Operations

• The administrative office continues to operate entirely online (Microsoft Teams)
• Monthly faculty & Student meetings (Microsoft Teams) to build relationships, streamline communication and provide enrichment and development opportunities
• The entire school continues to instruct students using various modalities (Online, In-Person and Hybrid) to meet the needs of our students that are having to work to sustain a lifestyle or pay school bills
• The school is placing its students in clinical courses before student teaching to provide more hands-on opportunities for the students to develop as educators. The trend to this approach is to accelerate the student's development and provide students entering student teaching with a seamless transition. The shift will place our students in real world settings allowing them to be more effective with decision making and problem-solving.
• The program has been seeking to develop a completely on-line school to meet the immediate demand and market of non-traditional students. The school will operate alongside of the current programs, drastically impacting enrollment numbers and program generated revenue. Hopefully, the partnership with Magellen Learning Solutions will provide the school to expand within the next two years.
• KEA-SP Monthly meetings & Praxis Prep
• Social Media (Facebook, IG and Twitter) communication and marketing has become a useful strategy to increase awareness in all programs, highlight students' successes, faculty engagement and provide insight into the world of education, and display opportunities for employment and development
• The school continues to provide students opportunities to be recruited by school districts in and out of state, thus creating a pipeline for students entering and leaving the program.

Functions

• Face to Face and Online Learning Platforms
• 8 Office Hours a week, with most faculty working beyond that expectation on a weekly basis
• Advising takes place during office hours or outside of office hours
• Most of the faculty have various responsibilities within the school, allowing the school to operate effectively on a continuous basis (Each individual needs to be compensated for their efforts and/or hire individuals to conduct the jobs specifically). Most of the faculty work significantly beyond their contractual duties
• Most of the resources and events provided within the school have been funded by the faculty over the past few years. During the 24-25 academic year that practice was lessened due to a functioning budget and lack of personal financial resources