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2008 When Sarah Rutherford Does Enrollees and 54 Course Offerings VITAL enrichment Foundation grant partners develop valued educational tool June 2008 When Sarah Rutherford does enrollees and 54 course offerings. classroom courses to include more homework, she doesn’t just crack the While some courses and accompanying writing, so students reflect on their books — she clicks the mouse. The software are purchased, about 70 ‘thinking about their thinking,’ during soon-to-be junior from Greenway High percent of the classes have been the creative process in art.” Circles of Support School completed her first online developed by local VITAL educators. connects neighbors course, Health and Wellness, this past “I had to think of different ways online Page 2 school year as an enrollee of the Plugged-in educators are the key, said enrollees could complete basically the Virtual Itasca Area Academy of Learning McClure. Many VITAL teachers also same assignments,” said Kari Torgerson, (VITAL), an online learning community are employed at area school districts; Health and Wellness teacher for Blackduck leaders created by eight area school districts. their online work, from developing VITAL. “This thinking outside the box create a welcoming She and the other 400-plus VITAL curriculum to responding to student made me technology-conscious, and enrollees opened a new chapter in their questions and grading work, is done I’ve embedded many of those same community education that allows for more flexible on their own time. They are passionate technological methods in my face-to- Page 3 schedules and enhanced academic and about technology, and about using best face class.” life skills. practices to help all students. Many have found that teaching online courses VITAL educators also enjoy the Mary Jo Gibbons: First “I love being able to work at my own enhances their traditional classroom opportunity to assist students of all pace and get help when I need it,” teaching. abilities. scholarship powered said Rutherford, who does her VITAL her education classwork online outside of school “In an online course, a teacher “Learning math online does pose unique challenges…[but] it is a great Page 3 hours, and often works ahead when she hears more about what the student has free time. is thinking,” said Diane Levar, who option for students who need credit teaches multimedia art and design for recovery, or who want to take an extra 2007 Grants VITAL. “Because I have appreciated Retooling school these insights online, I have redefined Changes in education were the catalyst Page 4 the sketchbook assignments in my for creating VITAL. Four years ago, the VITAL enrichment, cont. on page 2 Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Forest Legacy Fund began exploring ways to strengthen strengthens Itasca course offerings in the face of declining funding and enrollment. The group had County conservation successfully operated an interactive resources television network and believed Page 6 Internet-based classes were the next frontier of education. IASC administrators and teachers researched Minnesota’s online education landscape, and decided to become a state-certified online course provider, offering accelerated, credit- recovery and vocational courses that enhance IASC districts’ offerings. “We firmly believed, and continue to believe, that students benefit from continuing attendance at their home district with online courses enhancing their educational opportunities,” said Jo McClure, VITAL’s program director, who served on the research team. Two key factors helped IASC reach its objective: a carefully managed growth strategy, and a $525,000, three-year grant from the Blandin Foundation. “Funding from the Blandin Foundation allowed us to move forward into uncharted waters,” said Mike Doro, superintendent at Remer-Northland schools and president of IASC. “Without the funding, it would have been very difficult to make headway,” Logging in catches on VITAL launched in September 2005. The student’s home district pays the tuition if the online course is part of the student’s regular school day, allowing the district to keep control of its “Average Daily Membership,” which determines state funding. VITAL cannot confer degrees, so students graduate Mission from their home schools. To strengthen communities in rural Minnesota, especially the Grand Rapids Growth has been almost exponential, area with 180 enrollees, including 64 from outside IASC districts, participating in Vision 2006-07, and 433 enrollees in 2007-08. Healthy rural communities grounded in Course offerings have increased from strong economies where the burdens six in 2005 to 28 this year; 2008-09 Sarah Rutherford, a sophomore at Greenway high school, completed VITAL’s Health and benefits are widely shared projections are 1,000 educational and Wellness course, doing homework and activities at home as her schedule allowed. Circles of Support Connecting to move out of poverty “People in the community not meeting addiction. They also must demonstrate their full potential — that is economic willingness to work and the ability development in the community that to set and meet goals for themselves. is not being realized,” said Jim Woehrle Allies are not in poverty and must associate director of KOOTASCA demonstrate leadership skills and Community Action. emotional stability to participate. Woehrle understands the dynamics Becky LaPlant has been a volunteer and community costs of poverty and Circles ally for about two years, for the unmet potential it creates through two different participants. She also his work with KOOTASCA, a nonprofit is a member of the Public Policy human services agency working to end and Engagement staff for Blandin poverty for citizens in Koochiching Foundation. and Itasca Counties. He has seen first-hand the stresses that poverty Through her personal involvement places on families and children and with Circles of Support, LaPlant has the financial drain it places on local seen that poverty is something that education systems and entire social can happen to anyone. A medical crisis, services networks. financial crisis or even a divorce can put almost anyone into poverty, she Poverty today is not the view of says. poverty held by the post-World War II generation. Today’s poor are too “It’s very difficult to get out of poverty frequently the working poor — often once you are in,” she said. “The system families and children trapped with sub- for getting out is broken.” Nathan Wright, financial aid director at Itasca Community College, discusses living wage incomes, which can create financial aid opportunities with Briana Anderson (center), and Becky LaPlant. a seemingly endless cycle where even Alice Miller, workforce development Anderson plans to pursue a degree in business administration starting this fall. basic needs such as food, clothing and manager with Circles of Support, shelter are a financial challenge. The notes that the Circles connections 2004 report, Working Hard, Falling are confidence builders, a potential Short, written on behalf of the Working reference on a job application, access Poor Families Project notes that one to leaders in the community who can really affect change at the community In the end, say those associated with KOOTASCA Circles of Support is in four working families nationally is a Circles, it all comes down to the ability financially supported, in part, by low-income household. level and a hand up for those who want to get out of poverty. to have a friend and be a friend. the Blandin Foundation, through Locally, however, there is a program its fairness and opportunity Being an ally can mean affecting change “Circles works the way it works in grantmaking focus. In addition, making a positive difference for those life,” said Miller. “It’s about knowing in poverty. Circles of Support is a at the community level or just one in 2007, Blandin Foundation staff Circles participant at a time. somebody, having somebody who will provided 310 hours of volunteer KOOTASCA initiative that partners put in a good word for you, having persons in poverty with a community service, during working hours, for a LaPlant recently supported her more knowledge to tap into than you broad range of community projects. “ally” not in poverty. The net result is had on your own.” that those in poverty have access to participant, Briana Anderson, through the daunting process of securing community resources, networks and “If you can be a friend, you can be an systems once out of reach. financial aid to return to school. That participant will soon be attending a ally,” said LaPlant. “And, if you have the local community college as a non- ability to give to people, why wouldn’t Circles participants are not currently you do that?” in a crisis, such as homelessness or traditional student. VITAL enrichment, continued from cover course on their own time,” said Karen includes 40 school districts and option — and more. And they’re finding Teff, who teaches online algebra. continues to expand to serve rural ways to reach out and leverage their schools throughout the state. strengths to keep it going.” The “At Home” report to the community is published periodically by the Digital-age skill development That’s the kind of news Wade Fauth The Blandin Foundation awarded Students and teachers agree that Blandin Foundation and distributed to likes to hear. As grants director for VITAL a three-year grant in 2005 online learning requires a significant the Blandin Foundation, it’s his job to to provide funding to develop residents of the Grand Rapids area, its investment of time and provides evaluate proposed projects. curriculum and for other start-up home community. Contributors include: important opportunities to learn and initial operating activities. The academic content and life skills. “I’ve been blown away by their success,” grant was part of the Foundation’s Beth Bily, Writer McClure encourages students Fauth said. “They’re on the verge of educational attainment grantmaking Hill City, Minn. considering online learning to take doing what they said they’d do — create focus.
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