Prepanet Monterrey Tech Community High School

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1 Prepanet Monterrey Tech Community High School

2 Monterrey Tech Private institution founded in Non-profit Non-government operational support 27 non-profit sponsoring organizations 565 members on the Board of trustees

3 Monterrey Tech Mission ( ): To form persons with integrity, ethical standards and a humanistic outlook, who are internationally competitive in their professional fields; who will also be good citizens committed to the economic, political, social and cultural development of their community and to the sustainable use of natural resources.

4 4 Monterrey Tech today 33 Campuses 8,253 Faculty 96,832 Students 39% with scholarship or loan Virtual University Tec Milenio University

5 Texas Florida South Carolina Arizona Mexico Guatemala El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Honduras Colombia Venezuela Peru Ecuador Chile Bolivia Programs Virtual University 1. Graduate 6, Corporate continuing education 22, Social programs 116,121 Teacher training courses Public officials Journalists and NGO s Community Learning Center Students

6 6 Tec Milenio University Collaborative Problem-based learning methodology Workplace competencies Centralized design, production and evaluation of courses Face-to-face and Internet Students may work while studying. 22 Campuses 1,400 Faculty 13,432 Students

7 7 Community Learning Center concept Monterrey Tech students as tutors Remote and dispersed communities High-speed Internet Learning management system Faculty participation

8 What is Prepanet? An educational model designed to: a. Offer low income people access to a high school education b. Contribute to the educational development of Mexico c. Give Monterrey Tech students broader knowledge of social realities On-line Model Supported by tutors who work personally and on-line with groups of Prepanet students

9 What is Prepanet? Currently, the tutors are Monterrey Tech undergraduates doing community service Courses and programs are designed by Monterrey Tech professors

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11 Student profile Student profile: Low income people People who have not been able to take high school course due to their geographic location or lack of financial means Currently there is an enrollment of 1125 Students are teenagers and young adults; the average age is 28

12 Tutor profile Tutor profile: Monterrey Tech students doing community service through online tutoring Student tutors have completed half of their college curriculum They are between the ages of 20 and 23 Currently, 500 Monterrey Tech students participate in the tutoring program

13 Learning Environment (2005) Our students interact with: Local meetings and events Tutor Coordinator PrepaNet Student Educational content through technological platform Academic Tutor On-Line Library

14 Academic program Requisite course: Basic online learning abilities First Second Third Fourth Chemistry I Mathematics I Chemistry II Language and Communication Reading and composition workshop I Reading and composition workshop II Mathematics II Mathematics III Computer Science I Computer Science II English II Computer Science III Critical Thinking English I Ethics Contemporary Universal History

15 Academic program Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Biology Physics I Physics II Literature Mathematics IV Scientific Research Health sciences Philosophy Computer Science IV History and appreciation of the arts Introduction to Management Project Management Introduction to Social Sciences Mexican History Economics and State Socioeconomic Structure of Mexico

16 Financial model Total operating cost : $ 1, USD (33 subjects) The student pays $ 9.50 USD per subject, the rest is covered by a scholarship The scholarship program is funded by private institutions and foundations

17 Lessons learned % dropout rate Main reasons: a. Lack of adjustment to on-line education b. Inadequate time management c. Poor preparation in academic fundamentals

18 Lessons learned 2005 Main reasons. d. Need for closer tutoring, in some cases e. Lack of access to a computer or the internet f. Mistaken idea that online education is simple

19 Challenges In 2006 offer prepanet across the entire country: - Through Monterrey Tech Campuses (urban model) - Through Community Learning Centers (rural model) Strengthen students recruitment and retention Guarantee the project s financial backing

20 Challenges Strengthen Monterrey Tech students community commitment through their university experience Guarantee the efficiency of the tutoring process: Regional supervisor Tutor Advisor

21 Learning Environment (2006) Our students interact with: Local meetings and events Tutor Coordinator PrepaNet Student Educational content through technological platform Academic Tutor On-Line Library Regional Supervisor Tutor Advisor

22 Future of Prepanet Urban zone Year Students 2005 Nuevo Leon Distrito Cuernavaca Puebla 1, Monterrey Tech Campus (10) 3, Monterrey Tech Campus (18) 3,000 Total Monterrey Tech Campus (28) 7,000 Mexican states without Monterrey Tech Campus

23 Future of Prepanet Rural zone Year Students Community Learning Centers (0) 0 Community Learning Centers (500) 1,000 Community Learning Centers (500) 2,000 TOTAL Community Learning Centers (1000) 3,000

24 Future of Prepanet Rural and urban zone Year Students Monterrey Tech Campus 1,000 Community Learning Centers 0 Monterrey Tech Campus 3,000 Community Learning Centers 1,000 Monterrey Tech Campus 3,000 Community Learning Centers 2,000 Total 10,000

25 Prepanet Monterrey Tech Community High School