Dr. T's Corner
A nationally recognized leader in the reform and innovation of public education, Dr. Nick Trombetta is the CEO of the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, the premier online K-12 public charter school for students and their families in combining the best technology, personal instruction and approved curriculum with highly qualified teachers.
Dr. Trombetta is also founder of the National Network of Digital Schools (NNDS), Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center. NNDS is a management foundation which offers services that enable schools to respond to the unique demands of 21st century learners. Lincoln Park Center is a regional asset for culture and entertainment. It is the facility which hosts Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, a 550-student school providing a state-certified academic program for grades 8-12 and preprofessional training in music, dance, theater, media arts, health sciences and the arts, and creative writing.
Dr. Trombetta previously served as Superintendent of the Midland Borough School District and was a teacher and highly successful high school wrestling coach at East Liverpool (Ohio) High School.
Dr. Trombetta is an alumnus of Quigley Catholic High School. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Slippery Rock State University, a Master’s Degree from the University of Dayton, and doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh.
In December, a TV crew from the PBS news show 'Learning Matters' visited our great school to learn more about online learning, and specifically with us, the virtual classroom. While we don't have a date for the full airing of the show, I am happy to share with you a teaser for the segment that is now up on the PBS website.
http://learningmatters.tv/blog/web-series/is-online-learning-beneficial-for-students/8731/
In addition to the teaser, you will find a video featuring PA Cyber student Courtney Dunnm who gave a wonderfully positive analysis of why she goes to cyber school. There is also a video entitled "Inside the life of a virtual school teacher" featuring three of our VC teachers Christine Crow, Tom Ward and Justin Lindner. The video includes views of these teacher's students in their homes as they went to school online.
These three teachers were magnificent, as was Courtney Dunn. Our thanks especially to those families who allowed Learning Matters to come into their homes to record how PA Cyber students are learning and achieving online.
I am forever proud of the way our students and staff represent our school, and I am excited to see our story of innovation and success presented to the nation.
Best,
Dr. T
Members of our Virtual Classroom staff (L-R Justin Lindner, Christine Crow and Tom Ward ) were interviewed by a production crew from PBS News Hour. This respected primetime public television news show is working on a segement showing why families choose online learning and how education is delivered to the student at home over the Internet, especially through the Virtual Classroom. PA Cyber was chosen because Pennsylvania is a leader in cyber education and PA Cyber is the leader among state cyber charter schools. A 12-minute segment will be produced for national broadcast to a 2-3 million viewer audience in ealry 2012.
