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at home and receive individualized homework
and assignment support at school . Students also
have access to digital textbooks, audio and video
streaming from Discovery Educati on, podcasts,
and the Tennessee Electronic Library. They learn
how to use digital tools and resources such as the
Microsoft Office Suite, Museum Box, and Prezi.

This project is funded t hrough a grant from the
Alcoa Howmet Foundation . Results for Hamblen
County show that, on aver age, students increase
their ACT scores by one to two points using this
program. Many students have raised their scores
by as many as nine points.
• To personalize learning, the district has implemented an advising program that involves all
of the approximately 2,800 high school students. Students meet with their teacher advisors
throughout their four years of high school for 30
minutes twice a week. During this time, advisors