Gregg Levin, Senior Vice President, K12 Inc.

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2 Gregg Levin, Senior Vice President, K12 Inc. Joined K12 in July 2010 through its acquisition of KC Distance Learning (Aventa Learning) Responsible for client and instructional services supporting more than 2,000 school partners 16 years experience in the Education market including the last seven years developing and delivering innovative, online learning solutions for Sylvan Learning, Aventa Learning and K12 Inc.

3 Who is K 12? K 12 is the #1 provider of online learning 1 K 12 currently serves students in all 50 states and 70 countries We ve partnered with over 2,000 districts Our investment in curriculum and learning systems has surpassed $250 million We ve delivered over 4 million online courses 1 Source: EdNET Insight 2011 Survey

4 K 12 Serves a Continuum of Needs Full-Time Online Learning Online Courses Credit Recovery and Remediation Classroom Content Assessment Tools Instruction and Support Services Medallion and Partner programs Multiple options for consulting, teaching, marketing and enrollment 5 academic levels, from foundations to AP World languages, including fluency Elementary reading remediation and mastery Unique CR teacher hotline Remediation across multiple grades ELL support Assess and prescribe content using state, national standards Whiteboard content, including quizzes, challenges Virtual labs Math and reading assessments for grades 1-8 High stakes readiness exams GED readiness assessment and personalized lessons Certified teachers Professional development Program consulting Student recruitment and enrollment We offer the industry s most complete continuum of online learning solutions.

5 Dropout Rate Continues to be High Every school day, 7,000 students decide to drop out of school. This is a total of 1.2 million students each year Without a high school diploma, young people are less likely to succeed in the workforce. Each year, our nation loses $319 billion in potential earnings associated with the dropout crisis

6 Credit Recovery Most Popular Online Program Online Course Categories: All Districts Credit recovery Courses not available in schools Remediation Enrichment Dual credit/joint enrollment AP courses Courses available in schools 56 % 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Source: 2011 EdNET Insight State of the K-12 Market Survey

7 Credit Recovery Enrollments by Month

8 Learn more about K 12 Call Visit: K12.com/educators/contact-us

9 Kurt LeVasseur Director for Online Learning and Principal of Boulder Universal/ Boulder Explore Boulder Valley School District

10 Online School

11 District Information 29,526 Students 7 th Largest School District in Colorado 55 Schools 29 Elementary 3 K-8 5 Charter 7 Senior High 1 Middle/Senior 1 Online 8 Middle 1 Middle/Senior Sped Demographics 71% White 5% Two or More Races 6% Asian 1% Native American 17% Hispanic 1% Black >1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (2/16/12)

12 2010/11 High School F Report February 16, ,139 F s

13 Challenges Provide alternative to retrieve credit rather than returning student to the same class they failed. February 16, 2012 Provide an alternative for students to quickly move through a course they previously failed. Be financially prudent in recovering failed courses. Need option to extend day and year to keep students at grade level.

14 1 st Year School Year Request for Proposal process chose Aventa Content approved by Curriculum and Instruction and matched to BVSD course codes 50 Credit Recovery students February % success rate Mentored by school counselors with jobs already Summer School 99 students- first summer school with online credit recovery 90%+ completion rate Very good mentor that worked with students remotely $225 credit recovery tuition

15 2nd Year School Year Credit recovery was mentored by counselors or willing person at school. Some students participated in labs or tutor centers. 64% completion rate, 200 recovered course, 1 mentor had 105 successes. Only for students with F in course(s) Realized we needed dedicated person to mentor and manage seats Summer School 200 credit recovery students with 124 supplemental 94% completion rate, Great mentoring 2-3 week sessions $225 per credit recovery course tuition $350 for supplemental tuition Credit recovery could improve grade or replace F

16 3rd Year School Year Boulder Universal begins-175 full virtual and hybrid students. Credit recovery mentored and hosted by district office. High School Counselors signed students up. $50 tuition, $25 reduced lunch and $0 FRL 250 seats rotating every 8 weeks. Wait list prioritized 2 weeks- 25%, 4 weeks- 50% etc. or placed on wait list until they could focus on credit recovery. Rotate seats 4 times during year and 2 in summer 274 successful completions Summer School 248 credit recovery students-80% completion 279 Supplementals-84% completion 4 week sessions for credit recovery Supplemental students had full summer Offered computer lab 4 days/ week Mediocre mentoring $125 course cost for credit recovery

17 4th Year School Year Boulder Universal nearing 200 full virtual and hybrid students Pushed credit recovery out to high schools to offer in labs and mentor. Seat management at district office Dismal enrollment Students more successful when report to lab TBD Summer School

18 Using Credit Recovery Reduces classroom size at brick and mortar schools Completion time 40 or less hours More time on task Students working in school labs have best completion rates Need to have seen majority of content Allows for increased access to elective courses Keeps students at grade level utilizing extended learning opportunities

19 Financial Picture Online Credit Recovery Brick & Mortar Course

20 Best and Worst Practices Best Practices Mistakes to Avoid Great mentors checking up Students in labs during yr Attach February money 16, 2012 to class Shorten timeframe Train mentors and give goal of 90+% completion Train students on how to access content Counselor training on who should be in CR No end dates Mentors are not engaged Mentors already have jobs+ Poor communication with family and student No training for student on how to access content No training for counselors on scheduling students

21 QUESTIONS?