Parents who joined us for the first presentation in February were very impressed!

OTA Parents, please join us Thursday night to learn more about a new charter high school in San Diego.  Bill Hixson, lead developer of the project-based STEM high school, will be there to tell you more about this new school.  Bill is a software entrepreneur who after selling his company “retired” into a second career of teaching.  He focused on STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) education and worked on new school and school turn-around teams in NYC in addition to teaching on the faculty of Teachers College Columbia University.

We believe this school will be a good fit for OTA students with a strong faculty and a curriculum focused on independent learning (the school will be incorporating Project Trees) and mathematical and scientific literacy.  Work-study will be a large part of the program starting in 11^th grade.  Its project-based, blended learning model will integrate in-class and online learning activities within each project.

The projected opening date for the new high school will be the 2016-2017 academic year.  All parents are welcome; parents with students in 5^th-8^th grades and especially 7^th grade are especially encouraged to attend Thursday to learn more.