Nuts and Bolts Program by Gale on COHS

To give you the opportunity to engage and ask questions about the Career Online High School Program brought to you by the State of Florida, the Gale team will be hosting two webinars on June 6^th.Please be sure to use the links below to register beforehand.

Career Online High School -- Nuts-and-Bolts for Library Program Management -- Monday, June 6^th at 10:00 am and 3:00 pm

This 30-minute webinar presented by Gale will give an overview of the fundamentals of Career Online High School for your library. Join this session to hear more about the program essentials, resources to support recruitment, and tools available to ensure success.  We’ll cover topics such as marketing and recruitment, to scholarship enrollment and graduation. This webinar is meant to provide an introductory overview and answer questions for libraries who are considering applying for, or are finishing their application to participate in the 2016-2017 Career Online High School project by the State of Florida. 

10:00 – 10:30am session:   Register Here!

3:00 – 3:30pm session:    Register Here!

Gale Presenters: 

Audra Bussey, Education Sales Consultant, Public Libraries

Jackie Sullivan, Director, Consortia East

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Career Online High School Opportunity for Public Libraries

The State of Florida will continue to provide selected Florida public libraries an opportunity to offer residents access to Career Online High School. Public libraries that are interested in being considered for the program must submit an application by 6:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, June 15. The application form is available online.

 

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Division’s Career Online High School webpage, which will be updated with news on the program. Stay tuned there to learn about upcoming informational webinars that will focus on the program.

 

Career Online High School is an accredited online private high school. These short videos provide information about this program:

• Howard Liebman, Superintendent of Smart Horizons Career Online Education, talks about the program
• Diana, a graduate of Career Online High School, shares her experience

 

The Career Online High School program is brought to you by the State of Florida and is administered by Smart Horizons and Gale Cengage Learning.

 

If you have any questions, please contact me directly.

 

Amy L. Johnson

Director

Division of Library and Information Services

R.A. Gray Building

500 South Bronough Street, MS #9

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250

850.245.6603 voice

850.245.6735 fax

amy.johnson@dos.myflorida.com

Florida Certified Contract Manager (FCCM)