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With virtual platform, Alaska high school reverses decline

February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

When Virtual High School Global Consortium, a non-profit organization specializing in collaborative online education and professional development, offered 25 students spots at a reduced price in exchange for one Advanced Placement teacher, Petersburg saw it a as an opportunity to be able to offer their students more diverse classes.

Now Petersburg offer engineering, architecture, art history, and veterinary science, among other classes. Sue Hardin, the school’s English and Spanish teacher, says that she facilitates advanced placement classes for student in some Northeastern schools, as well as that Oklahoma, Washington State, Switzerland, Venezuela and even China.

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Norman named pilot site for national virtual learning program

August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment

“We do get a great value for us from a financial standpoint, but it also enables us to accelerate the direction we wanted to go,” Superintendent Joe Siano said. “It’s an infusion that allows us to accelerate our mission related to online opportunities.”

Siano said that for the past three years Norman schools have been using a variety of vendors to provide online education programs with the goal of giving students a broad array of options for both catching up and excelling academically.

The goal is to move to a blended learning environment in Norman that allows student to go from virtual courses that allow flexibility to traditional classroom settings, where students get the benefit of face-to-face interaction with a teacher.

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State Board of Education votes to change transfer policy

August 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

When she explained that the matter was particularly urgent because of a significant increase in parents applying for emergency transfers in order to enroll their children in online education programs, board member Lee Baxter questioned the practice itself.

“So your interpretation of the statute is that if a student wants to do all of his education through online courses, regardless of subject area or grade, and a receiving district approves that, then they go?” Baxter asked.

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Advanced Academics expands operations in Oklahoma

June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The organization, whose proprietary online learning platform, curriculum and instructional services are used by schools and districts in more than 30 states, now occupies four floors of the Bunte Candy Factory Building, 1 E Sheridan Ave., after adding 9,000 square feet to its lease.

“Parents and students in Oklahoma and across the country are increasingly turning to online education for quality instruction customized to each student’s individual learning style, whether they are looking for a comprehensive virtual school or online classes to supplement their local offerings and school districts,” said Jeffrey A. Elliott, president of Advanced Academics. “Our expanded home office will help us to better serve the thousands of middle and high school students who depend upon us for their education.”

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Virtual charter school opens in Choctaw-Nicoma Park

June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The largest online education company in the nation will open a charter school in the Choctaw-Nicoma Park School District when school resumes Aug. 18.
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Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy will be run by an independent nonprofit board that will pay Virginia-based K12 Inc. to manage the school and provide online curriculum.

K12 last year reported $384.5 million in revenue, some of which came from public tax dollars paid through school districts or charter schools that want access to online teachers and curriculum.

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Virtual school in Oklahoma barely obtains accreditation

August 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The state Board of Education placed White Oak School District on probation Thursday after raising concerns that of the more than 970 students enrolled in White Oak, only 51 actually attend classes at the rural northeast Oklahoma school.

The rest of the students live throughout the state and have transferred into White Oak’s virtual school, which is run by the Virginia-based online education provider K12.

State schools Superintendent Sandy Garrett said her concern was that taxpayer money was going to White Oak for the 920 virtual school students, and she wanted to make certain the students were achieving academically.

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Oklahoma charter school faces Epic fight

August 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Epic 1 on 1 Charter School will be the first of its kind in Oklahoma if the startup school wins a lawsuit Monday forcing the state Education Department to fund the 400 students that have enrolled in the school to date.

Epic is a nonprofit group founded by Ben Harris, the former president of Advanced Academics, a Bricktown-based online education company.

Harris’ school would be unique in not being associated with a particular school district, but rather being a public school, privately operated and funded with state dollars. Students from anywhere in the state could transfer to the free school and take classes online.

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Online learning regulation sufficient

August 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

“Virtual schooling in state should get a closer look” (Our Views, Aug. 1) calls for additional state oversight of online education. As an organization dedicated to helping kids graduate and succeed, we welcome transparency and accountability but caution against the creation of artificial barriers that will limit student options.

While online learning isn’t for everyone, it’s an effective option for students who aren’t served well in traditional settings and for students whose health or family situation might keep them from attending a traditional school. Online programs are attracting previously homeschooled students back into the public school system. Children can’t enroll in virtual schools without their parents’ consent and involvement, and parents are actively involved in monitoring their student’s academic progress.

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