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WHRO Annual Impact Statement2015-2016Hampton City SchoolsRegional LeadershipGroup1Hampton RepresentativeHRETA Educational Advisory CommitteeMonica SmithPhyllis Henry, AlternateHRETA Superintendents Advisory CouncilDr. Jeffery SmithHRETA Technology Advisory CommitteeJohn Eagle, ChairConsortium for Interactive InstructionPaul LawrenceJennifer Lockett, Chair-ElectEd RhettKim Weaver, Content CommitteeD2L System AdministratorsEd RhettJennifer Lockett1Please see the “Notes” section on page 23 for complete descriptions of each of these groups.2015-2016 WHRO Annual Impact Statement1 of 23
Educator Resources and Training1. eMediaVAsm (www.emediava.org), a service of WHRO and support by the Virginia Department ofEducation, and many other prominent national and Virginia-based educational content providers, is aone-stop shop for high quality digital content for Virginia's K-12 teachers and students. Featuring the bestpurpose-built and open educational resource (OER) content from leading educational, cultural, andscientific organizations – such as PBS, Colonial Williamsburg, NASA, the Smithsonian Museums, theNational Archives, Virginia's public media stations, Old Dominion University, the Virginia Department ofEducation, the Norfolk Public Library, SAS Curriculum Pathways, NPR, the Science Museum of Virginia,the Valentine Richmond History Center, and many, many others – eMediaVA currently offers more than2125,000 learning objects (up from 102,000 the previous year), with more being added daily, all of whichare correlated to the Virginia Standards of Learning and available at no cost to every teacher and studentacross the Commonwealth. Over 161,000 educators currently have registered accounts (up from just over148,000 the previous year). eMediaVA version 3.0 is scheduled for release just prior to the 2016-2017school year and features many, many enhancements requested by teachers.Regional Savings/Value: 293,250.00AHampton Savings/Value : 24,000.00eMediaVA Trainings were conducted 29 times across the Commonwealth last year. Nearly 550 Virginiaeducators participated in one of these trainings, including more than 370 from HRETA owner schools and5 from Hampton.Regional Savings/Value: 55,950.00BHampton Savings/Value : 750.002. Special Topic Forums are held throughout the year to address timely educational technology topics.In 2015-2016, we conducted seven Forums: Digital Citizenship Module; Field Trip to 757Makerspace;Makerspace Continued; The Neural Foundations of Learning Math; Apple Tech Update for Education;iPad in Early Childhood; and a Legislative Update. Eight Hampton educators participated in theseForums.Regional Savings/Value: 47,700.00CHampton Savings/Value : 1,200.003. WHRO Education Online Professional Development is designed to bring teachers the latest andgreatest in high quality, on-going, easy-to-access, online, technology integration training. Offered in unitsof 5, 10, 15, 30, and 45 hours and featuring 80 courses from Virginia’s PBS TeacherLine as well asdozens of other locally developed, high need courses, this service enables educators to stay on top of thelatest trends, tap into best practices, and earn recertification points and graduate credit from the comfortof their own home and on their own schedule. WHRO Education Online Professional Development is a21st century teaching and learning tool that can help teachers strengthen students’ academic skills andmeet Virginia’s Standards of Learning. In 2015-2016, Nearly 270 teachers across the Commonwealthregistered for a course, including 78 teachers from HRETA owner schools and 2 Hampton teachers.While there is no savings to HRETA schools specifically, it’s important to include this service so that youknow the number of teachers from your division who are taking advantage of this opportunity.4. Other WHRO Education Professional Development offered in 2015-2016 included “PBS KIDSScratchJr Code-to-Learn” sessions at Googlepalozza and “PD in your PJs” webinars. More than 30 localeducators participated in one of these events, including 4 teachers from Hampton.Regional Savings/Value: 4,650.00DHampton Savings/Value : 600.005. Workforce Development includes SkillsOnline (www.skillsonline.org) an affordable, digitallyaccessible, career certification and training solution that offers thousands of self-paced and instructor-ledonline courses in 18 industry sectors, including Education, and five Workplace Readiness Modules –Applied Mathematics; Internet Use and Safety; Locating Information; Reading for Information; and2Please see the “eMediaVA Learning Objects Produced or Acquired by WHRO in 2015-2016” section starting onpage 13 for short descriptions of the content acquired.2015-2016 WHRO Annual Impact Statement2 of 23
Understanding Health, Wellness, and Safety – that were developed and distributed to all HRETA schooldivisions free-of-charge. HRETA schools enjoy a 10% discount on all SkillsOnline course registrations.Regional Savings/Value: 6,650,000.00EHampton Savings/Value : 350,000.006. WHRO broadcast seven, hour-long Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips this year on topicsranging from The War of 1812 to Women of the Revolution. The broadcasts feature historicaldocumentary or dramatic video in combination with live discussion by experts and historians, as well asinteractive opportunities for all viewers via Twitter or an instant feedback poll.Regional Savings/Value: 4,200.00FHampton Savings/Value : 320.007. Content for School Cable Channels is regularly delivered, by request, to WHRO owner schooldivisions via our digital microwave system. Timely educational programming such as Teen Kids News,Graduation Ceremonies and Virginia Currents are delivered “on-demand” to its owner member schoolseach year. The vast majority of these programs are re-distributed on the local school cable channels.Regional Savings/Value: 5,200.002015-2016 WHRO Annual Impact StatementGHampton Savings/Value : 0.003 of 23
Student Services1. The WHRO Education Online Courses service was launched in 2007. All of the courses aretextbook independent; rich-media infused; instructor led; aligned to the Virginia Standards of Learning;have been created and reviewed by content experts from across the region to assure the highest quality;and are modular in nature to allow for maximum delivery flexibility. Upon completion, the courses aremade available to each participating school division to further customize and use as they see fit withintheir divisions.Since 2007, the following courses have been developed: Algebra I; Algebra II/Trig; Astronomy; Biology;Chemistry; Earth Science; Economics and Personal Finance; English 9, 10, 11, and 12; Geometry;Health/PE 9 and 10; Math Analysis; Oceanography; Physics; U.S. History; U.S./Virginia Government;World Geography; and World History I and II. In addition, a seven-week Online Teaching Methodology(OTM) course that teaches teachers how to be successful in a K-12 online teaching environment has alsobeen created. James Madison University offers 3 graduate credits for the OTM course.This year, our online Astronomy course was awarded the National Educational TelecommunicationsAward for the best Online Educational Resource. Also, the Virginia Department of Education licensed 13WHRO online courses for use in the Virtual Virginia Full-time Pilot. WHRO staff also coordinated fourregional Learning Management System (LMS) Administrator meetings; conducted ten division trainings;and met with two divisions regarding LMS support. Finally, in 2015-2016, WHRO staff completed:Two new courses – French I and Psychology;Regional Savings/Value: 5,336,480.00HHampton Savings/Value : 280,000.00Four significantly revised courses – Virginia and U.S. History, Virginia and U.S Government, English 9,and English 11; andRegional Savings/Value: 10,450,000.00IHampton Savings/Value : 550,000.00One Digital Citizenship module.Regional Savings/Value: 1,330,000.00JHampton Savings/Value : 70,000.00WHRO also coordinates an annual group purchase of the LMS used by schools to deliver all of the onlinestudent and teacher training courses and provides general support for all the schools in the region.Regional Savings/Value: 778,365.00KHampton Savings/Value : 40,520.002. Virtual Virginia offers nearly 70 online advanced placement, core, world language, and electivecourses to students across the Commonwealth. WHRO operates the system under contract with the3Virginia Department of Education. Statewide, students completed more than 12,000 courses this pastyear. Regionally, there were nearly 2,300 course registrations, including 99 Hampton registrations fromBethel High School, Hampton High School, Kecoughtan High School, and Phoebus High School.For the first time ever in 2015-2016, students from across the state had the opportunity to participate in afull-time online high school program pilot through Virtual Virginia that featured 13 WHRO-producedcourses. Statewide, there were 89 registrations, including 38 regional participants and 7 Hamptonparticipants. While there is no savings to HRETA schools, it’s important to include this information in thelist of services that WHRO provides to the K-12 community because it is revenue generating to WHROand acknowledges the educational technology leadership position the HRETA schools have attained.3Course registration counts include registrations for the Virtual Virginia Economics and Personal Finance coursehosted by school divisions and taught by school division teachers.2015-2016 WHRO Annual Impact Statement4 of 23
Additional Educational Resources, Training & Services1. WHRO Kids is WHRO’s 24/7 digital children’s channel airing on WHRO TV 15-3, Cox 108 and Charter701. Featuring newer, award-winning early childhood programs such as Ready Jet Go!, Nature Cat, OddSquad, Peg Cat, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Thomas and Friends, The Cat in the Hat Knows A LotAbout That!, The Jim Henson Company’s Dinosaur Train and Sid the Science Kid, Martha Speaks, TheElectric Company, Super WHY!, Word World, and perennial favorites Sesame Street, Curious George,Arthur, and Clifford The Big Red Dog, to name a few, WHRO delivered over 160 hours of the best highquality educational television programming each and every week, free of charge. WHRO also deliveredover 65 hours of children’s programming each week on our main channel WHRO 15.1. In total, WHROdelivered over 12,000 hours of televised instruction last year. It’s important to note that every singlehousehold in the WHRO service area can access this proven educational programming that helps parentsprepare their children to enter school ready to learn, free of charge; consequently the true value issignificantly more than the operational costs reported here.Regional Savings/Value: 255,000.00LHampton Savings/Value : 19,345.002. The PBS KIDS Writers Contest was recently aligned to the Virginia Standards of Learning,encourages children to write and illustrate their own stories, and is open to K-5 students. Local winnersreceive cash awards and their families are invited to attend a special reception in their honor where eachwinner is videotaped in the WHRO television studio reading their winning entry. A special televisionprogram and accompanying web site featuring the winners reading their stories is also created andaired. All local K-3 first place stories are sent on to the national PBS KIDS Writers Contest competition.Nearly 350 entries were received this year. It is difficult to determine the value/savings this activityrepresents, but participation in certain divisions implies its worth. Hampton students from BarronElementary School and Burbank Elementary School submitted 5 entries.thth3. The Virginian-Pilot Spelling Bee LIVE on WHRO is an annual event featuring 6 to 8 grade schoolSpelling Bee winners from Hampton Roads, Northeast North Carolina, and the Eastern Shore in a headto-head competition that is broadcast on WHRO. This year, students representing 63 area schools aslocal Spelling Bee Champions, including C. Alton Lindsay Middle School, competed. Once again, it isdifficult to determine the real value/savings this activity represents, but participation in certain divisionsand program viewership implies its worth.Regional Savings/Value: 32,075.00MHampton Savings/Value : 2,435.004. Great Computer Challenges – Junior & Senior are joint projects of WHRO and ODU, and arecompetitive opportunities for students in grades K-12 to demonstrate their skills in various computerapplications and computer programming, including Graphic Design, Video Editing, Desktop Publishing,Music Composition, Desktop Presentations, Web Design, Internet Scavenger Hunt, IntegratedApplications, Scientific Non-Business Programming, Visual Programming, CAD, and JAVA. More than220 teams participated in the Challenges this year, including 19 Hampton teams. This year, the GCCwas awarded the National Educational Telecommunications Award for best Local CommunityEngagement.Regional Savings/Value: 8,120.00NHampton Savings/Value : 760.00Hampton Participants and Winners:SchoolTeacherSponsor(s)Barron E.S.Jay HolmanGovernors School forScience & TechnologyGovernors School forScience & 2015-2016 WHRO Annual Impact StatementGrade LevelLevel 1 Primary K-2Level 4 Grades 9-12Level 4 Grades 9-12CategoryAwardGraphic DesignSuperiorCADMusic Composition1st Place5 of 23
Governors School forScience & TechnologyGovernors School forScience & TechnologyGovernors School forScience & TechnologyGovernors School forScience & TechnologyGovernors School forScience & TechnologyGovernors School forScience & TechnologyGovernors School forScience & TechnologyGovernors School forScience & TechnologyGovernors School forScience & SridharChinnabhandarSridharChinnabhandarMachen E.S.Marjorie PittMachen E.S.Marjorie PittMachen E.S.Marjorie PittPhenix PK-8 SchoolCourtney WorrellPhenix PK-8 SchoolCourtney WorrellPhenix PK-8 SchoolCourtney WorrellPhenix PK-8 SchoolCourtney WorrellLevel 4 Grades 9-12Level 4 Grades 9-12Level 4 Grades 9-12Level 4 Grades 9-12Level 4 Grades 9-12Level 4 Grades 9-12Level 4 Grades 9-12Level 4 Grades 9-12Level 4 Grades 9-12Level 2 - UpperElem 3-5Level 2 - UpperElem 3-5Level 2 - UpperElem 3-5Level 2 - UpperElem 3-5Level 2 - UpperElem 3-5Level 2 - UpperElem 3-5Level 2 - UpperElem inessProgrammingScientific/Non-BusinessGraphic DesignHonorableMention3rd Place2nd Place3rd PlaceVideo EditingWeb Design2nd PlaceGraphic DesignDesktop PresentationsDesktop PublishingHonorableMentionHonorableMentionDesktop PublishingDesktop PresentationsInternet ScavengerHuntGraphic Design5. General PBS Programming with full educational rights such as American Experience, Nova, Nature,etc., is delivered each week on our main channel WHRO 15.1 and can be recorded and used in theclassroom. Detailed local usage figures are unavailable but according to national statistics, 30% ofteachers use PBS programs in their classrooms.Regional Savings/Value: 235,440.00OHampton Savings/Value : 17,860.006. Local Educational Video Productions included seven new Education Now spots featuring schoolsuccess stories in Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of White, Mathews, Norfolk, York, and Gloucester (inaddition to the previously produced spots for Chesapeake, Hampton, Isle of Wight, Middlesex, NewportNews, Norfolk, Southampton, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg-James City County); a special :60spot entitled The Teaching Profession, featuring local educators sharing their thoughts on what being ateacher really means; the WHRO Young Storytellers Awards Show and Reception that recognizes andfeatures the winners of the PBS KIDS Writers Contest; a complete Algebra I Video Course that featuresa highly-qualified teacher teaching Algebra I on camera; six Overview and In Action videos that show4teachers how to use the hundreds of lessons available through the School Health Initiative Program ; and5eight animated Healthbeat segments designed to instill healthy habits at an early age. The spots airedthroughout the year on WHRO 15.1 (in prime time), WHRO World 15.2 and WHRO Create and theinstructional productions can be found in eMediaVA.Regional Savings/Value: 258,855.0045PHampton Savings/Value : 19,635.00Funding provided by Obici Healthcare Foundation.Funding provided by Williamsburg Community Health Foundation.2015-2016 WHRO Annual Impact Statement6 of 23
67. Local WHRV Radio productions Another View and HearSay with Cathy Lewis featured 17programs on topics of interest to educators in 2015-2016, including shows featuring James Roberts,Superintendent of Chesapeake Public Schools, and Melinda Boone, Superintendent of Norfolk PublicSchools.Regional Savings/Value: 75,550.00QHampton Savings/Value : 5,730.008. National Public Radio (NPR) regularly covers education topics within major shows such as MorningEdition, All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, etc. In 2015-2016, more than 300 stories touched oneducation topics, representing approximately 2% of the total number of stories covered.Regional Savings/Value: 9,805.00RHampton Savings/Value : 745.009. WHRO Education Staff presented at the following Local, Regional, State, or National Events:EdTech Team Independent Summit Featuring Google for Education; EdTech Team Suffolk SummitFeaturing Google for Education; Googlepalooza Tidewater; National Educational TelecommunicationsAssociation Annual Conference; PBS Annual Meeting; Ready To Learn Meeting; SoutheasternAssociation for the Education of Young Children; Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education;Virginia Association for Secondary School Principals; and Virginia Society for Technology in Education’sAnnual Conference and Summer Conference.10. Other WHRO Education Contract Work – At times, WHRO enters into contracts with other local,regional or national organizations to produce educational content which may have value to the HRETAschools. This year, WHRO entered into a contract with StoryCorpsU to digitize their teacher training andstudent curriculum (https://storycorps.org/storycorpsu/).Please see the “Education Topics on Another View and HearSay in 2015-2016” section starting on page 20 forcomplete descriptions of each of the programs.62015-2016 WHRO Annual Impact Statement7 of 23
Families and Early LearnersThe Ready To Learn initiative is an innovative partnership between Congress, the U.S. Department ofEducation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, and local public media stations – includingWHRO – and many community-based partners. Targeted toward America's most at-risk kids, but madeavailable to all families and children across the country, Ready To Learn's high-quality transmedia contentis unparalleled in its impact, value and necessity. The math- and literacy-based educational programmingcreated by Ready To Learn provides families with effective, non-commercial content that helps preparekids for success in school. Stimulating online games, skill tracker websites, and other learning resourcesfor children, parents, caregivers, and teachers are also provided.Current services include:Early Childhood Television Programs – As previously noted, combined, WHRO delivered over12,000 hours of the best high-quality educational early childhood television programming last year onWHRO KIDS 15.3 and on WHRO 15.1, free-of-charge to every household in greater Hampton Roads.Super WHY! Reading Camps are 5-day, interactive learning adventures that show 4- and 5-yearolds the power of reading and motivate them to play with letters, sounds, and words through acomprehensive curriculum developed by noted literacy experts. Nineteen camps reaching more than400 children have been conducted since the initiative began in 2008 when WHRO conducted its firstSuper WHY! Reading Camp at Fort Story Army Base Child Development Center, and participated ina study by Florida State University’s Center for Reading Research to identify the benefits of watchingthe Super WHY! television show and participating in the daily camp activities. Campers showedgains in all of the literacy skills presented in the program including an 84% gain in phonics skills and a139% gain in word recognition skills. Camps have been held at Norfolk Navy Base ChildDevelopment Center; Ida Barbour Early Learning Center, Portsmouth; Children's Harbors inChesapeake, Ghent, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk; Richard Bowling Elementary, Norfolk; andKids Konnection Learning Center, Virginia Beach; and Fort Story-Little Creek Child DevelopmentCenter in Virginia Beach.Two Super WHY! Reading Camps for rising kindergartners were held this year, one at Children’sHarbor in Portsmouth for 16 students and another at Forrest Elementary School in Hampton for 15students.Odd Squad “Be The Agent” Camps are multi-day programs where 6-8 year old campers watchepisodes from the series, solve cases using math, create gadgets, and participate in digitalexperiences each day. This year, 40 children participated in camps at two locations: East OceanView Community Center and Titus Town Community Center, Norfolk.PBS KIDS ScratchJr Coding Camps are five-day afterschool programs where first, second and thirdgrade students are introduced to creative coding through digital and physical activities and are giventhe opportunity to create their own stories, games and collages with the PBS KIDS ScratchJr tabletapp. Twenty students participated in one camp at Mack Benn, Jr. Elementary in Suffolk.Martha Speaks Reading Buddies is now in its seventh year and reaches more than 2,200 Title Iththelementary school students in the region. Big Buddies (4 graders and 5 graders) and LittlestBuddies (Kindergartners and 1 graders) meet for six 45 minute sessions where they watch a MarthaSpeaks show together; read the selected book together; talk and play games together; and write inthe Reading Buddies Journal together. Big Buddies receive a guide and books to practice beforeeach session. Each Little Buddy takes home a book after each session and a Family Activity Booklet.They also receive a Certificate of Achievement at the end of the program. The Big Buddies receive achapter book called Because of Winn Dixie to take home at the end of the sessions. In addition to thestththKindergartners and 1 graders mastering 32 new vocabulary words, teachers report that 4 and 5grade participants take their leadership role very seriously, resulting in improved reading skills and adecrease in discipline problems.2015-2016 WHRO Annual Impact Statement8 of 23
This year, 290 students participated in six, 45-minute “Reading Buddies” sessions at CarverElementary School, Newport News; Bassette, Sewells Point and Richard Bowling ElementarySchools, Norfolk; Parkview Elementary, Portsmouth; and Booker T. Washington Elementary, Suffolk.WHRO’s PBS KIDS Raising Readers Literacy Van is a cheerful, brightly colored vehicle featuringchildren’s favorite PBS characters that tours throughout our broadcast region. Inside the van, childrenfind age appropriate books and games. During 2015-2016, the van made more than 80 visits in thearea.PBS Raising Readers Library Corners are fully decorated with PBS KIDS décor and have books,online games, and a wealth of literacy activities for children to use when visiting the library. Our firstcorner was established at the Dr. Clarence Cuffee Library in Chesapeake. The program has nowgrown to include ten local libraries including Hampton Main Library, Hampton; Little Creek JointForces Library, Norfolk; Park Place Library, Norfolk; P. B. Young Elementary Library, Norfolk;Cradock Library, Portsmouth; Portsmouth Main Library, Portsmouth; Bayside Public Library, VirginiaBeach; Fort Story Army Base Library, Virginia Beach; and Norge Elementary Library, WilliamsburgJames City County.Super Reader Schools receive additional services from WHRO. These Title I schools receiveprofessional development, parent trainings, family literacy nights, resources, and PBS KIDS RaisingReader Van visits. Current WHRO Super Reader Schools include Bassette Elementary, Hampton;Carver Elementary, Newport News; James Monroe Elementary, Norfolk; P.B. Young Elementary,Norfolk; Richard Bowling Elementary, Norfolk; Sewells Point Elementary, Norfolk; Park ViewElementary, Portsmouth; and Booker T. Washington Elementary, Suffolk.Anytime Is Learning Time Training helps parents identify everyday teachable moments. Allparents attending these trainings receive Raising Readers Tip Sheets and free First Books for theirchildren.School Division Outreach keeps Superintendents and school representatives up-to-date on theinitiative and activities. Raising Readers resources and materials are also regularly provided to Title Ischools in all nineteen of WHRO’s owner-member school divisions through this outreach.PBS KIDS Island Website (www.pbskids.org/island) is an interactive website that gives teachers andparents the ability to measure children’s literacy progress by showing the skills children havemastered and what skills they still need to practice. The site includes numerous games children canplay and win prizes to advance to the next level. The site features characters from PBS children’sprograms.PBS KIDS (www.pbskids.org) and PBS LAB (www.pbskids.org/lab) Websites are engagingmultimedia destinations specifically created for kids ages 2-8. With fun, quirky settings full ofsurprises, these sites empower kids to discover themselves, define the diverse world around them,explore new relationships, and embrace a love of learning. The sites feature popular age appropriatePBS series including Sesame Street, Super WHY!, Word World, Curious George, Sid the ScienceKid, Dinosaur Train, The Electric Company, WordGirl, Martha Speaks, Peg Cat, Arthur, Fetch,CyberChase, etc. PBS KIDS features video clips, games, activities, and resources for the series andthe LAB includes new apps focused on math, augmented reality games, using camera phones, andbehind-the-scenes features.Tens of thousands of First Books have been distributed over the past 18 years to area children whowould not otherwise own books. Grants, local foundations, and WHRO’s Leadership Circle providesupport to allow children in challenging circumstances to start their own libraries. Books aredistributed after parent and provider trainings, after Raising Reader van visits, and at othercommunity events.Each year, WHRO is a major sponsor of the Virginia Children’s Festival. In year’s past we’vebrought major headline acts such as Maria and Elmo from Sesame Street, Mr. Steve Songs, and2015-2016 WHRO Annual Impact Statement9 of 23
Shock from The Electric Company. In addition, WHRO also secures PBS Costume Characters suchas Super WHY!, Curious George, Word Girl, and Daniel Tiger, to name a few; provides hands-oncomputer labs and interactive whiteboards where children can experience all of the interactive,engaging, educational content now available online; and distributes hundreds of First Books.Overall in 2015-2016, more than 4,000 Parents, 900 Providers/Teachers, and 13,000 Children/Studentsparticipated in one or more of these activities. In addition, we distributed more than 4,600 First Books tochildren most at need.Hampton Participants:A Raising Readers Library Corner is located at the Hampton Public Library. Bassette Elementary Schoolis a Super Reader School and participates in the Martha Speaks Reading Buddies Program. A SuperWHY! Reading Camp was held at Forrest Elementary School. Additional training and events, includingvisits from WHRO’s Raising Readers Literacy Van and Super WHY!, were held at Bassette ElementarySchool, Burbank Elementary School, Hampton Public Library, and Town Center. More than 630 FirstBooks were distributed to Hampton students.Total Regional Savings/Value: 201,730.00(For all items above)2015-2016 WHRO Annual Impact StatementSTotal Hampton Savings/Value : 19,595.00(For all items above)10 of 23
Hampton City SchoolsReturn on WHRO Investment2015-2016WHRO directly impacts:1) Educators by providing ongoing, sustained, high-quality teacher training; leading edge, technologybased instructional resources; and regional opportunities for recognition.2) Students by providing online courses; leading-edge, on-demand, video resources; educationallyrelevant competitions; and regional opportunities for recognition.3) Adult Learners by providing a variety of workforce development and GED programming and services.4) Families by providing the highest quality children’s programming 24 hours per day, seven days perweek, as well as a variety of online resources and face-to-face, hands-on early childhood workshopsfor parents and teachers.In summary, WHRO educational efforts directly affect not only the schools’ bottom lines, but also thequality of education for every single teacher, student, adult learner, and family in Hampton Roads.Exemplary educators and initiatives are regularly publicized on-air, on-line and in-person.Hampton Annual Investment in WHRO:Annual AssessmentC.I.I. Annual Dues 39,762.00 11,500.00Total Annual Investment* 51,262.00*Additional product/service specific revenue (i.e., LMS group purchases, etc.) is included in the saving/valuecalculations below.Direct Value/Savings:eMediaVAsm OperationeMediaVAsm TrainingsSpecial Topic ForumsOther WHRO Education Professional DevelopmentWorkforce DevelopmentElectronic Field TripsSchool Cable Channel ContentWHRO Education Online Course DevelopmentWHRO Education Online Course RefreshWHRO Education Module DevelopmentLMS Group Purchase 24,000.00 750.00 1,200.00 600.00 350,000.00 320.00 0.00 280,000.00 550,000.00 70,000.00 40,520.00Total Dir
Hampton students from Barron Elementary School and Burbank Elementary School submitted 5 entries. 3. The Virginian-Pilot Spelling Bee LIVE on WHRO is an annual event featuring 6th to 8th grade school Spelling Bee winners from Hampton Roads, Northeast North Carolina, and the Eastern Shore in a head-to-head competition that is broadcast on WHRO.
