安妮Nagrant
On October 6, 2014, the新泽西州立图书馆(NJSL) launchedCareer Online High School（COHS），六个库。退房第一部分to learn how they got started and promoted COHS. Now, I’ll dive further into the program and awarding diplomas.
Selecting Students
这是每个人的最大的图书馆兴趣查找和选择学生最有可能到达他们从COHS毕业的目标是谁。金宝搏彩票盖尔提供培训，到图书馆工作人员对项目的要求和学生的面试技巧，但最终选择在图书馆工作人员的手中。
“The criteria we use at the Elizabeth Public Library to select students is how they project their desire to improve their lives and their level of commitment to completing the program. We also factor in their availability to dedicate their time to the courses, and access to computers,” José Ruiz-Alvarez stated.
Successful students have:
- Time to devote to coursework—optimally 8-10 hours per week
- 访问的计算机上互联网，在家里或在图书馆
- Support from their friends or family, in addition to support from library staff and an assigned academic coach
The six New Jersey libraries select students through this process:
- Potential student completes online self-assessment on the library’s COHS website
- 图书馆接触的学生，有一个电话采访
- 合格的学生提供获得一个预备课程
- 库进行一次面对面的面对面采访谁传的前提学生
- 库中选取合格的候选人进行
- Selected students sign a commitment pledge and enroll as official COHS students
The Executive Director of Trenton Free Public Library, Kimberly Matthews, reiterates, “We are looking for students who successfully complete their prerequisite in addition to demonstrating a sincere commitment to the program. We are looking for individuals we believe are serious and willing to put in the effort necessary to successfully complete the program.”
丽莎桑顿，图书馆助理在刻痕平原公共图书馆发现“有[库]团队一起工作检查自我评估和及时回复是很重要的。通过保持经常性的沟通与彼此，保持组织的数据，通过不同阶段的移动申请的程序进行得很顺利。”
Graduation!
目前有来自六个参与NJ库超过70个活跃的学生COHS。
我们很高兴地宣布，卡姆登县图书馆系统已在新泽西州第一COHS研究生！由于采用了大量艰苦的工作加上高中学分转移，基尔斯滕霍伊完成计划在一月二2015年一位母亲，基尔斯滕告诉库说，她“放了一天四五个小时进我的课程。”她打算在卡姆登县学院赢得她的高中文凭后，报名参加。
Final Words
在新泽西州一级的规划COHS，然后启动，并在六个独立的库实施该计划是令人兴奋的。每六个库有一个独特的社区，不同层次人员的，独立的挑战。我喜欢知道我的工作支持库，帮助顾客实现教育和事业的成功。整个客服团队大风致力于向谁提供COHS他们的社区成员公共图书馆提供金宝搏彩票白手套服务。
“Because of the many informational webinars [with NJSL and Gale] we attended prior to the launch, our staff felt well-prepared to manage each stage of the program. As the program progressed, Gale remained in contact with updates. Most importantly, any time our staff encountered a problem or a question we could not answer, we received a prompt response from our Customer Care Consultants.”
- 丽莎桑顿，苏格兰平原公共图书馆
To learn more about网上职业高中，visit:http://www.careeronlinehs.金宝搏彩票gale.com/
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安妮Nagrant是客户服务顾问谁在美国和加拿大提供的公共图书馆。她来到大风在2012年一金宝搏彩票个有趣的职业生涯在历史博物馆后。她拥有美国密歇根大学人类学和历史学学士学位。安妮是通过非传统途径促进教育鼓舞。
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