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    Epic virtual charter school has grown significantly but also produces a high number of student transfers each year. Data from the state Department of Education showed Epic had nearly 9,000 transfers among its enrollment of 21,305 students last year. A new law will limit students to transferring into virtual charter schools once per year and require student records to be transferred within 3 days. Critics argue the high transfer rate strains traditional school districts and that some students who leave Epic soon return.

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    Epic virtual charter school has grown significantly but also produces a high number of student transfers each year. Data from the state Department of Education showed Epic had nearly 9,000 transfers among its enrollment of 21,305 students last year. A new law will limit students to transferring into virtual charter schools once per year and require student records to be transferred within 3 days. Critics argue the high transfer rate strains traditional school districts and that some students who leave Epic soon return.

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    Epic virtual charter school has grown significantly but also produces a high number of student transfers each year. Data from the state Department of Education showed Epic had nearly 9,000 transfers among its enrollment of 21,305 students last year. A new law will limit students to transferring into virtual charter schools once per year and require student records to be transferred within 3 days. Critics argue the high transfer rate strains traditional school districts and that some students who leave Epic soon return.

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    By Ben Felder That’s a mobility rate of
    The Frontier 42 percent, which is twice
    the rate in the Oklahoma
    Epic virtual charter City and Tulsa public
    school has grown into school districts.
    one of the largest school Epic has drawn criti-
    systems in the state but it cism for its high transfer
    has also become one of the With an enrollment of rate, including from some
    largest producers of trans- 21,305 last school year, district leaders who claim
    fers, sending thousands Epic had nearly 9,000 students who leave return
    of students in and out of transfers, according to in a matter of weeks or
    schools across Oklahoma data obtained from the months.
    throughout the academic state Department of Edu-
    year. cation. See EPIC Page A3

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    some students in Oklaho- official claimed Epic was an orientation for all new
    Epic: ma, but policy hasn’t been
    able to keep pace with
    unresponsive to requests
    for transcripts or that the
    virtual charter school
    students.
    From Page A1 this type of model,” State virtual charter school was “The best part (of the
    Superintendent of Public requesting records for bill) for me was the intro-
    Epic has promoted itself Instruction Joy Hofmeister students who had not of- ductory period that helped
    as a sort of alternative said in a statement last ficially left the district. them understand the rigor
    school for students who week. “The exchange of records of that school and if they
    do not find a traditional Removing double trans- (with Epic) is typically not will have the discipline and
    school setting to be a great fer students from the list, a smooth process,” Latta support system in their
    fit. along with what Epic offi- Public Schools Superinten- home to make it through
    Epic is a public school cials say are early graduates dent Cliff Johnson told The before they formally
    that receives state funding and transfers from one Frontier. enroll,” said Sen. Gary
    for each student. Epic school to another, In 2018, Johnson sent an Stanislawski, R-Tulsa.
    The Frontier shared the still leaves nearly 5,600 email to the state Depart- Hickman said new
    transfer data with Epic to students who transferred ment of Education that Epic students already go
    allow for comment and in and out of Epic during said Epic was not respond- through an evaluation to
    school officials said at least the 2018-19 school year. ing to multiple phone calls best determine their aca-
    1,800 were students count- “You could focus on seeking the records of a demic needs.
    ed twice because they en- about 1 in 4 EPIC students student who transferred She disputed the
    rolled in Epic, transferred leaving in the previous from Epic to Latta. criticism that students who
    to another school and then school year or that 3 out of “I have personally wit- quickly transfer back to a
    transferred back. 4 tried and found that our nessed faxes sent to my school district are putting
    Beginning in 2021, stu- distance learning model office requesting records a strain on the school.
    dents will not be allowed to was for them,” said Shelly for students that have “The vast majority of the
    transfer into a virtual char- Hickman, an assistant su- never attended our school,” students who are coming
    ter school more than once perintendent at Epic. “We Johnson wrote in his 2018 into Epic are behind one or
    a year because of a law also know from surveys of email to the state Depart- more grade levels,” Hick-
    change approved this week families who have left EPIC ment of Education. “Epic man said. “That means they
    by the state Legislature that more than 90 percent has a reputation of not are coming into us with
    and Gov. Kevin Stitt. In would recommend it to a returning phone calls, not learning deficiencies. If
    addition to capping trans- family seeking a distance sending records, etc.” they were only with us for a
    fers, House Bill 2905 also learning school.” Other emails included brief stint of time, how are
    requires school transcripts For years school admin- claims by superintendents we to blame for all of the
    be provided to a student’s istrators across the state that transcripts were being learning deficiencies?”
    new school within three have complained about the requested for students who
    days of enrollment and high number of transfers were still actively enrolled The Frontier is a nonprofit,
    nearly doubles the amount in and out of Epic. In in their district. independent news source based
    of instructional activities a reviewing emails between Many emails also showed in Tulsa. Frontier content is
    virtual charter school stu- the state Department of Epic officials complaining republished in The Transcript
    dent must complete to be Education and Epic from to the state about a school through a special content agree-
    considered in attendance. 2012 to early 2019, The district not handing over ment. For more information on
    “Virtual schools meet a Frontier found at least student transcripts. The Frontier, visit readfrontier.
    real educational need for 49 times a school district HB2905 also require org.

    Property of OPS News Tracker and members of the Oklahoma Press Association.

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