New Termination Policies for In-Person & Distance Learning

Terminating In-Person Learning for Individual Students 

To ensure the safety of the majority of students and staff, OA may revoke in-person learning for any student who does not follow the health and safety protocols.  Any student whose in-person learning is revoked will engage in learning daily through distance learning. 

Terminating Distance Learning for Individual Students 

To ensure the academic success of all students, OA may revoke distance learning for any student who does not engage in learning daily and/or is not academically successful with distance learning.  This decision will be based upon minimal engagement, grades below 70, and/or attendance concerns.

The school will initiate this process of canceling distance learning by contacting the parent to discuss the concern of the student not making progress through distance learning.  The transition to in-person learning must occur within two weeks.  During the two weeks, the parent may request a meeting to further discuss the termination of distance learning.  The parent may also appeal the decision and has the opportunity to submit a medical exemption certification to present and verify any health issues in the meeting or via email. 


Finalización del Aprendizaje en Persona para Estudiantes Individuales

Para garantizar la seguridad de la mayoría de los estudiantes y el personal, OA puede revocar el aprendizaje en persona para cualquier estudiante que no siga los protocolos de salud y seguridad. Cualquier estudiante cuyo aprendizaje en persona sea revocado participará en el aprendizaje diario a través del aprendizaje a distancia.

Terminación del Aprendizaje a Distancia para Estudiantes Individuales

Para asegurar el éxito académico de todos los estudiantes, OA puede revocar el aprendizaje a distancia para cualquier estudiante que no se involucre en el aprendizaje diario y / o no tenga éxito académico con el aprendizaje a distancia. Esta decisión se basará en una participación mínima, calificaciones por debajo de 70 y / o problemas de asistencia.

La escuela iniciará este proceso de cancelar el aprendizaje a distancia contactando a los padres para discutir la preocupación de que el estudiante no progrese a través del aprendizaje a distancia. La transición al aprendizaje en persona debe ocurrir en dos semanas. Durante las dos semanas, los padres pueden solicitar una reunión para discutir más a fondo la terminación del aprendizaje a distancia. El padre también puede apelar la decisión y tiene la oportunidad de presentar una certificación de exención médica (formulario proporcionado) para presentar y verificar cualquier problema de salud en la reunión o por correo electrónico.

Oct. 30 is Half-Day Instruction via Distance Learning

OA Families,

Don’t forget that Oct. 30 is a half-day of instruction through distance learning and a full day of professional development for the staff. Curbside meal pickup will be available. We will also have a few students on campus for small group half-day instruction. Parents, connect with your teachers and school if you have any questions.

Note: Students will need to connect Friday morning through itsLearning and/or TEAMS to make progress in their learning and to be counted in attendance for the half-day of instruction. The teachers have reviewed with their students what their learning activities are for this specific day.

We hope you have a great week and a happy and safe Halloween!

Dr. Jennifer Goodman
Superintendent

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Free/Reduced Lunch Price Expires Oct. 1 If No New 2020-21 Application

As we enter our second nine weeks of the 2020-21 school year, our students’ well-being and success continues to remain the top priority at Odyssey Academy. Our commitment includes ensuring your child has access to nutritious food at school daily. Our dedicated staff are working diligently during this pandemic, serving meals to students enrolled in our district regardless if they are learning virtually or in person. We do not want your children to miss a meal; therefore, we are providing curbside meals for pick up daily located in the front office of Odyssey Galveston. Curbside meal lunch rates will depend on eligibility status.

If your student(s) were eligible for free or reduced price lunch during the 2019-2020 School Year, that same eligibility rolled over for the first 30 days of this school year (2020/2021 School Year). As of Oct. 1, 2020, any student(s) that does not have a current 2020-21 lunch application on file will become full-pay status and will begin to accrue a negative lunch account balance if funds are not deposited into the account. Breakfast is free for all Galveston campus students regardless of status. However, lunch will cost $3.00 for full pay students and $.40 for reduced students per day.

Although many of our virtual learners are not eating on campus, we would still like to request for our parents to complete an application for free/reduced price meals. Our goal is to have 100% of our students to have an application on file this year. The amount of students who qualify for free or reduced price meals helps with funding academic programs for our school, therefore it is important for us to reach this 100% goal. If you believe you do not qualify for free or reduced price benefits or if you want to refuse benefits, we ask that you please still complete an application and check the box that reads “I do not qualify for free or reduced price benefits.” This will let us know not to continue reaching out to you to complete an application. 

To complete the meals application for the 2020/2021 School Year, please visit myschoolapps.com, or visit odysseyacademy.com and click on child nutrition. We can also send an application home with your student or we can mail an application to your home. If you have any questions, please email me at dscott@odyacad.com or Melanie Tovar at mtovar@odyacad.com, and we can email the application directly to you. This is the best way to get in contact with us.  Please help us reach our goal of having 100% applications complete this school year.