ISOK Phoenix Flyer
September 2018
We are thrilled you have chosen to school with Insight School of Oklahoma!
Starting a new school year is an exciting and busy time for all students and families. We are happy to support you as you build your routine, navigate platform changes, and begin course work.
Beginning-of-year priorities are attending orientation, completing the Online Learning course, and completing beginning of year assessments. If you have not finished those items, please do so as soon as possible.
Community Family Advisors (CFAs) are your primary point of contact, focused on the engagement and daily success of each family. CFAs will also foster community-building with local/online sessions.
Teachers are your academic resource and point of contact for content-specific support. Our teachers are Oklahoma-certified, and experts in their grade/course.
This year we are proud to offer a Requested Daily Live class option for English and math students who choose to opt-in to this additional support. Watch for more information from your CFA.
Phoenix Shout-Out
Hey students and LCs! Do you appreciate something a teacher has been doing! Give them a Phoenix Shout-Out to let them know about it! Phoenix Shout-Out Survey
K12 Browser Recommendation:
K12 is working diligently to eliminate and replace content that was built on Flash, as web browsers are ceasing support of it. However, you may still encounter some Flash content.
For the best user experience, we recommend accessing your online classes using the Mozilla Firefox browser. To download the most recent version of Firefox, please visit: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/.
If you are using a Chromebook or need to access your online classes using Chrome, we recommend not updating to the newest release (Chrome 69), which forces users to re-enable Flash every time they restart their browser. Please refer to Enabling Flash in Chrome 69 on help.k12.com for a step-by-step guide to enabling Flash in Chrome 69.
Special Education Services
CHILD FIND PROCESS
We provide specialized programming through specially trained teachers to provide education-related services for children with disabilities. Supports are provided in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) and range from mild and moderate to significantly more involved supports for each of the following disabilities as defined by the State of Oklahoma:
- Autism
- Developmental Delay
- Deaf-Blindness
- Emotional Disturbance
- Hearing Impairment, Including Deafness
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Multiple Disabilities
- Orthopedic Impairments
- Other Health Impairments
- Specific Learning Disability
- Speech or Language Impairment
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Visual Impairment Including Blindness
If through Child Find activities, a child is identified as possibly having a disability and in need of special education services, we may seek parent consent to evaluate the child. All such evaluations will be conducted in compliance with applicable federal and state law and regulations. Parents must report that their child has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) during the enrollment process.
You may contact our Special Services department if you have additional questions, or visit our website at http://isokvirtual.net/special-services.php#content
Kimberly Brown, NCSP
Phone (405) 835-2133 x3000
Parent Rights and Procedural Safeguards
As experts on their children, parents and guardians are important components in the special education process. Parents and guardians of children eligible for or currently receiving special education services have certain rights according to state and federal laws. For more information on parent rights in special education, a copy of the Oklahoma State Department of Education Parent Rights in Special Education and Notice of Procedural Safeguards is available the State of Oklahoma Website.
FERPA
We may disclose personally identifiable information from a student's education record as instructed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Visit the U.S. Department of Education website for an inclusive list of FERPA rights.
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/lea-officials.html
Notification of Language Assistance Services
Any parent/legal guardian who is limited in speaking, writing, or reading English may request the school to provide access to services such as interpreter and/or translated documents. To request services please email or call the ELL Coordinator, Katherine Young, at or (405) 835-2133 ext. 2173. Katherine Young will coordinate prompt access for the parent/legal guardian to the appropriate services and/or translator service.
Asistencia de idioma:
Cualquier padre que se limita al hablar, escribir o leer Inglés podrá
solicitar a la escuela para proporcionar acceso a servicios tales como intérprete y / o
documentos traducidos. Para solicitar los servicios envíe un correo electrónico o llamar al Coordinador de ELL, Katherine Young, o (405) 835-2133 ext. 2173. Katherine Young coordinará el acceso sin demora para que el padre a los servicios apropiados y /o servicio de traductor.
Title 1 - Parents Right-to-Know
In accordance with Parents Right-to-Know requirement under the Every Student Succeeds Act - ESSA, Section1112 (e)(1)(A) this is a notification from Insight School of Oklahoma to every parent/guardian of a student in a Title I school that you have the right to request and receive in a timely manner:
Information regarding the professional qualifications of your student’s classroom teachers. The information regarding the professional qualifications of your student’s classroom teachers shall include the following:
- If the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade level and subject areas taught;
- If the teacher is teaching under emergency or temporary status in which the state qualifications and licensing criteria are waived;
- The teachers baccalaureate degree major, graduate certification, and field of discipline; and
- Whether the student is provided services by paraprofessionals, and if so, their qualifications [ESSA, Section 1112(e)(1)(A)(i)-(ii)
Upon request, parents of an English learner may:
- have the child immediately removed from an English Learner (EL) program; [ESSA 1112(e)(3)(A)(viii)(i)]
- decline the child’s enrollment in an EL program, or choose another program or method of instruction, if available; [ESSA, Section 1112(e)(3)(A)(viii)(ii)]
- receive assistance in selecting among various programs and methods of instruction, if more than one program or method is offered by the eligible entity. [ESSA 1112(e)(3)(A)(viii)(iii)]
Notification if your student has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet the applicable state certification for licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned. [ESSA, Section 1112(e)(1)(B)(ii)
Gifted and Talented Testing
Please contact Holly Wyers if you have questions about the program.
Holly Wyers
Gifted and Talented Resource Coordinator
405-835-21338 ext 2076
Get Connected!
How to find the ISOK Family Directory
2. Click the Link icon to the left of LC name and then select k12 LMS from the dropdown.
3. Select the My Info from the Quick Links box
4. Select Family Directory from purple box on left.
K12 Clubs
Welcome! We're excited to offer a wide variety of clubs for the 2018–2019 school year.
IMPORTANT things to keep in mind as you choose your club(s):
- Clubs meet from late September through early May.
- Club meetings are one-hour long, and meeting times vary depending on the club and your time zone.
- Please select no more than four clubs.
- Allow two to three weeks for your signup details to be processed.
- Once your club registration has been processed, you'll receive an email from your club teacher and club meetings will appear on your Class Connect schedule.
- Email reminders will be sent one week prior to club meetings.
- Visit https://www.k12.com/k12-student-clubs for more information.
- Email clubs@k12.com with questions regarding National Clubs.
ISOK 10th-12th Grade National Honor Society
You have an opportunity to apply to be a member of the National Honor Society at Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy. National Honor Society is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. NHS serves to recognize those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.
NHS is open to students of the sophomore, junior, and senior class. To be eligible for selection to membership in this chapter, the candidate must have been enrolled for a period equivalent to one semester at ISOK. Candidates eligible for election to the chapter shall have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale not to exceed 10% of total student body population. Upon meeting the grade level, enrollment, and GPA standards, candidates shall then be considered based on their service, leadership, and character.
Please contact Holly Wyers if you have questions about the program.
Holly Wyers
National Honor Society Adviser
405-259-9478 ext 2076
8th-10th Graders - Apply for Oklahoma's Promise!
Don't miss this great opportunity to submit your application for Oklahoma's Promise:
http://www.okhighered.org/okpromise/
Contact your Community Family Advisor if you have questions.
11th & 12th Graders! Regional College Fair Programs
Sign up here: https://register.gotocollegefairs.com/Registration/EventSelectForState?StateName=Oklahoma
Please take the opportunity to attend a college fair near you.
A representative from Oklahoma colleges/universities will be on hand to answer questions regarding their institution and programs offered on campus.
***It is your responsibility to contact the college fair site before traveling to ensure the event has not been cancelled. These are not OVCA sponsored events therefore, we do not have control over the events or sites.
ISOK 2018-2019 Academic Calendar
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ISOK Website
You can find some great information here and even log directly into the online school. You'll find K-5 Grade Level calendars and newsletters, parent resources, and more.