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Virtual High School enrollment could grow 20 to 30 percent

By DAWN MARKS NewsOk.com
Published: 5/26/2009 5:44 PM
Last Modified: 5/26/2009 5:44 PM

Oklahoma Virtual High School enrollment could grow by 20 percent to 30 percent in the coming year, one official said.

Enrollment is open now for the coming school year, the fourth year for the school, said Andy Scantland, vice president of marketing for Advanced Academics, the company that runs the school. In the past school year, the program had about 1,000 students across the state, he said.

“Online learning is becoming more accepted,” Scantland said. “Online learning isn’t for everyone, but if you’re someone who needs a different approach, this might be an option.”

The full-time, online school is free for students. The company receives its funding from partnerships with Oklahoma school districts. The school is for students in grades six through 12.

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	Report Comment ida13, (5/26/2009 6:15:44 PM) The school where I work is a host school for AAI. Some of the students are very successful, others are not self motivated enough to log on enough to pass the courses. It takes a special type of student to be successful.
	Report Comment Fred, Tulsa (5/26/2009 7:09:30 PM) ida, You are so right that this isn't for the masses. But, neither is conventional school. I have had so many students that I worked with in biology that did their best when they got into a trades program. I trust one of my student auto mechanics more than I do any mechanic at any dealership. Students using this form of education have to really be able to concentrate for long periods of time. Few students can turn off their cell phone long enough to be able finish a lesson. This isn't for all. This is for the few who can stay on task.
	Report Comment ralph rotten, (5/26/2009 7:09:46 PM) My daughter just completed her sophomore year in the school and it works for her. You are correct, though, a student must be disciplined and have involved parents (they are teens, after all).
	Report Comment GinaB, Broken Arrow (5/26/2009 7:16:55 PM) It was horrible for my daughter. We ended up pulling her out of the virtual high school. They were constantly changing due dates for the classes. The due dates would bounce around so bad she never knew when the coursework was really due. They had her transcript and STILL had her in the wrong classes she needed for graduation. They were horrible to get a hold of. We would call to talk to a counselor and have to leave a message and not get called back for a week or more. I even sent her paperwork overnight to get her started and they STILL took three weeks to get her enrolled and set up THEN she was TWO weeks behind!!! Then when we went to pull her out we got the run around about getting her transcript sent to her back to her home school! No one seemed to know which school actually had her transcript. The virtual high school was way overloaded and not prepared for the number of students they had sign up last fall. I just hope for the sake of the kids that they get their act together and are way more prepared for the number of enrollments they have in the future!

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