The Stanford Online High School (OHS), previously called the Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY), was established in 2006 and currently serves more than 400 students, including both full- and part-time students.

EPGY was founded to provide classes that academically talented students could use to supplement their regular high school curriculum.

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It’s a promising idea.

We said the same thing last spring about the Modesto Virtual Academy, the Modesto City Schools’ online high school, which has gotten off to a slower and smaller start than administrators expected.

Fifty-four students are currently enrolled, down from about 100 the first semester of this school year. Modesto officials had hoped to sign up as many as 200 or 300 students in the first year.

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“The original plan was to open eCademy without the charter school title and wait a year or two to make it a charter school, but we are doing it now,” said Lacrisha Ferriera, TUSD assistant superintendent for educational services. “Why wait?”

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Students attending the school will have all the supplies needed to finish a school year delivered to their doorsteps. They will learn most of their lessons at home, but will visit a campus for tests and to meet occasionally with a teacher.

The school is free and open to any student in grades K-12 in Sacramento County – along with students in Amador, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter and Yolo counties.

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The virtual high school recently proposed a charter school model, where students would take courses online, to the Rowland School Board.

“The whole virtual and online world has taken off, particularly at the high school level,” school board President Robert Hidalgo said. “We want to stay ahead of the curve and not fall behind. I think we would be setting the tone for that type of experience in the San Gabriel Valley.”

The school board held a public hearing on the virtual school concept on June 18. They are expected to vote on it July 7.

“It’s a very different learning setting,” said Superintendent Maria Ott. “A lot of us are used to the four walls of the classroom.”

Caprice Young is the CEO of KC Distance Learning, which provides courses for iQ Academy.

Young said a partnership with Rowland Unified will create more alternatives for students.

“There are a number of students where the traditional school isn’t always the best choice,” Young said. “Some students want to get ahead and classes aren’t always available and other times they are catching up or need to get special individualized help.”

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