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Online School Listing #3: Fairbanks B.E.S.T.

April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Fairbanks B.E.S.T.
BNSBSD Building, 2nd Floor
520 Fifth Avenue
Fairbanks, Alaska  99701
United States
Tel:  877.403.2989
Web: http://www.fairbanksbest.com
Email: 
Recognition/Accreditation:  Fairbanks North Star Borough District
Grade: 6-12
Type:  Public
Diploma:  Yes
Cost:  Free
If free, where?:  Within the district
Teen and/or Adult:  Teens

Additional information: Fairbanks B.E.S.T. utilizes the Advanced Academics curriculum. Parents are the primary managers of the students’ education. It has a strong emphasis on community-home support. The B.E.S.T. program allows students to stay involved with the local school for sports. Students also have the ability to take up to two classes at that local school.

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Online School Listing #2: Delta Cyber School

April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Delta Cyber School
PO Box 369
Delta Junction, Alaska  99737
United States
Tel:  877.895.1043
Fax:  907.895.5198
Web:  http://www.dcs.k12.ak.us
Email:  info@dcsmail.com
Recognition/Accreditation:  NWAC
Grade:  K-12
Type:  Public
Diploma:  Yes
Cost:  Free (if not attending other school)
Teen and/or Adult:  Teens

Additional information: Delta Cyber School, located in Delta Junction, Alaska, is an online school open to students ages 5-19. It is free if you are not already attending a different public school. If you wish to use it for specific courses, it does have tuition-based courses as well. For elementary students, significant parental involvement is necessary.

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Online School Listing #1: Access Distance Learning (Alabama)

April 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Access Distance Learning
5351 Gordon Persons Building
PO Box 302101
Montgomery, Alabama  36130
United States
Tel:  334.242.9594
Fax:  334.353.5886
Web:  http://accessdl.state.al.us
Email:  epatton@alsde.edu
Recognition/Accreditation:  Alabama Department of Education
Grade:  K-12
Type:  Free, Public
Diploma:  Yes
Cost:  Free
If free, where?:  Alabama
Teen and/or Adult:  Teens

Additional information: Access Distance Learning is a program of the State of Alabama and provides opportunities to students in the state who might otherwise not have access to a wide breadth of courses. It provides a greater number of courses for students who attend small, rural schools and other under-served schools.  It also offers remediation modules for the Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE).

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Complete Guide to Online High Schools arrives soon

April 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

We are about two weeks out from the release of the 2nd edition of Complete Guide to Online High Schools. I wanted to let you all know, so that you can start saving your pennies.

As part of that effort, beginning tomorrow, I will be posting at least three school listings a week directly from the book. I hope that you find value in the information.

 

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Changes needed to stave off deficits, West Muskingum superintendent says

April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

ZANESVILLE — The West Muskingum Local School District is facing budget deficits in each of the next five years because of rising costs and shrinking state funding and enrollments.

With levies not an option after six consecutive failures at the ballot box, officials are considering several proposed strategies — from redistricting students to make better use of staff and classroom space to rolling out a virtual school to keep more students in the district.

Parents of students and other district residents are being asked to weigh in on the proposals during the next month, before the school board potentially takes a vote on the changes.

For the rest of the article, go to Changes needed to stave off deficits, West Muskingum superintendent says

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Iowa City School District set to review requests for online school enrollment

April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

“When people think of virtual schools, there is this perception of [students] sitting in front of a computer with no interaction,” she said. “Connection schools are real communities. At virtual schools, the computer is just a tool for learning.”

And it’s a real school experience, she said, with teachers, a high-quality curriculum, clubs, and activities.

“Virtual education is a very appealing and interesting option for all types of students,” Bazin said noting the flexibility it brings is important.

The type of student varies by need, ranging from athletes to the medically fragile to rural students, she said.

Iowa City residents Maria Valentine and her husband have applied to put their 8-year-old son, Josiah, into the Iowa Connections Academy.

For the rest of the article, go to Iowa City School District set to review requests for online school enrollment

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Minnesota Virtual Academy holds Chaska talent show

April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Minnesota Virtual Academy (MNVA) held the school’s annual social event, “MNVA’s Got Talent” at the Chaska Community Center on March 27.

The MNVA is a tuition-free online public school associated with Houston, Minn. public schools. Minnesota Virtual Academy is the largest online K-12 school in Minnesota and has delivered more than 75,000 courses to students state-wide since its inception in 2002, according to an MNVA press release.

For the rest of the article, go to Minnesota Virtual Academy holds Chaska talent show

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