02August, 2021
Method Schools 2020-21 Staff Satisfaction Report
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Monitoring staff’s overall satisfaction is a primary focus point for Method Schools’ leadership team to ensure a staff driven culture is being developed. This is achieved through ongoing coaching sessions, observations, evaluations and survey action planning. The leadership team makes it a...
20July, 2021
Advantages of an Online Special Education Program
- a Christine Young
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Each Special Education Student is You-nique!
A majority of special education students benefit from a traditional school with daily in-person attendance; however, each special education student is unique and there is a percentage of pupils who do not thrive in this type of environment.
Some...
06July, 2021
How Student-Teacher Ratios Affect Online Learning
- a Mark Holley
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As K-12 schools scramble to pick up online learning, some students are getting lost in the shuffle. Crowded classrooms are shifting online, and it could unfortunately be souring the potential for a positive online learning environment.
This change has increased the average student-teacher...
15June, 2021
Debunking 6 Myths Surrounding Online Charter Schools
- a Mark Holley
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Online charter schools are exploding in popularity. Unfortunately, as soon as parents start investigating these schools, they’re finding both online schools and charter schools are plagued with myths.
11June, 2021
4 Online Learning Student Success Stories
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extra-curricular activities, succeed in school, Student Experience, Online charter schools
At Method Schools, we see students learn and grow in an online learning community every day. However, most parents don’t have a chance to see how impactful the move to online learning can be before your child jumps into distance learning. That’s why we’ve put together a few recent stories of...
10June, 2021
The State of Academic Growth in Remote Learning Environments
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Online charter school, academic growth, elearning, online school
The traditional brick-and-mortar learning model has been eroding for years. Now, the pandemic has completely upended traditional in-person education. As more learners and parents are exposed to remote learning than ever, it’s important to ask, “How is online learning impacting academic growth?”
03June, 2021
Thanks to Supporters of School Choice Like You, California AB 1316 is Dead
- a Mark Holley
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As noted earlier, California Assembly Bill 1316 (AB 1316) would have had a tremendously negative impact on charter school students in our state, including our own Method students and families. But thanks to thousands of California families and organizations who believe parents should have a say...
25May, 2021
Are Public Education Monopolies Strangling Online Charter Schools?
- a Mark Holley
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School choice is suffering in California, and a district public school monopoly could be the culprit. Whether parents realize it or not, public school monopolies threaten educational quality, K-12 costs, and school choice. Worse yet, they snuff out the learning options that are available to your...
10May, 2021
How Online Tech Support Works at Method Schools
- a Mark Holley
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One of the biggest questions you might have when considering an online school for your child is what happens if they need technical support? With thousands of students at Method, it happens a lot. In fact, over the past year we've had 694 help tickets supported by students and parents. That's a...
05May, 2021
Public Education is an Industry Ripe for Reform - Especially in California
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Just because the school districts have been here longer and have grasped on to a consistent model for more than a century doesn’t mean it is the only way to deliver education to students. New needs have emerged and thus new models.
In light of the newly-proposed California Assembly Bill 1316, we...
