At the end of the 2006/2007 school year the first school-leaver class of the digital secondary school has taken the final examinations. The correspondent secondary school training which is counted as a world novelty fulfilled the hopes bound to it. The students studying and struggling a lot finally have met the requirements. 54 student started the final exam and 27 students obtained the certificate of final examination. The rest of the students had to repeat the written Mathematics exam which could be said to be more difficult than it was before. The average result of the final examination is 2,8.

According to the assessment of the board of examiners the exams were going on smoothly and according to the regulations of the law. The students got praises for their answers in the following subjects: Hungarian Grammar and Literature, History, Informatics, Biology and Geography. The innovativity of the educational method, the tolerance and the attention provide opportunity and chance for these adult students to the social closing up and to a more successful prosperity. Many of the students who have taken the final examination are planning to start their studies at university or college, and obtain the specialized qualifications bounded to the secondary school graduation.

At the school-year closing ceremony in Miskolc, on the 2nd of July 2007, Pál Veres the headmaster of Ferenc Földes Grammar School gave to the school-leaver class the certificates of the final examination which were obtained with an educational method said to be unique in Hungary and internationally as well. At the school-year closing ceremony the program starter Dr. György Csepeli, the politics director of GKM, Andor Ürmüs, the head of the SZMM Roma Integration Department, and Dezső Szegedi, the representative of the OKM Roma Integration Secretariat called the attention onto the significance and development of the roma education. It was emphasized that for the continuation and extension of the program the government will provide important resources in the scope of the New Hungary Development Plan. Sándor Káli, the Mayor of Miskolc expressed his joy, that Miskolc may be the center of this very innovative equal opportunity program, from which he expects, that it will continue to reduce the unemployment of the North-Hungarian region, and he assured the program of his maximum support.

The students in the rest of the classes also finished successfully the 2nd semester of school-year 2006/2007. The study average of the four classes is 3,21. The drop-out is under 10% in the 10th, 11th, and 12th. classes, but more considerable in the starting class, where it is close to 50%. For the students in this semester the school competition of INNOCENTER Innovation Center Kht. was announced again. The student who have done the best final examination and the first three students from each classes who have achieved the best study results could have taken 20 – 20 thousand HUF cash award from Dr. László Balla, the general director of INNOCENTER Kht.

The results of the school competition in the 2nd semester of 2006/2007:

• 9th class: 9/1 - Sajgó Zoltánné, Sárospatak; 9/2 - Kedves Erzsébet Piroska, Tiszaújváros; 9/3 - Szmik Mihályné, Sajószentpéter
• 10th class: 10/1 - Brevák Miklósné, Szerencs; 10/2 - Bukhárd István, Tiszaújváros; 10/3 - Kocsis Tibor, Encs
• 11th class: Ferkel Erzsébet, Edelény; Ádám Lajos, Edelény; Sándor Pálné, Edelény
• 12th class: Török Tiborné, Edelény; Budai Izabella, Szerencs; Héring Istvánné, Szerencs
• Final examination with the best result: Lázár Györgyné, Mezőkövesd
   

2nd July 2007.

It was the fourth semester appraisal on the 1st of February 2007, which was held in the scope of a carnival celebration. Though the work done here is only in „pioneer shoes”, but we start to step out slowly from the experimentational phase. The starting grade is just before the final examination. The applications for the exams are mostly done, those who continue their education are already filling the application forms. The methods and forms of the education, the examination and assesment methods have been already developed. Our students can adapt well to the teaching forms, the education is efficient. For the 11th grade we organize a test final examination from the compulsory exam subjects - Hungarian Grammar and Literature, Mathematics, History - which was tried already in the last school year.

The semester result of the school: 3,22

We announced again the schools competition for the good students in this semester. The schools competition was announced by INNOCENTER Innovation Center Kht.. Based on the last semester votes of the students, in the 9. and 10. year in each classes the best student, in the 11. – 12. year the best 3 – 3 best students were rewarded. After the appraisal of the semester results the event continued in a carnival mood.

Dr. Csepeli György, the general political director of GKM, who started the Digital Secondary School project, participated in the carnival event, greeted the students of the school and announced the results of the schools competition.

Also honoured our event with their presence: Simon Dávid political advisor GKM, Niedermüller Anna educational director, House of Future, Racskó Péter director of Apertus Kht., Szityka Szabolcs captain. Director of the Juvenile BV Institute, Gulyás József, leading counsellor, Mayor Office of Miskolc, Department of educational, cultural, and civil connections.

The results of the schools competition are the following:

Grade 12

Budai Izabella	Szerencs
Héring Istvánné	Szerencs
Héring Lászlóné	Szerencs

Grade 11

Bordás Géza	Miskolc
Ferkel Erzsébet	Edelény
Veres Zsoltné	Miskolc

Grade 10

10/1	Brevák Miklósné	Szerencs
10/2	Molnár Péterné	Miskolc
10/3	Lévai Csaba	Sajószentpéter

Grade 9

9/1	Lukácsi Éva	Sárospatak
9/2	Munkácsi Adrienn	Miskolc
9/3	Batyiné Homovics Zsuzsa	Encs

Miskolc, 1st February 2007

1st February 2007

We had our third semester assessment at the Digital Secondary School, which was organized in a scope of a carnival, on the 3rd of February, 2006. Although our work is still pioneer, we are starting to get out of the experimental level.

The methods of evaluation, education and assessment have been developed.

Our students have adapted to the new form of education and teaching, which are said to be effective.

The number of students at the beginning of the school year 2005/2006 was the following:

The academic record in the first semester: 3,07

A school competition was also organized for those students who finished the semester with the best results. The competition was announced by the INNOCENTER Innovation Centre public company.

By the students’ election, on the 9th and 10th class the best students were rewarded, on the 11th class the three best students were chosen. According to the students request, the assessments were decided by election. A 256 Mb pendrive was given away among the voters.

Dr György Csepeli – Political Under-secretary, Ministry of Informatics and Communications, started the project of Digital Secondary School, Sándor Lakatos - Commissioner, Ministry of Economy and Transport participated and greeted the students on the carnival.

Also participated: Gyula Zámbó - Executive Officer, Ministry of Informatics and Communications, Imre Solymosi - Deputy Head of Department, Ministry of Youth, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Department of Romany Integration, Márta Pankucsi - Head of Department, University of Miskolc, Department of Sociology, Colonel László Joó - Commander of the Youthful’s Regional Penalty Executive Institute, Zsolt Kígyóssy - Chief Counsellor, Miskolc Mayor’s Office, Department of Education and Culture, Dr György Szedlacsek - Regional Head, SZTÁV Rt. Miskolc.

The results of the school competition were announced by Dr György Csepeli and Dr László Balla.

The Winners:

11th Class

Budai Izabella	Szerencs
Héring Istvánné	Szerencs
Török Tiborné	Edelény

10th Class

10/1	Lovász Richárd	Szerencs
10/2	Bordás Géza	Miskolc
10/3	Ferkel Erzsébet	Edelény

9th Class

9/1	Brevák Miklósné	Szerencs
9/3	Birinyi Zoltán	Mezőkövesd
	Bukhárd istván	Tiszaújváros
9/4	Oravecz István	Encs
9/5	Lévai Csaba	Sajószentpéter
	Aranyi Jánosné	Sajószentpéter

3rd February 2006.

Alun Michael - Minister of State for Industry and the Regions from Great Britain, and Nigel Hickson - Head of European ICT Policy, visited Hungary to resort the Youthful’s Regional Penalty Executive Institute on 13 January, 2006. The guests were accompanied by Dr. György Csepeli – Political State Secretary, from the Ministry of Informatics and Communications, and Ervin Kajzinger – Deputy Head of Division, from the Ministry of Informatics and Communications. The goal of the visit was to become acquainted with the educational system used there and with its efficiency.
Major General Dr István Bökönyi, the Institute’s nationwide commander greeted and informed the guests about the Institute’s inland actualities.

Colonel László Joó, the Youthful’s Regional Penalty Executive Institute’s commander talked about the educational work in the institute and its info-communicational background. Deputy Mayor Vilmos Fedor, representative of Miskolc, Dr. László Sárközi, Senior-officer representative of the University of Miskolc Centre of Continuing Education, Erzsébet Szeppelfeld Senior-officer, Ferenc Földes Secondary Grammar School, and Dr László Balla, Chief Executive, from INNOCENTER public company have also participated in the meeting. Mrs Edit Czakó Educational Head from INNOCENTER public company gave a presentation about the operation of the Digital Secondary School in general and in it’s current environment. After the presentations, they surveyed the classroom and talked to the Digital Secondary School’s students.

Miskolc, 13 January 2006.

A correspondent grammar school training, aid by computers started for those who are belonging to underprivileged Romany communities in a consortium collaboration among Ferenc Földes Secondary Grammar School, University of Miskolc and the INNOCENTER Innovation Centre public company with a special support of the Ministry of Communication and Information from the beginning of September 2003.

After four years studies a school leaving exam can be done. In ownership of the certification there is possibility to go to a university or to a college or to other superlative trainings, for which an attached a school leaving exam is necessary.

From the beginning of 2003/2004 school year the training has a serious attendance.

The program is successful as it was expected previously, as can be said after the school years 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 have been finished. Those students who enrolled in September 2003 are now beginning the 11th's class.

In the school year 2005/2006 the school will keep going in the same system and condition.

This September 265 person enrolled the school, which will begin in class nine.

Class ten begins with 85 students.

Class eleven begins with 69 students.

As it was organised in previous years there will be a learning competition for the students to finish the school year with best graduation.

The competition is announced by the INNOCENTER Innovation Centre public company.

On the commencement outing Kálmán Kovács, Minister of Communication and Information, supporter of the Digital Secondary School project, Dr Vilmos Kormos, head of the Local Government of Miskolc, Mayor's Office Educational Sport and Civil Relation were present.

Miskolc, 30th August 2005.

Computer supported correspondence grammar training has been realized in the Digital Secondary School with cooperation of the consortium of

The digital materials needed for education have been prepared by the teachers of Földes Ferenc Secondary Grammar School. The purpose of coursebooks for secondary school and their online auxiliary materials supported by the program of SULINET Digital Knowledgebase of Ministry of Education is to help personal learning and developing by the use of varied media, interactivity, and network communications.

The Digital Secondary School provides the access of computer for all their students on their place of residence or near that. The conditions of learning are provided by Regional Consultation Centers where the local teachers help the students too. The students keep in touch with their teachers on Internet and take part in consultations and exams three times in a module in Regional Consultation Centers.

This training has been great interested in 2003/2004 school year.
The program has turned out great success, 2003/2004 school year has finished.
This school works continuously with similar conditions and in similar system in 2004/2005 school year.
The new registered students are 259, who will start in 9th class.
The beginner numbers of the 10th class are 89 who passed the 2003/2004 school year.
School competition will be again announced for better students this school year.
Innocenter Innovative Center Pc will announce the school competition for classes.

In the opening ceremony was held in the present of Gyula Zámbó, expert of gypsy affairs of Ministry of Informatics and Communications, founder of Digital Secondary School project.

The first, experimental school year of Digital Secondary School was finished successfully opened in September of 2003. This training has been realized in the Digital Secondary School with cooperation of the consortium of Földes Ferenc Secondary Grammar School and University of Miskolc and Innocenter Innovation Center Pc, supported by Ministry of Information and Communication, is considered also unique on international scale.

There are two sections in this modern school, at Gipsy Section disadvantaged gipsy adults can take school-leaving exams, and at Criminal Enforcement Institute in the Regional Criminal Enforcement Institute of Youth, in Szirmabesenyő. The purpose of the digital syllabus made by Digital Secondary School itself and made up within SULINET Digital Knowledge Base programme in connection with the system, that the students can complete the 4 years in distance education with taking advantages of multimedia and Internet communication. The Digital Secondary School provides the access of computer for all their students on their place of residence or near that, in Regioanl Consultation Centers, where local teachers also help in learning. Students have contacts with their teachers on Internet, they have 4 subjects in each modul, and they regularly have consultations and examinations.

On speech-day dr. Dávid Simon,the political under secretary of the state of IHM, addressed students and said, the Ministry had been very proud of the work of students and teachers. Pál Veres, the headmaster of Ferenc Földes Grammer School, said, the first school year was end successfully as it was espected. 40 per cent of the registered 264 students got school reports and the school avarage was 3,16. Those students, whose school achievment were at least 3, can get supporting in the next school year for continuing their studies, since Public Fund for Hungarian Gipsies announced scholarship for 2004/2005 school year.

Dr László Balla, managing director of INNOCENTER Pc, as at the end of the first semester, gave rewards for the best students: Tiborné Török (Edelény), Izabella Budai (Szerencs), Zsolt Budai (Szikszó), Györgyné Lázár (Mezokövesd), Anna Farkas Rontóné (Tiszaújváros) and Elemér Pusi (Edelény). László Balla said, because of the successfull of this initiative, they would like to enter a work for an application of European Union for getting Digital Secondary School afloat in several European countries. The initiatior of this programme call the attention, that a new school year begins in Semtember and apply for till 15 of August. They wished happy holiday in the hope that thay will meet in autumn, at the beggining of the 2nd year.

The first term has finished in the Digital Secondary School. The gipsy students, whose disadvantaged position, could be able to get to know the results of the schools competition announced in the begining of this term in a carneval ceremony. The managers of this project have published to plan to extend this training form to several other mounty.

This training has been realized in the Digital Secondary School with cooperation of the consortium of Földes Ferenc Secondary Grammar School and University of Miskolc and Innocenter Innovation Center Pc, supported by Ministry of Information and Communication from September 2003. This school year has started with 264 students: 213 students in the gipsy section and 51 students in the Criminal Enforcement Institute have started to learn. This training made up of four years long term, closed by final examination. Most of this training has distance education, computer supported and online digital secondary education. The consultations and the meeting teachers are in the regional education centers of this mounty. This project is innovative initiation in secondary education even international.

This initiation is innovative even international.

This project seems to be successful and the conceptions have existed for developing. The 9th class would be gone on learning with increasing system in our county and another 9th class would be started in September. In addition this course would be started with 9th class in other three counties and the Digital Primary School would be also arranged in other three counties.

Yesterday, in the closing carneval ceremony Dr. György Csepeli, the political under secretary of the state of IHM, reported the results of the schools competition in Földes Ferenc Secondary Grammar School. The results as follows:

The best:

Tiborné Török (Edelény), József Pusi (Edelény), Györgyné Lázár (Mezokövesd), Zsolt Budai (Szikszó), Anna Farkas Rontóné (Tiszaújváros) from the gipsy section, Zoltán Kalmár from staffs of the Criminal Enforcement Institute, Elemér Ruszó from the prisoners of the Criminal Enforcement Institute have achieved the best school achievement.

The The Criminal Enforcement Department of Digital Secondary School has been opened on Octobre 1st 2003 in Szirmabesenyő, in the Regional Criminal Enforcement Institute of Youth.  19 prisoners and also 30 workers take part in this course.

In the opening ceremony was held in the present of Béla Mohácsi (assistant of under secretary of state of Ministry of Informatics and Communications, responsible for programs of information society), Dr. Miklós Faragó Hankó (political under secretery of state of Ministry of Justice), Dr.László Szalai (general, director of the Regional Criminal Enforcement Institute of Youth), Dr. István Bökönyi (major-general, national commander of Criminal Enforcement), Pál Veres (headmaster of Földes Ferenc secondary grammar school) and Dr. László Balla (managing director of INNOCENTER Pc.).

During computer supported on-line distance education students can acquire the curriculum by solving and sending the exercises via Internet according to individual schedule than taking final exam.

The education is realized in a 20 sites computer labs, the digital curriculum needed for this education is written and set up by Teaching staff of Földes Ferenc Secondary Grammar School in Miskolc with cooperation of University of Miskolc and INNOCENTER Innovation Center. These digital materials are an accessories for complet and accredited secondary school books.

In Szirmabesenyő in this renovated section, which has been opened in march 2002 the inhabitants of the institute are provided with varied programs according to their personality, age, their social level. The managment of the institute focuses on the education, vocational training and skill training and fillingthe gaps of basic knowledges.This institute continuously provides primary education in joint level classes. The increasing demands of information sociaty and digital distance learning opens the prospects of the readaption to everyday life. The students will have better opportunities by filling in their educational gaps, The digital distance learning is innovative initiation in secondary education even international. Similar projects have already introduced in the USA.

This unique initiation will take important place in the successful reintegration of prisoners.

The gipsy section of the Digital Secondary School was opened on September 11. 2003 in the present of Dr. György Csepeli (the under- secretary at IHM) Bálint Magyar (Minister of Education) Róbert Kiss (Head of Goverment Office of Portfolio for Equal Opportunities) Szilárd Szomora (president of Education cabinet of National Gipsy Local Goverment) Sándor Káli (Mayor of Miskolc) Dr. Lajos Besenyei (rector of the University of Miskolc) Pál Veres (headmaster of the Földes Ferenc Secondary Grammar School) Dr. László Balla (Managing director of INNOCENTER Pc.)

The purpose of the Digital Secondary School is to provide certificate for those who has dropped the conventional secondary school. It has been created for the less fortunate students who have the aptitude, open mind and willingness to learn toward their final exam but because their disadvantaged situation, financial or mobility difficulties they are not able to join to the conventional conformation.

This innovative distance learning model ensures training for students by means of Internet.

This year 213 persons will start trial school year in Digital Secondary School. Most of them are gipsies living in the disadvantaged regions of B.-A.-Z. county but contributing to the local public and communal activites. The will be the first to have opportunity to get the necessary certificate which ensures conditions of continuouing education and progress.

The school year following a modul system made up of 7 week long terms, every of them are closed by examination . The 0. module intoduces students with the use of computer , Internet communication hereby ensures that they are able to learn in this secondary school.

The consortium of Földes Ferenc Secondary Grammar School and University of Miskolc and INNOCENTER Innovation Center PC. take part in the project with sponsorship of Ministry of Informatics and Comunication and Ministry of Education.

This project is innovative initiation in secondary education even international. The digital distance secondary school is not unfamiliar along English-speaking world, particularly in the USA. The speciality of the Digital Secondary School of Miskolc is the amalgamation of combination of the present and the distance education, considering education metods. Internet provides uniform platform for both presentation of education contens and communication between users.

The digital materials needed for education have been prepared by the teachers of Földes Ferenc Secondary Grammar School. The purpose of online auxiliary materials which complete the coursebook for secondary school is to help personal learning and developing by the use of varied media, interactivity, and network communications.

The Digital Secondary School sponsored by Education Managment of MATAV Rt provides the access of computer for all their students on their place of residence or near that. The conditions of learning are provided by 12 Regional Consultation Centers where the local supervisors help the students too. The students keep in touch with their teachers on Internet and take part in consultations and exams three times in a module in Regional Consultation Centers. The exercises and projects have to be performed according to centrally determined schedule.