Curriculum

LINCOLN INTERACTIVE

BOSS is now introducing Lincoln Interactive. These courses offer flexibility in scheduling and regular feedback from highly trained, certified teachers. Every student will receive a textbook and/or an I-text and materials designed by top of the line publishers to support this carefully written curriculum created by educators on the BOSS staff. These self-paced semester courses will include 4 units encompassing 10 lessons. Each lesson will be aligned to Ohio state standards. Assignments will engage the learner in web based or interactive experiences where a student’s knowledge will be assessed online. Courses will feature clear directions, guided instruction, detailed examples, as well as web link activities, PowerPoint and video presentations. Within each course students can interact with a dedicated instructor and other students via content driven discussions and be supported throughout the lessons, as needed. Frequent assessment will include 4 unit exams, mid-unit quizzes, and cumulative semester assessment that follow the student’s regular daily lesson preparation. Lincoln Interactive will be available as a self-paced program or with live instructors in the Virtual Classroom. It is the learner’s choice, and BOSS hopes to provide the best quality educational services available.

CALVERT SCHOOL

For almost 100 years, Calvert School has been serving home-schooling families and continues the Calvert tradition of excellence established by Virgil Hillyer, Calvert School’s first Head Master. Hillyer, a Harvard-trained scholar, understood that caring parents wanted to give their children an educational advantage that would inspire them to excel academically and to reach their potential. Today, more than 400,000 students have benefited from Calvert. Incorporated as a nonprofit organization, Calvert School is internationally recognized among independent schools. Courses are approved by the Maryland State Department of Education, and the school is a member of the Educational Records Bureau and the National Association of Independent Schools. The Home Instruction Department is accredited both by the Commission on Elementary Schools, a division of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Commission on International and Trans-regional Accreditation (CITA). Calvert is the first home schooling curriculum to receive CITA certification. For more information please visit the website at: www.calvertschool.org

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI CENTER FOR DISTANCE AND INDEPENDENT STUDY (CDIS)

For more than 90 years, the University of Missouri Center for Distance and Independent Study (CDIS) has been dedicated to providing academic opportunities for students who desire or need to take courses independently of the traditional classroom. Today the high school program includes a variety of print and online courses, and courses at middle school and elementary levels are also available. The University of Missouri-Columbia High School is fully accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement as well as the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation. To learn more about distance education and the curriculum, visit: www.cdis.missouri.edu

FINE ARTS

It is the goal of the Buckeye Online School for Success to offer the highest quality fine arts education for all of its students. BOSS has many exciting programs for the student to further his or her interests in the fine arts. Many of these opportunities do not exist in most “brick and mortar” schools. The following are a sample of the many available programs:

Interactive, virtual, and correspondence classes allow students of all grade levels to explore their interests in music and visual art. Studio art classes with qualified teachers in art centers located across the state give students an opportunity to take “hands on” visual art lessons. Students earn school credit for their private lessons taken with qualified instrumental, vocal, and dance teachers. Numerous field trips and events allow students to interact with each other while attending concerts, musicals, festivals, and museums.

TUTORING & REMEDIATION

Ohio certified teachers using a software platform called Blackboard will monitor the new Lincoln Interactive courses. Through Blackboard, a BOSS student can:

Post questions to a course discussion board with a response time of less than 24 hours. Attend real-time online tutoring, with a subject certified instructor, on an as needed basis.

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

The Buckeye Online School for Success offers a student a unique type of class setting. BOSS runs real-time classes with live instructors utilizing a software program, Interwise and the Internet thus creating the Virtual Classroom (VC). VC is available for students in grades 4 through 12. Using Calvert and Lincoln Interactive, BOSS is able to offer the most comprehensive courses to work in conjunction with Ohio State Standards.

VC offers flexibility of arranging a schedule, live teacher instruction, as well as independent work. VC students interact with teacher as well as classmates by spoken, written, and auditory communication. All materials and software are provided for participation. Classes meet several hours a week for instruction and have independent assignments, test, and quizzes to complete on non-instructional days. VC offers variety, the latest technology, classroom and teacher support, and guidance for the student’s success.

DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM
Getting a head start on college!

Imagine graduation day and the possibility of walking away with not one, but two diplomas. The Buckeye Online School for Success (BOSS) offers a dual college enrollment program to help a student get a head start on the college experience while still enrolled in high school. At BOSS, we offer college level courses to qualified high school students. Successful completion of coursework allows for both high school and college credit.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Power-Glide Foreign Language Program is available (http://www.power-glide.com) for grades K-8 as an enrichment tool.