At Kirkwood HSDL, we fill a very unique need for schools and students that need flexible courses to meet their needs. In order to meet the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), school districts must provide their learners with highly-qualified instructors in content areas. For many reasons, it may be difficult for a school strict to find a highly-qualified teacher and that's where Kirkwood HSDL can help.
We employee about 18 part-time online facilitators that hold their Iowa teaching license in the subject area that they are assigned. They help answer students' content questions and do virtual face-to-face meetings with students on an as-needed basis. When it comes to technical questions or Kirkwood FT HSDL staff take care of that.
The online facilitators are responsible for welcoming students to their course, giving them any additional course expectations that they have, and keeping the students on target to finish in their four-month window.
By taking the burden of finding highly qualified content-area experts away from the local school district, the district can focus on helping the student(s) achieve success. They can do this by assigning coaches to monitor students' progress and having regular check-ins with the students.
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