iQ Academy Kansas

Founder/President/Principal: Brooke Blanck, Director

School Type: online public school

Founded: 2007

Ages/Grades: grades 7-12

School Size: 360

Classroom Size: 3

Student/Teacher Ratio: 31

Tuition: free tuition

Financial Aid: n/a

Curriculum:

iQ Academy Kansas provides over 110 standards-based courses in core, world language, elective, and AP® subjects

Support Services: Weekly online instruction from Kansas-licensed teachers keeps you on the path to success. Support from teachers, a school counselor, and a learning coach mean there is no limit to what you can learn.

System Requirements:

You will need a computer and internet access (preferably high-speed). If you do not have a computer, iQ Academy will provide you with a loaner laptop.

Mission Statement:

At iQ Academy, our priority is to deliver a high-quality, personalized education that prepares students for life beyond high school. We accomplish this by offering a complete learning package which includes standards-based curriculum, an innovative virtual learning environment and an extensive support system involving teachers, advisors, guidance counselors and staff who are personally committed to helping students realize their greatest potential.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

iQ Academy is dedicated to the education of the whole student, and recognizes the importance of incorporating opportunities for social engagement, community service, a full developmental guidance strategy, and career and college planning in addition to the highest quality, standards-based online courses and certified instruction for students at all levels of achievement.

School History: iQ Academies represents a growing number of state-wide virtual schools, operated in partnership with public school districts or charter school management organizations to serve the education needs of middle and high school students. iQ Academies began operating in 2004 in Wisconsin with 211 full-time online students, enrolled in a total of 2400 semester course enrollments over the 2004-2005 school year. In the 2008-2009 the iQ Academy schools are collectively educating over 4,000 students enrolled in over 30,000 semester courses. iQ Academy schools successfully educate students at all levels of the ability spectrum, and are unique in that iQ Academy students don’t have to sacrifice any aspect of the traditional middle school and high school experience to benefit from the flexibility and individualized approach of an online school.

Testimonials:

"His teachers are just excellent teachers. They do a lot to make the kids feel confident that they can achieve results."
- Patricia

"I can work ahead or take as much time as I need. It's my choice"
- Malory

"My daughter has the freedom to pursue the things she's really passionate about."
- Candice

"We went to an iQ dance and the kids were hanging and dancing with each other because of who they were, not what they looked like or what clique they had to fit into."
- Morten

Notes/School Information:

iQ Academy Kansas is a middle and high school program of Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 and a KC Distance Learning, Inc. brand.