideas and/or information from other sources without including a citation
Using writing from a different source and changing a few words but keeping the overall ideas/information without including a citation

Citation Resources: The links below have resources on how to cite sources for school work and course projects.

Our Responsibilities with Academic Integrity

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY:

I will do my own learning and collaborate with others on graded assignments only when authorized by my teachers.

PARENT/GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITY:

I will actively support my student in understanding and upholding the 196Online Honor Code.

FACULTY RESPONSIBILITY:

I will promote the 196Online Honor Code by establishing expectations regarding academic honesty and integrity and be prepared to address violations of the 196Online Honor Code.

OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY:

Take responsibility for your own learning.
Collaborate or share work on assignments, projects, or exams only when your teacher gives permission. Sharing of assignment responses, test questions, or test responses is prohibited.
Remember your responsibility to uphold the 196Online Honor Code if confronted by a peer to cheat or if tempted on your own to cheat.
Learn to use appropriate citations for previously published work (documents, web content, video, or audio).
Ask a teacher when in doubt.
Use your technology (apps, social media, text, devices) responsibly. It is your responsibility to change your password.

Statement of Principle and Integrity

Academic honesty and integrity are essential to excellence in education. Since assignments, exams and other schoolwork are measures of student performance, honesty is required to ensure an accurate measurement of student learning. Each student, parent and faculty member has a responsibility to promote an academic culture that respects and fosters individual achievement through honest learning.

Violations

196Online is utilizing a warning and three tiered system to define violations of academic integrity. All possible examples are not listed.

There are times when a warning may be given to a student. This may depend on the significance of the assignment and is determined by the teacher. For example, a daily assignment worth a small number of points may have a significance that would constitute a warning whereas a final project would have a higher tier of consequences.

Tier 1

First time offense
Misunderstanding of assignment or action appears unintentional
Inappropriate collaboration on daily learning/formative assessments
Violation of class expectations
Minor examples of plagiarism without sufficient documentation

Tier 2

Had a previous offense
Communication of content to another person (asking or telling)
Unauthorized possession of learning including digital copies
Plagiarism, self-plagiarism
Copying work of others on an exam or allowing others students to copy your work
Using unauthorized resources for an exam, paper, or project (or providing such resources to another student)
Fabrication of source material or data

Tier 3

Multiple offenses (2+)
Distribution of material/test to others
Purchasing work

Consequences

Consequences will be considered relative to the student behavior involved in the incident and the initial consequences will focus on the behavior enacted by the student. Academic learning will remain the focus in this determination of student consequences and academic consequences may also be administered. Listed below are the possible consequences for each tier in the case of an offense.

Tier 1

Documentation with administration (Google Form)
Loss of partial or full credit on an assignment or redo
Student conference

Tier 2

In addition to Tier 1 outcomes the below will be applied as deemed appropriate:

Documentation with administration (Campus)
Student and parent/guardian conference
Loss of partial or full credit on an assignment or redo
Notifying home/attendance area school, coaches, advisors, directors, etc.
Behavior contract

Tier 3

In addition to Tier 1 and Tier 2 outcomes the below will be applied as deemed appropriate:

Documentation with administration (Campus)

Loss of leadership roles

Student’s status in honor organizations, activities, athletics (may be considered a violation of the MSHSL Bylaw 206.00-Good Standing), and/or other organizations may be affected.

Reporting of incident to scholarship organizations and post secondary institutions

Drop from class

High School Diploma Designation

PSEO Students

Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) is a program that allows 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students to earn both high school and college credit while still in high school, through enrollment in and successful completion of college nonsectarian courses at eligible participating postsecondary institutions. Most PSEO courses are offered on the campus of the postsecondary institution; some courses are offered online. Each participating college or university sets its own admissions requirements for enrollment into the PSEO courses. Eleventh and 12th-grade students may take PSEO courses on a full- or part-time basis; 10th graders are eligible to enroll in PSEO on a more limited basis (see note below). Students must meet the PSEO residency and eligibility requirements and abide by participation limits specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09. If a school district determines a pupil is not on track to graduate, she/he may continue to participate in PSEO on a term by term basis.

To assist the district in planning, a student must inform the district by May 30 of each year of their intent to enroll in postsecondary courses during the following school year.

There is no charge to PSEO students for tuition, books or fees for items that are required to participate in a course; however, students may incur fees for equipment that becomes their property when the course or program is completed, textbooks that are not returned to the postsecondary institution according to their policies, or for tuition costs if they do not notify the district by May 30 and the district does not waive this date requirement.

Funds are available to help pay transportation expenses for qualifying students to participate in PSEO courses on college campuses. For more information on these funds, access the PSEO Mileage Reimbursement Program Instructions.

Enrolling in a PSEO course does not prohibit a student from participating in activities sponsored by the high school.

School districts must allow a PSEO student reasonable access to the high school building, computers and/or other technology resources during regular school hours to participate in PSEO courses, whether on-line or on campus.

All courses taken through the PSEO program must meet graduation requirements. Districts must transcript credits earned in PSEO by a ratio prescribed in statute. Districts have the authority to decide which subject area and standards the PSEO course meets. If there is a dispute between the district and the student regarding the number of credits granted for a particular course, the student may appeal the board's decision to the commissioner. The commissioner's decision regarding the number of credits will be final.

Postsecondary institutions are required to allow PSEO students to enroll in online courses consistent with the institution’s policy regarding postsecondary student enrollment in online courses.

Tenth-grade students may initially enroll in one Career and Technical Education (CTE) PSEO course if they receive a reading proficiency score of “meets” or “exceeds” on the 8^th grade MCA. If 10th graders taking a CTE PSEO course earn at least a grade C in that class, they may take additional postsecondary courses. If the student did not take the MCA in 8^th-grade, another reading assessment accepted by the enrolling postsecondary institution can be substituted. For students with disabilities, there is an alternative option to demonstrate reading proficiency.

For current information about the PSEO program, visit the Minnesota Department of Education’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) webpage.

Trimester Schedules for 196Online High School Student

Special Education

The IEP team will meet annually to review Individualized Education Plans for each student who receives special education services that addresses the goals, services and accommodations necessary for each student to make progress in the general education curriculum. Direct and/or indirect services will be provided, as driven by the student’s needs and addressed through the IEP.

Services may be provided in the areas of academics (e.g. literacy, math), social emotional, and self-advocacy, depending on the student’s individual needs. Specialized services for students with social emotional needs, in all disability areas, will be determined by the IEP team. 196Online will comply with state and federal law to identify students with educational needs.

A student assistance team (SAT) will meet regularly to review data and make recommendations for intervention and/or special education referrals. Special Education case management will adhere to state and federal guidelines. IEP’s will be updated to reflect the online learning environment, which will incorporate accommodations and modifications that meet each student’s needs to ensure that instruction is designed and presented in ways that meet the diverse needs of learners.

Technical Support

196Online will offer layers of technical support to meet the needs of students and families with tools used for online learning including the iPad, Seesaw and Schoology. Families can access a wide variety of tech support tools on our 1:1 Student Resources and 1:1 Parent Resources webpages.

There will be technical support staff dedicated to 196Online students and will be available when technical issues arise.
Students and families will begin the year with an orientation to ensure they can access and navigate the systems used in online learning.
Family workshops will be available to learn about ways to support students with online learning.
Family office hours will be offered to connect with 196Online technical support staff to ask questions and receive support around the technology tools that are part of the online learning.

iPad technical issues or questions? Reach out to us!

Supplementary Offerings

Naviance

Transcripts

196Online is unable to send transcripts through Naviance or any other platform. Instead, please reach out to the School Counselor, Sarah Lindemoen, with the name of the College/University as well as the contact information (i.e. email address to the Admissions Office). 196Online will send up to two (2) transcripts free of charge. Each additional transcript requested will have a charge of $5 to be paid through MyPaymentsPlus.

sarah.lindemoen@district196.org or 651-905-5845

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