Metro East Web Academy
Metro East Web Academy
Grades K-12
All online, for all grades, with once-a-week live sessions
Stipend: none
Curriculum: Third-party online providers
High School: Multiple diploma tracks, GED, credit recovery, and community college
Meetings: No in-person meetings, but weekly live sessions required
Sponsoring school district: Gresham-Barlow
Office location: Gresham, serving students statewide
Size: 700 students
In operation since 2009
Web site: https://www.mewebacademy.org/
None. Chromebooks provided, with a $100 deposit.
Grades K-6
Daily lessons in the Calvert online curriculum are completed at home with parental guidance, approximately 6 hours per day. Generally, lessons need to be completed in order with no gaps. Virtual sessions held weekly online, so that your child can learn and interact with the teacher and peers from home. Although the material is provided online, parents can print them at home if paper is easier for younger students.
Attendance is counted by time spent in courses each day online, through email, phone and in-person communication with teachers, and with weekly virtual session participation. Students must also submit at least one assignment online per day. Extra support can be provided with online intensive lessons, changing the pacing of lessons, or modifying lessons to make challenging concepts more manageable for both parents and students.
Occasionally, students in grades K-6 will come on campus for special activities or events, such as field trips. However, the program does not require regular on-site attendance.
Grades 7-12
The 7-12 curriculum is fully online, but students have a live virtual session that is required once a week for each core class. For middle school math, there are two virtual sessions per week.
Online providers:
Odysseyware
Florida Virtual School
Calvert
Students are required to log in and work on their assignments every school day, and complete assignments as they come due. Students are expected to spend 5 to 6 hours per day on coursework.
No regular on-site classes but there are enrichment opportunities such as seminars, social opportunities, and special interest clubs.
Field trips may be scheduled for educational, cultural or other extracurricular purposes
Types of diplomas offered:
Scholars
College Track
Standard
Modified
Extended
There are also options for GED, credit recovery, and early college.
Career and technical pathways:
Business Administration and Hospitality and Tourism
Graphic Design
Digital Photography
Credit for home taught or independent study is available through an approval and portfolio review process. Credit may also be given by examination for certain classes.
Community college classes may be taken only on a full-time basis, although dual-credit is available for some of the high-school level classes. Participating schools are:
Mt. Hood CC
Clackamas CC
Portland CC
Coming soon: Central Oregon CC and Clatsop CC
Eligibility: Open to 10-12 graders, who are in good academic standing and on track to graduate.
Students must register for 12 college credits per term. Courses must count toward the completion of the high school diploma. Unless previously discussed with the Early College advisor, students must attend courses on campus.
MEWA will pay college tuition and fees up to $1,750.00 each term: Fall, Winter and Spring (not to exceed 9 terms). The student/family is responsible for books and any tuition and fees in excess of that amount. College courses elected for study must align with the required Oregon State diploma requirements.
Gresham-Barlow School District provides programs and services for students with disabilities.
There are no in-person meetings required, and online work is monitored to verify the number of hours worked per day and assignments completed. Students are expected to work on coursework five to six hours per day to stay on pace.
Older students, (grades 7-12) have one live online session per week with a teacher for each core subject class (math, science, social studies, language arts).
Local performance assessments (formal work samples) are collected for the students in certain grades for Math, Science and Language Arts on a regular basis.
SBAC annually, plus Star360 progress monitoring assessments two or three times per year.
Online application, then meet with a program coordinator. While they do have an enrollment cap, they do not typically reach it. If they do hit the cap, a waiting list will be used.