P A S S Adaptable Standards Based Critical Thinking Skill Building Semi- Independent Study Credit...

P A S S Adaptable

StandardsBased

Critical Thinking

SkillBuilding

Semi-Independent

Study

CreditAccrual

ProblemSolving

Flexible

Portable Assisted Study Sequence

PASS is

Nationally recognized

Alternative means of earning credits and building educational skills

Built on

High interest for the students

More accessible readability while maintaining academic rigor

PASS is Standards-based

Learner-centered

Mentor-assisted course work

Portable instruction packets

Flexible

Adaptable

Why use PASS? Partial credit for course completion

Courses not offered when needed

Enrollment full in needed course

Subject area remediation

Make up failed courses

Dropout recovery

GED/AHSE exam preparation

Elective credit

Credibility of PASS

Aligned with academic learning standards

Common Core Standards embedded in new/updated courses

Courses developed by teachers certified in content area

LEA staff determine student academic needs and choose appropriate courses

Student work and tests are monitored by trained educators

Ongoing course updates assure high quality curriculum

Last year over 20,000 credits were earned by migrant students

Credibility of PASS

Is PASS accepted by states and LEAs as a means of credit accrual?

P A S S Adaptable

StandardsBased

Critical Thinking

SkillBuilding

Semi-Independent

Study

CreditAccrual

ProblemSolving

Flexible

Is PASS accepted…?

Included in many state migrant service delivery plans

Currently used in about 25 states

The only distance learning curriculum developed outside the state of Texas that has ever been endorsed by the Texas Education Agency

PASS Course Design

90 hours of instruction (+/-)

5 units per semester course

14 lessons per unit

Pre/post tests for most units

Mentor manual

Supplementary materials

Course Development

Over 50 courses available

Courses in all content areas

Academically rigorous

Virtual PASS online course offerings expanding

Local User Responsibilities

Facilitation of the program

Financial resources to provide support

Availability of mentor/teacher

Credit granting procedures in place

Regional/interstate collaboration

National PASS Initiative Participating States

National PASS Center Objectives

Coordinate development and revision of PASS courses and support materials

Serve as a repository and clearinghouse for PASS offerings

Disseminate information

Assess student success rates

Facilitate implementation and expansion of PASS course usage

National PASS Coordinating Committee

Three states with large migrant student populations (FL, TX, WA)

Additional states (CO, ID, NE, OH)

Three distribution sites (AZ, KS, WI )

Arizona

Yuma Union H.S.

Yuma, AZ

Kansas

Project PASS

Eudora, KS

www.mrpassks.org

WisconsinCESA 8Gillett, WIwww.wipass.org

WashingtonOffice of Migrant Student Data and Recruitment

Sunnyside, WAwww.msdr.org

PASS Course Distribution Sites

Website Information and Resources

PASS has given me a ticket to my graduation; this opportunity has been a lifesaver.

Juan C. (Arkansas)2013 Migrant PASS Student of the Year

3 Mt. Morris-Leicester RoadLeicester, NY 14481

800-245-5681www.migrant.net/pass

Mike Reho, [email protected]

Sally Fox, [email protected]

National PASS Center (NPC)

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