Credit Recovery

Virtual Academy set to open at Stethem

TheBayNet.com — 2016 — Waldorf, Maryland — Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will launch a Virtual Academy (VA) for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to provide face-to-face instruction coupled with online classes.

Supporting Credit Recovery Students, Part 3: Assessment and Progress Monitoring

Join us for a new webinar series dedicated to your continued professional learning. We’ll evaluate topics such as the role of social and emotional learning in student success, teaching standards for online learning, and special education student needs. Each topic will be shared in a three-part mini series, and you can attend one, two, or three 30-minute sessions that can count toward a CEU credit. Our first mini series topic will be supporting credit recovery students.

Supporting Credit Recovery Students, Part 2: Instructional Decisions

Supporting Credit Recovery Students, Part 1: Student Mindset

Small District Expands Beyond Credit Recovery to Address Learning Gaps

Before the pandemic, many school districts used online learning primarily in credit recovery programs or alternative schools. Now, educators are finding new ways to utilize digital tools—everything from addressing teacher shortages to providing flexibility and options that students wouldn’t otherwise have to remediating learning gaps rather than having students retake entire courses.

Apex Learning and Illuminate Education Partner to Inform Meaningful Instruction

2020 — Apex Learning, a recognized leader in online learning and Illuminate Education, a leading K-12 student performance system, announce a new partnership. The new partnership provides schools and districts the ability to correlate learning gap assessments to digital curriculum, enabling individualized learning pathways for students in the critical subjects of Math and English Language Arts.

Apex Learning Provides Summer School for Seattle Public Schools Secondary Students

2020 — Apex Learning announced a partnership with Seattle Public Schools to provide 7th – 12th grade students with access to credit recovery courses this summer.

Expanding Online Learning Beyond Credit Recovery

Apex Learning Announces New Board Member

2019 — “We are very excited to welcome Will Ethridge to our Board of Directors,” said Chris Porter, Apex Learning Chief Executive Officer. “His experience and history of success in education are exemplary, and we look forward to his impact as the reach of our world-class digital curriculum expands to help even more students succeed.”

Think Outside the Box: Moving Beyond Credit Recovery

Often, we think of digital courseware as a solution to a single problem; typically credit recovery or alternative education. But the reality is that having courseware opens numerous opportunities. Are you ready to move beyond credit recovery and find unique ways to engage students?

Credit Recovery: AEI Hosts Discussion on Establishing Policy and Practice for Credit Recovery

Apex Learning CEO Cheryl Vedoe was invited to participate in a national conversation on credit recovery held at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, D.C. last week.

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Apex Learning Applauds Bellevue School District Leader Honored for Dedicated Pursuit of Equity

2019 — Apex Learning, a recognized leader in online learning for secondary education, is pleased to congratulate Shomari Jones, the Director of Equity and Graduation Success at Bellevue Public School District in Bellevue, Washington, for his recognition in the Education Week “Leaders To Learn From” report. The annual report spotlights the nation’s most outstanding school district leaders for tackling pressing challenges and driving change in K-12 education.

In Tupelo's PACE classroom, students put themselves back on track

2018 — Away from the traditional setting, students in the PACE classroom move at their own speed to independently work through Apex Learning – a digital curriculum endorsed by the College Board. Richard Trotter, the adult in the room, is more of a facilitator than instructor. Instead of listening to multiple teachers throughout the day, students engage one subject at a time for as many weeks as it takes to finish their eighth-grade course requirements.

Apex Learning Acquires Youth Digital Project-Based Technology Courses

2018 — Apex Learning, a recognized pioneer and innovator in online learning for secondary education, is delighted to announce the acquisition of Youth Digital’s library of project-based technology courses. In courses ranging from coding and design to gaming and animation, students are empowered to go beyond being tech users to become creators. Students use industry-standard tools to complete projects such as developing an iOS or Android app, creating a 3D video game, or designing a fashion collection.

Woodland Public Schools’ TEAM High School offers an alternative for students

Insights Success — 2018 — Woodland Public Schools’ TEAM High School offers an alternative path for students to achieve success in their K-12 education by offering flexible lesson schedules, self-directed lesson plans and personalized teaching in a focused learning environment. TEAM’s students use a computer-based curriculum called Apex Learning to select classes from a full range of core academic subjects and electives.

Herkimer turns tide on sliding graduation rates

Utica Observer-Dispatch — 2017 — Earning a high school diploma is a milestone Herkimer Central School District officials would like to see more of their students achieve. The graduation rate for the district cohort had dropped to 69 percent by the time Robert Miller took over as superintendent in 2013. Since then, Miller said, some improvements have been made. After implementing Apex Learning for credit recovery, the current district graduation rate is now on average with the rest of the state.

Apex Learning Introduces Adaptive Tutorials for the GED®, HiSET® and TASC®

Press Release — 2017 — Seattle, WA — Apex Learning, known for rigorous, standards-based curriculum proven to increase student outcomes, introduces Tutorials designed to support student success on high school equivalency exams. The Apex Learning Tutorials for the General Education Development (GED), High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) and the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), are each specifically developed to help students pass the exams and to achieve better paying jobs and brighter futures.