Paisley Distance Learning Program
Paisley Distance Learning Program
Grades K-8
All home-taught except if you use stipend for outside classes
Stipend: $1,500
Curriculum is parent choice
Meetings: Six in-person meetings per year, at home or local business. Two electronic check-ins per week.
Sponsoring school district: Paisley
Office location: Paisley, serving students statewide
In operation since 2010
Web site: http://paisleyschooldistrict.com/distance_learning_program
$1,500 per student
Stipend may be used for curriculum or learning supplies, including technology or a printer. Also includes outside classes such as martial arts, OMSI, etc., if the vendor is pre-approved and willing to invoice Paisley. Consumables may be kept, non-consumables need to be returned to the school.
Curriculum is completely up to the parent, as long as the four core subjects and state standards are covered
No online content is provided for core classes but some supplement subscriptions are available through the school, such as Lexia, Aleks math, etc.
[TBD]
Several field trips offered per month in various locations. Most field trips and extra curricular events are in cities along the I-5 corridor from Eugene to Portland but there are occasional trips in other areas,
N/A – grades K-8 only
IEP evaluations are done by district staff, remotely. [TBD] Therapy and tutoring for students with learning disabilities is provided by third-party vendors through online video chat.
Meet with a teacher in-person six times per year. This includes the four testing meetings and can also include field trips. The teacher can visit the student's home or meet at a local business.
In addition, check in twice a week through Google Classroom with a “product of learning”, such as a video of kids discussing learning, photo of work sample, discussion of online assignments. Subjects rotate every other week to cover all topics.
There are also four required formal Work Samples to complete during the year: one each in science, writing, math, and speech. These are graded by the teacher.
SBAC annually, plus EasyCBM assessments three times per year.
Submit an application online by early April, for a lottery process. Siblings of current students are given priority, then open to others. Those not selected for openings are placed on a wait list. The wait list rolls over to the next year, so that previous applicants do not lose their place. The next lottery applicants are added to the bottom of the previous year's list.