Red Oak News

Red Oak Initiates Free Computer Program for Needy Students
Monday  August 18, 2008 - Every year increasing numbers of Red Oak Students have been forced to drop out due to crashed computers.  Rising to the call from several of its families this summer, Red Oak Academy has launched a campaign to acquire refurbished computers from contributing businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area...
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Red Oak Kicks Off New Year with New Learner System
Monday  July 28, 2008 - Despite being the only Internet homeschooling program with live video classes and a full cadre of K12 video instructors, Red Oak Academy will, later this week,  unveil a revolutionary new Learner Management System (LMS) that provides students, teachers and parents with unparalleled ... more>>  

Red Oak Students Break ACT National Average

Friday  June 13, 2008 - For the sixth year in a row, Red Oak Academy Juniors and Seniors shattered their own record scores from previous years on the ACT college entrance exams. All Red Oak students submitting to the ACT scored at least in the top 25% nationally with three students scoring 28, 32 and 34, respectively... more>>

2008 Red Oak Graduates Announced
Friday  April 25, 2008 -
Red Oak Academy will be honoring its 2008 graduates in a closed online graduation ceremony on Friday May 23, 2008.  Guest may contact the ROA Central office for guest access to the proceedings... more>>  

2007 Red Oak Grad Scores High in Grades and Gold at MWSU
Thursday April 24, 2008 - The Missouri Western State University women’s golf team finished its spring season winning the Bearcat Spring Classic shooting a 361 in the one day event. 2007 Red Oak Academy graduate Lexi Webb was the medalist of the classic shooting an 82 (40-42).... more>>

ROA Begins Worlds First Live Video Classrooms for Grades 7-12
Tuesday September 4, 2007 - Red Oak Academy began webcasting the world's first full complement of course offerings for Grades 7-12 kicking off the 2007-2008 Academic year with a bang. Using state-of-the-art video webcasting technology, Red Oak Academy became the only live K-12 home school service available anywhere...
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Virginia Family Chooses Red Oak Academy to Combat School Bullying
Thursday February 22, 2007 -  Red Oak Academy student Brian Whitt was featured on Virginia's WVEC television news last night ...  more>> video>>

Red Oak Academy Announces Innovative Early Childhood Home Schooling Program
Monday January 22, 2007 - ROA Board of Directors have voted unanimously to begin providing a reading and math curriculum package for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes with an emphasis on phonics based on the Orton-Gillingham approach to the linguistic teaching of language...  more>>

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Regular, Gifted and Special Needs Students

Addressing the Academic Needs of Students with Learning Differences, Red Oak Academy provides instruction for those who have been diagnosed with one or several of the following disabilities in grades 9-12:

  • Developmental Speech and Language Disorders
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Attention Deficit Disorders
  • Processing Deficits
  • Teen Pregnancy
  • Dyslexia

Additionally, Using Computer-based and Synchronous Internet Instruction, Red Oak Academy is equipped to provide instruction for gifted and regular education students in the following areas:

  • A Traditional High School Curriculum
  • Liberal Arts/Classical Studies
  • College Preparatory skills for Science and Engineering
  • Early College enrollment beginning in 11th grade
  • Independent Accelerated studies towards early high school graduation
  • There is no minimum age limit for gifted student populations

Live video classes

Students may attend daily classes online or work independently. Attendance is documented electronically from student logins.  Video classes are stored and may be viewed at anytime from the Red Oak Academy multicast server website.

Written Assignments are submitted by e-mail or fax and receive individualized attention from each of the Red Oak Academy instructors. Using this feedback, the student prepares the next assignment.  At the end of the course, the student takes a final exam. Exams are monitored by parents at home and by school staff on the Red Oak campus. Grades and transcripts are then generated.

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