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All Program descriptions and the wording of such is the property of Oak Brook Baptist and is protected by copyright, 2008, 2009.  Any duplication of our programs, descriptions, or wording will be subject to legal action.

Our Mission

To assist the home school family with a traditional education for grades 6-12, while maintaining values and morals of home life.

Our Goal

To work in partnership with the home school family for all home school needs.

Home School Teachers

Our dedicated teachers are state certified teachers that are experienced in their field of study. Teachers guide the instruction and students demonstrate mastery using our state of the art technology based curriculum.

Home school teachers provide guided instruction in a classroom setting 2-days per week while parents extend guidance at home on the students distance learning days.

Standardized Testing 

Sarah Paterson Dual Credit Academy uses The iOWA Test of Basic Skills as a diagnostic tool each year to map student progress.   This test is for 5th grade, 8th grade, 10th grade, & 12th grade students. Test orders start in January; test is administered in April. 

Standardize testing, especially for home schooled students, validates the home school program and gives other entities, such as colleges, a concrete measure for academic ability.  Testing is optional although highly recommended and a testing fee of $30 per student will apply.

More test information will be given as date nears.

National Home School Honor Society

 Sarah Paterson Dual Credit Academy will apply for a local charter to the National Home School Honor Society. To qualify students must have:

 A test score of 1800 (SAT) or 26 (ACT) or 180 (PSAT) or a 90% on the composite/complete battery on the IOWA test. A Stanford nationally normed standardized achievement tests is required for membership.   All tests must be administered in a group setting.  Parent administered tests are not acceptable.

Additional Requirements

3.5 grade point average based on a 4.0 scale. Students must maintain a 3.5 GPA per year.

Essay written by applicant

   A Total of 24 credits is required to graduate from

Grade 9                                                                           Grade 10

English 1                                                                     English 2                        

Algebra 1                                                                    Geometry

Biology                                                           Integrated Physics & Chemistry

World Geography                                                       World History

Health Ed./ PE                                                    Speech Communications

Religion 1                                                                     Religion 2                                                                                                                    

Grade 11                                                                         Grade 12

English 3                                                                      English 4*

Algebra 2                                                                      Pre-Calculus

Chemistry                                                                      Physics   

United States History*                                       Government & Economics*

Elective                                                                          Elective

Religion 3                                                                      Religion 4             

 *Dual Credit courses equal 18 college hours total upon high school graduation.

Dual Credit is optional & students must meet testing requirements

Classic Shakespeare Literature 

Julius Caesar

Hamlet

MacBeth

Othello

Middle School Program 6th - 8th

Parent Monitoring Required

English, Reading, Math, Social Studies, Science, & Elective

Record Keeping

 Report Cards are sent electronically per semester

If a student withdraws during the school year before credit is issued, credit may be loss due to incomplete semester. We encourage students to complete an entire semester or the entire year to successfully earn credit.

The online curriculum grades each assignment as students complete them. Each month students will receive a grade report of all grades.

Parents can pick-up grades in the main office or can be given to the student with parent permission in writing.

Transcripts

Provided upon request and upon high school graduation.  All transcript requests must be in writing by the student or parent, please give the office at least 2 week notice to prepare There is a $5.00 charge for official transcripts, students would receive 2 per order.  Once a student graduates from Sarah Paterson Academy the electronic record remains on file for (7) seven years, after which becomes microfilmed in our catalog of graduates for a life time.

Make Up Policy

The home school administrator will provide make up policies.

Tuition Fees

Monthly                                  Semester Fee

$145 Monthly                                             $75 Per Semester

Semester Fee

Semester Fees are assessed each semester in August and January

Registration Deadlines

We are a year round program, parents have the freedom to enroll their students at any time.

School Year 2011-2012

Labor Day: Sept. 5, 2011

Fall Holiday: Sept. 29, 2011

Thanksgiving: Nov. 23-25, 2011

Christmas Break: Dec. 19- 2011 -Jan. 2, 2012

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Jan. 16, 2012

Spring Break, Mar. 12-16, 2012

Good Friday, Apr. 6, 2012

Memorial Day, May 28, 2012

Summer Break, June 15-Aug.29, 2012

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Curriculum Login

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Test Bank

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