Small School Small School InitiativeInitiative

EMIT – Educating Minds Through EMIT – Educating Minds Through Innovation and Technology Innovation and Technology

EMITEMITEMIT – Educating Minds Through EMIT – Educating Minds Through Innovation and Technology is a public Innovation and Technology is a public non-profit, Federally designated 501-c-3 non-profit, Federally designated 501-c-3 dedicated to providing educational dedicated to providing educational solutions for at-risk and vulnerable solutions for at-risk and vulnerable communities. communities. www.emitmind.org

After-school, weekend, holiday, and After-school, weekend, holiday, and summer activities that support the summer activities that support the children and families of the most children and families of the most vulnerable in San Bernardino and vulnerable in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.  We encourage Riverside Counties.  We encourage student volunteers and provide summer student volunteers and provide summer employment for our programs.employment for our programs.

EMIT - continuedEMIT - continuedFacilitate individual and group participation in Facilitate individual and group participation in outreach opportunities by providing the project, outreach opportunities by providing the project, the logistics, and support. the logistics, and support. 

Ship educational supplies and equipment, Ship educational supplies and equipment, personal supplies of food, clothing, bedding, and personal supplies of food, clothing, bedding, and toiletry where we receive requests or have our toiletry where we receive requests or have our own contacts abroad own contacts abroad

Provide educational solutions for small schools Provide educational solutions for small schools utilizing telecommunications and technologies utilizing telecommunications and technologies that allow teachers and students to participate in that allow teachers and students to participate in shared learning environments, access teaching shared learning environments, access teaching materials, additional courses, live tutoring, materials, additional courses, live tutoring, counseling, and other tools that make a small counseling, and other tools that make a small school an attractive alternative for parents and school an attractive alternative for parents and for home schooled that desire all the amenities of for home schooled that desire all the amenities of a large school program (SMALL SCHOOL a large school program (SMALL SCHOOL INITIATIVE)INITIATIVE)

Small School Small School InitiativeInitiativeEMIT SSIEMIT SSI

The Small School Initiative is designed to The Small School Initiative is designed to address the many challenges faced by address the many challenges faced by small schools in finance, marketing and small schools in finance, marketing and enrollment, and expanding educational enrollment, and expanding educational opportunities for students. We address opportunities for students. We address these through the use of video these through the use of video conferencing and other software solutions.conferencing and other software solutions.

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Southeastern California Conference, Education DepartmentSan Antonio Junior Academy EMIT – Education Minds Through Innovation and Technology

EMIT: SMALL SCHOOL INITIATIVE

MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS

BETA PROGRAMBETA PROGRAMTwo to three selected schools in the SECCTwo to three selected schools in the SECC

Begins January 2013 operating through June Begins January 2013 operating through June 20162016

Joint effort between SECC, Education Joint effort between SECC, Education Department, School, and EMIT to beta test the Department, School, and EMIT to beta test the EMIT Small School InitiativeEMIT Small School Initiative

Provides participating schools free equipment Provides participating schools free equipment and services in exchange for participationand services in exchange for participation

Provides participating schools further options Provides participating schools further options to participate in consortium of small schoolsto participate in consortium of small schools

SSI - OperationSSI - OperationEMIT is a service to the school and/or school EMIT is a service to the school and/or school systemsystem

Policies, procedures, and protocols will be Policies, procedures, and protocols will be developed by the school and/or school system developed by the school and/or school system for the use of all EMIT services and productsfor the use of all EMIT services and products

EMIT negotiates, communicates, and complies EMIT negotiates, communicates, and complies with the school and/or system administratorwith the school and/or system administrator

A signed contract is maintained by EMIT and A signed contract is maintained by EMIT and the school and/or system administratorthe school and/or system administrator

EMIT administration is available for all EMIT administration is available for all administrative personnel and scheduled administrative personnel and scheduled meetings addressing issues with the Small meetings addressing issues with the Small School Initiative programSchool Initiative program

Technology Technology ObjectivesObjectives

Provide a technology infrastructure that:Provide a technology infrastructure that:(1) supports a vibrant learning environment(1) supports a vibrant learning environment

(2) provides a collaborative cooperative between (2) provides a collaborative cooperative between complementing schools for shared assetscomplementing schools for shared assets

(3) is user-friendly, durable, requiring minimal (3) is user-friendly, durable, requiring minimal teacher or student effort to integrate in teaching teacher or student effort to integrate in teaching and learningand learning

(4) stimulates and supports creativity that (4) stimulates and supports creativity that enhances pedagogyenhances pedagogy

(5) provides free materials, services, and support (5) provides free materials, services, and support that affect cost and produce new revenue that affect cost and produce new revenue streams.streams.

EMIT Service EMIT Service ObjectivesObjectives

Provide Technology solutions that:Provide Technology solutions that:(1) DO NOT interfere with the mission, vision, (1) DO NOT interfere with the mission, vision, and administration of a school and/or school and administration of a school and/or school systemsystem

(2) Comply with the standards, policies, (2) Comply with the standards, policies, objectives, vision, and mission of a school objectives, vision, and mission of a school and/or school systemand/or school system

(3) Provide services and materials that enhance (3) Provide services and materials that enhance the teaching and learning experiencethe teaching and learning experience

(4) Provide services and materials that reduce (4) Provide services and materials that reduce administrative and operational costsadministrative and operational costs

(5) Provide services that bring new streams of (5) Provide services that bring new streams of revenuerevenue

(6) Provide services and materials that enhance (6) Provide services and materials that enhance the image of the schoolthe image of the school

Technology Technology Video conferencing equipment in Video conferencing equipment in MOBILEMOBILE design design

Mobile – a wheeled cart with dual flat screens Mobile – a wheeled cart with dual flat screens swinging out from a center pole with attached swinging out from a center pole with attached audio and video capture and feedaudio and video capture and feed

20 student wireless devices 20 student wireless devices

Moved from one location to another, plugged into Moved from one location to another, plugged into available hard wiring in each roomavailable hard wiring in each room

Video conferencing equipment in a Video conferencing equipment in a FIXEDFIXED structurestructure

Interactive smart board attached in classroom Interactive smart board attached in classroom locationlocation

Speakers, HD camera secured for quality Speakers, HD camera secured for quality experienceexperience

Locked cabinet for supporting hardware and 20 Locked cabinet for supporting hardware and 20 student wireless devicesstudent wireless devices

Classroom DesignClassroom Design

Six foot interactive white board (4 stations)

Student held (pen/touch) tablets for interactive work – any location

Ceiling mounted HD camera and Audio capture/projection

Teacher – laptop, tablet, document camera

Server

Storage cart for tablets

EMIT ServicesEMIT ServicesSERVICE:SERVICE:

24/7 support of all technologies for school and 24/7 support of all technologies for school and homehome

Teacher, student, administration, and parent Teacher, student, administration, and parent training initially and annuallytraining initially and annually

System administration – scheduling, on-demand System administration – scheduling, on-demand capability, announcements, live assistancecapability, announcements, live assistance

School and teaching administration: i.e., quiz, School and teaching administration: i.e., quiz, test, and worksheet design, delivery, grading, and test, and worksheet design, delivery, grading, and recordingrecording

After-school teacher, student, and parent access After-school teacher, student, and parent access to EMIT products and live connectivity with others to EMIT products and live connectivity with others in collaborationin collaboration

EMIT ProductsEMIT ProductsTeaching presentation materialsTeaching presentation materials

Classes and workshops: i.e., art, videography, Classes and workshops: i.e., art, videography, health and wellness, music, advanced and health and wellness, music, advanced and special education.special education.

Shared software for teaching and Shared software for teaching and administration: i.e., I movie, subject and grade administration: i.e., I movie, subject and grade specific learning software, school accounting, specific learning software, school accounting, grade book, attendance, etc.grade book, attendance, etc.

After-school student, teacher, and parent and After-school student, teacher, and parent and services: live tutoring, shared software, live services: live tutoring, shared software, live connectivity with participants in cooperativeconnectivity with participants in cooperative

Scheduling for Scheduling for CollaborationCollaboration

New Stream of New Stream of RevenueRevenue

EMIT will recruit home schooled to EMIT will recruit home schooled to participate live in the classrooms of the participate live in the classrooms of the cooperative. These new tuitions, for a cooperative. These new tuitions, for a class or for a full education will be divided class or for a full education will be divided between EMIT, the cooperative schools, as between EMIT, the cooperative schools, as agreed to by the school administrators agreed to by the school administrators and/or system administrator. and/or system administrator.

As EMIT becomes able, 10 percent of net As EMIT becomes able, 10 percent of net revenues will be returned to cooperative revenues will be returned to cooperative schools and/or system for student schools and/or system for student assistance or technology purchase. assistance or technology purchase.

Beta Operational Beta Operational DesignDesign

Small School Small School Initiative Initiative

PresentationPresentationContact EMIT at one of the following Contact EMIT at one of the following contact points for a full Board contact points for a full Board presentation:presentation:

Wchs_dean@msn.com

Cell: (615) 429-7575Cell: (615) 429-7575

Office: (909) 793-2777Office: (909) 793-2777

View our website: www.emitmind.orgView our website: www.emitmind.org