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The Cobb County School District (CCSD) is a leader in K12 for preparing our students for the 21st Century.  eHigh School offers high quality, Internet-delivered high school courses that equip CCSD students to thrive in the complex life and work environment of the 21st Century.  Since Summer 2001, eHS has served over 5000 students. During the 2006-2007 school year, eHS served almost 1300 students taking 1600 seats (.5 units) in 45 courses.

Traditionally, eHigh School has offered tuition courses to students who wish to take a class in addition to their regular school day schedule. In accordance with the Georgia Virtual School legislation signed by the Governor in May 2005, eHigh School offers online courses to students as part of the regular school day. 

A virtual school can be defined as a location where students can complete their coursework online, while the student and teacher work together from a distance.  In a virtual environment, students work at their own pace (within broad deadlines) and complete a combination of assignments; tests; quizzes; projects; and assessments that permit a teacher to follow the educational progress of the student.   eHigh School offers the hallmarks of truly effective traditional education programs – quality teachers, quality curriculum, and frequent student-teacher interaction. All courses are developed and taught by CCSD teachers and meet national, state and Cobb County School District curriculum standards.

By participating in eHigh School,  students are part of a growing national trend in K-16 education.   Enrollment in online schools and courses has grown from roughly 50,000 students in 2000 to about 1 million students last year, according to the North American Council for Online Learning, a cyber school advocacy group.  And the numbers are expected to keep rising approximately 19% annually.

In addition to rigorous course content that meets state and district performance standards, eHigh School's online learning environment fosters creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration, as well as mastery of information, media, and technology skills--all of which are "essential for preparing students for the future. 

Students entering a virtual school environment need some basic characteristics to be successful in the online environment.  The first is to be autonomous with the ability to self-regulate the learning environment.  Students need to be responsible because they must learn independently while setting their own schedules.  The most successful online students are computer literate, self disciplined and motivated.  These life and career skills, such as flexibility, accountability, innovation, self-direction, and responsibility are skills that many U.S. employers say are increasingly hard to find among prospective employees.

eHigh School is not a traditional school that grants credits and graduates students. eHigh School courses are treated like courses offered at each local school; therefore, students must be enrolled in a Cobb County School District school in order to participate. Students who withdraw from the Cobb County School District  will be withdrawn from eHigh School without a refund.

Please explore our website to learn more about Cobb’s eHigh School and Virtual Learning programs for Cobb students.

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