Baker Charter Schools
Baker Charter Schools
Baker Web Academy
Baker Early College
Baker Web Academy
Baker Early College
Grades K-12
K-8 is online or hybrid, 9-12 is all online
No stipend for curriculum, can apply for $90 for activities
Choose from school-selected curriculum options
High School: Online or community college
Meetings: Twice a month in-person with a teacher, two electronic check-ins per week
Sponsoring school district: Baker City
Office location: Baker City, serving students statewide
Size: 2,750 students
In operation since 2008
Web site: https://bakercharters.org/
No stipend, all materials provided by the school.
Students in younger grades (K-5) choose from a short list of school-approved curriculum (print) or selected online classes for core subjects. Grades 6-8 and High School are all online. See the web site “Curriculum Guidebook” page for specific options.
K-5 Curriculum Rules/Options
In grades K-5, a BWA curriculum must be chosen for each of the four core subjects of Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Families may choose from classes that involve a combination of paper-pencil and online work, or classes that are primarily online.
Supplementary Curriculum: All elementary students have the option of enrolling in online electives and supplementary classes. These options include Keyboarding, Spanish, Art, and others.
6-8 Curriculum
Students can choose from options that include textbook work, online work or a mixture of both. A program must be chosen for each of the four core subjects of Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies. 6th-8th may also take elective classes, such as keyboarding, a world language and/or health.
For Baker Web Academy, most online class content is through mainstream providers, which include:
Acellus
Florida Virtual
OdysseyWare
eDynamics
Rosetta Stone
Middlebury
Aleks
Online classes are nearly all provided via Canvas software, including video, reading materials, and assignments. Canvas is the interface to track assignments, grades, and communication. A select few classes are live via web chat, created by BWA teachers.
A laptop is available for online content students.
Each region has a student center that hosts monthly enrichment activity days.
Baker hosts many statewide field trips, some of which include Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Outdoor School, Salem capitol, Oregon Coast Aquarium sleepover etc.
High schoolers may earn all credits through Baker Web Academy regular online coursework, or attend community college after age 16 (see below). Honors diploma is available, but no AP classes.
Summer school is available to students who wish to earn credit during the summer. Open to all 9-12th graders, including incoming freshmen and students outside Baker schools. Tuition-based. All core classes are available, as well as Spanish, health, and two CTE technology courses. No home visits but weekly progress monitoring.
Students have two options to attend college while in high school and earn dual credit:
Baker Early College/Web College: Full time community college (12 credits per term) – no regular high school classes, only college
Baker Web + 1: Most classes through the regular online high school program, but one class per term at community college. This option is space available.
To enroll in the community college option, the student must be on track to graduate, with credits earned from an accredited program. This means that students will need to come in with the minimum number of high school credits for their grade level or develop an alternative plan with a Baker counselor.
The partner colleges to choose from are:
Portland CC
Clackamas CC
Chemeketa CC
Blue Mountain CC
Baker will pay for 12 credits per term of tuition/fees and $200 in book reimbursements. Students must enroll in at least 11 credits and may choose to take more credits beyond the 12 that are covered by Baker.
Special education services are available on a remote basis, for students with an IEP, 504, or are ELL or TAG eligible.
For Baker Web Academy students, a teacher visits students in home or at a local business twice a month, and there are two additional electronic check-ins per week. During these meetings the teacher records the work that has been done and assists with planning or questions.
For Baker Early College students, an adviser meets with students once before college registration begins, either in person or online, for schedule planning. Students send a screen shot of the schedule after registration, and a screen shot of grades at the end of the term.
SBAC annually, plus progress monitoring assessments as needed.
To take the tests, the regional testing coordinator arranges for each student to travel to one of the eight Baker locations around the state.
Fill out an online application, and for college classes, work with a counselor to register for those. There is usually a waiting list, based on staffing available at the local center. If the year passes and a spot does not open up, Baker will contact the family to see if they wish to retain their spot on the list for the following year.