![]() They’re so mature and respectful, but that’s not a surprise to us because that’s what we prepare our kids to do,” Goff said. “A lot of the college professors don’t know until the end of the semester that they have our students. But once they step up, Goff said, the students shine. That can sometimes present a challenge for the younger students, who may be used to the traditional education model. “They have to learn that instead of the teacher in front teaching all day, they get their work done and come to us if they need help,” “We teach them how to advocate for themselves, and that’s what makes them so successful,” Goff said. In The Woodlands, campus director and founding school member Guamma Goff said what caught her eye about this way of learning is how iSchool High turns the responsibility over to the students. We are reading-intensive, and we want our students to be driven, self-motivated and independent,” Bare said. “We’re not looking for the best and the brightest, we’re looking to graduate the best and the brightest. Students are admitted through an open enrollment, and first-generation college students are encouraged to apply. That doesn’t mean that only top students are enrolled, however. They’ll work through the curriculum at their own pace in between their college classes, ask the teachers when they need help and take exams when they believe they’ve mastered the subject. ![]() “By the time they get to graduation, the goal is that they have both a high school diploma and a college associates degree.”Īnd as a bonus, the school purchases the textbooks, fees are waived and Lone Star College is reimbursed for the students’ tuition - so it’s free for students.Ī key stipulation, though, is that the students must achieve a 90-percent mastery in their high school classes before moving to the next level. “We’ll continue adding college courses while going through high school courses,” Bare said. Stacy Bare, the University Park location’s director, said freshmen start on community college course work during their second semester at the school. This model was started by parent organization ResponsiveEducation Solutions. Each branch has about 300 students and 20 faculty and staff members. In the Houston area, there are two iSchool High locations - one in The Woodlands and one at Lone Star College-University Park. I’ll have lots of schooling ahead,” Rosu said. “That’s a big thing for me to shave off two years of school, because I’m planning to go to law school. He’s a junior at iSchool High The Woodlands, a public charter and early college high school mastery-based school program housed at Lone Star College-University Center. If everything goes as planned, Ethan Rosu will earn his associate degree before he even graduates high school. Cody Bahn, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less ISchool High students participate in a Mario Kart tournament hosted by the student council Wednesday, at Lone Star College - Montgomery in The Woodlands. Cody Bahn, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 5 of5 Students in iSchool High work on their classes Wednesday, at Lone Star College - Montgomery in The Woodlands. Cody Bahn, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 4 of5 Cody Bahn, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 3 of5 ISchool High junior Courtney Brumley flips through a textbook used by the school Wednesday, at Lone Star College - Montgomery in The Woodlands. Cody Bahn, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of5 Students in iSchool High work through textbooks Wednesday, at Lone Star College - Montgomery in The Woodlands.
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