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The ''Open High School of Utah'' ('''OHSU''') is based in the [[US]] state of [[Utah]]. Founded in 2009, it aims | The ''Open High School of Utah'' ('''OHSU''') is based in the [[US]] state of [[Utah]]. Founded in 2009, it is a public [[charter school]] which aims to provide Utah students use an online, virtual environment to fulfill their "full academic and social potential". OHSU offers education for high school students in grades 9-11, and will add grade 12 in 2012. Courses are fully online. | ||
OHSU offers a full college preparatory programme and the opportunity for students to earn both a high school diploma and an associate's degree from '''[[Utah State University']]''. It is estimated that 39% of existing students' "needs [were] not being met in previous school situations". | OHSU offers a full college preparatory programme and the opportunity for students to earn both a high school diploma and an associate's degree from '''[[Utah State University']]''. It is estimated that 39% of existing students' "needs [were] not being met in previous school situations". | ||
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* Open High School of Utah web site, http://openhighschool.org | |||
The charter proposal is at http://openhighschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/OHSU-Charter-as-Amended-Apr09.pdf | The charter proposal is at http://openhighschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/OHSU-Charter-as-Amended-Apr09.pdf | ||
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Revision as of 14:48, 5 September 2011
The Open High School of Utah (OHSU) is based in the US state of Utah. Founded in 2009, it is a public charter school which aims to provide Utah students use an online, virtual environment to fulfill their "full academic and social potential". OHSU offers education for high school students in grades 9-11, and will add grade 12 in 2012. Courses are fully online.
OHSU offers a full college preparatory programme and the opportunity for students to earn both a high school diploma and an associate's degree from 'Utah State University'. It is estimated that 39% of existing students' "needs [were] not being met in previous school situations".
The Open High School of Utah has been supported in part by a grant from the US Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIPSE).
The Open High School of Utah web site is at http://openhighschool.org
More details
Founded by OER evangelist David Wiley, OHSU is committed to using open educational resources (OER); the entire curriculum is based on open educational resources, enhanced with screencasts, interactive components and other activities.
As this is a Utah public school, any 9th grade high school student (13 to 15 years of age) in the state of Utah can apply to enroll in the grade they would attend at any other high school in the state.
Open High School of Utah is a publicly-funded high school, so there is no tuition cost to attend. As with any public school, there may be incidental fees as allowed by state law. Students can expect any such fees to be comparable to their local high school, including the opportunity to have the fees waived.
Enrolled OHSU students can take advantage of the OHSU partnership with Utah-based Brigham Young University Independent Study (in the Utah Higher Education Consortium) to take BYU independent courses at no cost.
e-learning
All OHSU students are issued/provided a laptop and an internet connection subsidy, along with CDs/DVDs and other instructional supplies. Learning is self-paced, in collaboration with teachers. OHSU utilizes both synchronous and asynchronous types of communication. For each course, students have the opportunity for synchronous instruction with their teacher (daily). For more details see http://openhighschool.org/teaching-model
Refrerences
- Open High School of Utah web site, http://openhighschool.org
The charter proposal is at http://openhighschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/OHSU-Charter-as-Amended-Apr09.pdf
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