"The first appearance of a standardized curriculum was not planned.
It was rather, a psycho-sociological phenomenon that spanned
American
culture and emerged from the influence of the church and
the family on ...the classroom."
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2008 Red Oak Graduates
Announced 2007 Red Oak Grad Scores High in Grades and Gold at MWSU Thursday April 24, 2008 - The Missouri Western State University women’s golf team finished its spring season winning the Bearcat Spring Classic shooting a 361 in the one day event. 2007 Red Oak Academy graduate Lexi Webb was the medalist of the classic shooting an 82 (40-42). Additionally, Lexi finished her first your on a full golf scholarship with a 3.3 grade point average! Way-to-go Lexi!! ROA Begins Worlds First Live Video Classrooms for Grades 7-12 Tuesday September 4, 2007 - Red Oak Academy began webcasting the world's first full complement of course offerings for Grades 7-12 kicking off the 2007-2008 Academic year with a bang. Using state of the art video webcasting technology, Red Oak Academy became the only live K-12 home school video classroom service available anywhere. Director of Education Frank McCollum stated that, "Providing a service that creates an environment comparable to that of the public or private school classroom has long been our goal. And even though we began webcasting live video classes over 3 years ago, we consider the fact that we are beginning this academic year with the first full complement of courses for grades 7-12 to be a major milestone in the evolution of the home schooling movement and distance learning, as well."
Red Oak Academy Announces Addition of Evening Classes. Students aged 2-5 and beginning the 2006-2007 academic year at Red Oak Academy will be the first group of Internet home schooled students in history to attend a synchronous video classes for pre-6th grade leveled students. Students aged 2-5 will now have their own personalized e-learning system which will allow parents and teachers to collaborate on grading and student progress. For the first time in Internet History, a quality preschool program delivered by modern internet technology will be available to pre-schooled parents anywhere on earth. Parents and Students interested in pre-school curriculum should contact Red Oak Academy at (214) 750-9109. Red Oak Academy Announces Addition of Evening Classes. The addition of evening courses will benefit ROA students in a variety of ways. Not all students are the same and some students do their best work later in the day. For students in Pacific, Hawaiian and European time zones, this addition will allow a more convenient schedule. Evening courses will also offer an opportunity for working parents to observe their students' activity in the school setting. Red Oak
Launches E-learning Video Classrooms for Grades 9-12 Early enrollment figures have shown an overwhelming response requiring late evening enrollment and parent orientation sessions for new enrollees. The new e-learning learner management system far exceeds the capabilities of any programs currently in use by college and universities which have traditionally been unable to integrate synchronous (live) class room abilities with audio and video integration. Director of Education, Frank McCollum says, "Parents and Teachers were blown away on the first day of class by the new system. I am confident that we now hold the lead in Internet Home Schooling." |
Red Oak
Begins First K-12 Dual
College Enrollment At-A-Distance
Red Oak Academy Begins Middle School Advanced Placement February 6, 2006, Red Oak Academy has been allowing students to advance in grade-levels using a self-paced curriculum since 1995. Placements of middle school students into ROA high school classes has not been unusual. This week, ROA formally announced selective placement of middle school students to high school as a permanent feature its program of instruction. Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Graders who become enrolled at Red Oak Academy, will now have the option of taking certain high school courses for full credit. Of course, certain subject areas such as Math will require students to demonstrate an appropriate level of competency before attempting a high level. As with all Red Oak courses, middle school students will now be allowed to "challenge" courses or test out by exam.
Across-the-Board Tuition Cuts Set in Face of Global Events Following considerable discus-sion, board members voted to extend public and private school discounts to home school families seeking to escape environmental threats to their safety. The cut amounts to a 45% price reduction- bringing the current $3000.00 annual tuition price down to $1650.00 and making it the most affordable K-12 home school distance learning program available on the Internet. School officials stated that families can make 10 monthly payments on an installment plan with the first month's tuition being payable in advance. Textbooks will be made available through online booksellers at minimal cost to parents. Currently, prices for used textbooks start at $6.00 to $12.00 for most editions. ROA will utilize online textbook ordering services provided by The Backpack, Amazon.com and other online book-sellers who already serve thousands of public and private schools around the world. Red Oak Academy Announces Integration of Video Multicasting to Teach Online Classes On September 6, 2005, Red Oak Academy began transmitting full-time video multicast class sessions for 9th through 12th grade students. Morning Foreign Language and English literature classes were being made available free of normal bandwidth limitations thanks to new multicast technology which permits thousands of simultaneous viewers. Families enrolling students in ROA's online K-12 program can expect to reap the benefits of ROA's vast knowledge base of Federal benefits available for students who qualify under the aforementioned laws - including gifted, pregnant teens and students with disabilities relative to substance abuse. Additionally, when students with disabilities graduate from Red Oak Academy, ROA contacts the college or university that the student plans to attend and makes sure that all previously existing modifications and IEP are in place when the student arrives on the new campus.
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ROA Boasts Remarkable Track Record for Moving Grads to College of Their Choice
When ROA first started providing
direct online instruction to home Schoolers in the summer of
1995, few colleges and universities had well-defined protocols
for admitting home schooled students. Taking the initiative to
encourage institutions to implement policies and procedures for
accepting home schooled students, ROA discovered that many
colleges were, after all, eager to obtain home schoolers based
on their reputation for high achievement. Once the initial
contact was made, virtually no college or university chose to
decline any of ROA's graduates (since 1999). To date, ROA has facilitated enrollment for 186 graduates into institutions of higher education including the University of California campuses at Davis, LA and Berkeley, University of Texas, Sarah Lawrence, Penn State, Valdosta State, University of Alabama, Florida State University, USC, Yale, Western Connecticut State University, Case Western Reserve University, Georgia Technical, Navarro College, and Community Colleges in 14 Cities. ROA Juniors and Seniors SAT Scores Show Marked Gains 2005-2006 SAT scores for ROA juniors and seniors became available in May. Scoring methods on the SAT have been modified for 2006. ROA students have scored consistently In the 1700-1900 range under the new system. According to the U.S. Department of Education, Home schoolers traditionally score 6-20 points above the national average on the SAT. 2005-2006 SAT scores will become available in May. Thus far in 2006, 5 students have completed the ACT test with scores ranging from 23 to 28.. Distance Learning Moves to the Front of All Education Choices Home Schooling is rapidly becoming the new paradigm for educational choice in America. Over 8 million home school families and an ever-increasing number of private and public education agencies have elected to engage some element of distance learning into their curriculum. When we began providing direct online instruction via the Internet in 1995, there were NO other K-12 internet schools in existence. By subscribing to Red Oak Academy's K-12 program of distance learning, you are choosing the most experienced and practiced learning management system available. Enroll Now to become a part of the best K-12 cyber school available!
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