Online Courses 

Online Course Offerings
In some instances, students may take advantage of on-line learning opportunities through the NC Department of Public Instruction’s North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS), iSchool, and Randolph Community College. Through a variety of online management systems, students may take a wide variety of courses, including AP courses, that they may not have access to at their high school. While distance learning opportunities provide tremendous benefits to students, in regards to course offerings, students centered instruction, flexible scheduling, heightened critical thinking and written communication skills, there are specific learner characteristics that promote greater student success in on-line learning environments. Enrollment in these courses requires the approval of the school principal, the school counselor and the student’s legal guardian. Registration dates and course offerings will be communicated to each school in the late spring.

Learn and Earn Online - LEO
Thanks to the leadership of Gov. Mike Easley and the NC General Assembly, North Carolina public high school students can earn college credits through a special Learn & Earn Online initiative beginning in the 2007-08 school year. Qualified students in participating public high schools can take a variety of online college credit courses at no cost to them or to their families. Students earn both high school and college credit for completed courses. Access to these courses is provided during the regular school day and an online course facilitator will assist students in the classroom. Courses will be offered during the 2008-09 school year through UNC-Greensboro online (UNCGi) and the community colleges. Students can enroll in UNCGi courses or community college courses by checking with their guidance counselor.

NovaNET

RCS NovaNET GUIDELINES:

• NovaNET is for credit recovery only
• Students must have teacher/counselor/principal approval to be allowed to recover a course with NovaNET. Final decision lies with the principal.
• If an EOC or VOCAT course, then the student must have already taken the required state exam.
• If an EXIT STANDARD EOC, the student must have already passed the state exam.
• Prescriptive Lessons should be utilized/curriculum should be verified to align with NCSCS.
• Students should only be allowed to enroll in NovaNET one period during the school day, with a maximum of 2 credits recovered during a semester.
• Priority should be given to seniors, then juniors, then sophomores, then freshman.
• NovaNET can be offered in Evening Academy/5^th block and in the summer.
• Upon completion of a NovaNET course, the failing grade is changed in SIMS to a 70.
• Flexibility in seat time requirements is at the principals’ discretion.
• Recommend that principals monitor students who are NovaNET “repeaters” to ensure that they are not abusing the privilege of credit recovery.

 
ERHS NovaNET Guidelines 

• A student with a final average of 60 or higher can recover a class with the following provisions:
  *Must have taken the exam.
  
  *The regular classroom teacher should be agreeable.
• Courses that cannot be recovered:
  *Exit standard courses for students who entered high school in 06-07 or beyond when a student did not score proficient on the EOC exam, did not attend summer academy, did not receive a waiver in summer academy.
  
  *Most vocational/elective courses cannot be recovered through NovaNET because the curriculum does not exist.
  
  *Honors level courses cannot be recovered though NovaNET. If a student fails Honors World History with a final average of 60 or higher and has taken the exam and wants to do credit recovery, they are allowed to, but they will receive credit for standard World History.