2011 – 12 School Year

Summary

In the state of Utah, Leadership Education Mentoring Institute offers a dual enrollment program for students, ages 5- 18. Students in Utah, who follow the following procedures, and who can take their Leadership Education Mentoring Institute classes per semester for free (pending enrollment availability)!

Program Overview

To participate in the Education Partnership Program, eligible students will concurrently enroll with Leadership Education Mentoring Institute and will also be enrolled in a public charter school. This Education Partnership Program will allow the charter schools to pay students’ tuition for Leadership Education Mentoring Institute Education courses.

Students only need to physically go to a charter school one or two times per school year to take an assessment, and they do not need to live close to a charter school to qualify for the Education Partnership Program.  However, they do need to live in the state of Utah.

How it Works 

There are three age groups and curriculum choices when participating in the Leadership Education Mentoring Institute Education program.

A.     Ages 5-11: Classes through Leadership Education Mentoring Institute.

B.      Ages 12-16: Scholar Projects through Leadership Education Mentoring Institute and one of its commonwealth schools or co-op groups offering LEMI Scholar Projects.

C.      Ages 16-18: Self-Directed Scholar Project and Classes with a private LEMI mentor.

Steps to enroll:

1.      Fill out EASY LEMI ENROLLMENT online.  Click HERE.

2.      Some classes earn Credit at the Charter School of enrollment.

3.      Participate in state testing, per Leadership Education Mentoring Institute and specific charter school instructions.

4.      Submit:

o   Birth Certificate

o   Proof of Immunization or Exemption

5.      Develop a Student Education Occupation Plan (SEOP) (For 9^th grade on up) with help from LEMI and the Charter Management Organization.

6.      Meet Class Requirements/Certifications or complete the work.

Important Details

Who is eligible?

There are a limited number of seats in the Education Partnership Program. Seats are awarded on a first come/first serve basis. Registration will open 2 August 2011, and close 30 September 2011. It is anticipated that the number of available seats will grow each academic year. Students who attempt to enroll after all seats are taken will be placed on a Wait List, and they will be notified when a spot opens up in the program for the current or subsequent academic year. Students should be at least 5 years old at time of registration, or be turning 5 before the beginning of the first semester in the program. For Unanswered Questions, inquire by emailing officelemi@gmail.com.

Immunizations

To enroll a student in a publicly-funded charter school, parents are required to submit proof of immunization for their student, or provide to Leadership Education Mentoring Institute the required, completed exemption forms in order to be considered fully enrolled.  Any immunization record provided by a licensed physician, registered nurse, or public health official will be accepted as certification of immunization.  All Records and/or exemptions will be received by LEMI initially and then transmitted to the Charter Organization Processing Center:

SEOPs

All LEMI Distance Ed students will have developed a working Student Education Occupation Plan (SEOP) upon enrollment in their 9th grade year. This is where the parents declare their student’s educational plan.

State Testing

All students of a publicly-funded charter school, distance learning or part-time students will need to participate in CRT state tests.  CRT tests are given in the subject areas of English Language Arts, Science, and Math.   All students will take the English Language Arts test, but only students enrolled in particular Science or Math courses are required to take those tests. 

LEMI and the Charter Schools, Merit, Rockwell, C. S. Lewis and DaVinci, will help and support you every step of the way, in coordinating the most convenient testing site location, date, and time for your family.  We even have access to Home School-friendly Special Education services, if your child needs testing accommodations.  Tests will be administered sometime during the last six weeks of the School Calendar year.  Testing Sites will be located at strategic points throughout the state, in order to service all families.  School Site Coordinators will contact parents about a month before testing, to schedule a testing time and location that works best for the family.

Attendance Requirement

No certain number of hours, per student per day are required by Leadership Education Mentoring Institute.  Attendance and grades are based on participation, completion and proficiency of assignments, not necessarily seat time.

Credit and Accreditation

Because the charter schools are accredited, academic credit awarded at these schools is portable to other accredited schools, and recognized by colleges and universities. Once the semester ends, Leadership Education Mentoring Institute will award final grades. The student will earn credit from the charter school.

Enrollment in Additional Public Schools

Students who enroll in the Leadership Education Mentoring Institute Partnership Program will not be eligible to enroll at any other public school concurrently during the same academic year. (With the exception of Drivers Ed.)

Credits

Students who enroll in the program will earn accredited credits from charter schools.  High School Degree possible.

LEMI Distance Incentive

Students in the Leadership Education Mentoring Institute Education Program are eligible for student incentives according to age and classes (Money for classes, books, seminars, field trips, etc). 

Proper registration and on-time teacher reports and the once a year CRT testing are required at the set times in order for families to receive payments.

LEMI Distance Offerings                 

            Timing

The enrollment period begins 2 August 2011 and runs through 1 October 2011.

Ages 5-11:                                                 

            Track A:

·         This Week In History

·         Brainpop: Mini web-lessons in many subjects such as Health, Science, English, History, Writing, and Music.

·         Family Incentive: $300 towards education (books, music lessons, art lessons, and other educational expenses, etc.)

“This Week In History” has great activities and lessons in many subjects and is done on the web.  Brainpop is access to inter-active lessons over the web and is very engaging for children and has many levels and subjects.

Track B:

·         “This Week In History”

·         $300 Family Incentive

Your child will be enrolled in:  History, General Science, Math, Language Arts.

Ages 12-16: For each student, the family receives:          

1.      $500 to be distributed to student’s family for books, education, commonwealth fees.

2.      $100 towards LEMI NCS trainings and Parent Mentoring seminars.

3.      LEMI Mentor Training discount.

4.      Brainpop (optional)

5.      Aleks Math (optional)

Track A: Key of Liberty (Sword of Freedom counts as 3^rd semester Key of Liberty) and Shakespeare Conquest.

       Track A:  History

                       English

                       Theatre

                       Leadership

Track A2: Key of Liberty (Sword of Freedom included) and Brainpop

      Track A2:   History

                         English

                        Leadership

                        Cultural Literacy

            Track A3: Shakespeare Conquest and Brainpop

                  Track A3:   History

                                     English

                                     Theatre

                                     Cultural Literacy

Track B: Pyramid Project and BrainPop

      Track B:   Geometry/Pre-Algebra (or math alternate of parent’s choice)

                       Earth Science and Agriculture

                       Writing

                       Leadership

Track C: TJYC 1 and 2.

      Track C:  Biography/History

                      Statesmanship

                      Writing

                      Speech

Track D: TJYC 3 (Can be taken for one semester or extended to two semesters).

      Track D:  World Views

                       Government/Leadership

                       Speech/Debate

                       Writing

Ages 16-18:                                                  

            Track A:

LEMI Self-Directed Scholar Project and private LEMI mentor:

1.      LEMI student two-day writing seminar

2.      Two-day Student LEMI Self-DirectedTraining

3.      Private LEMI mentor (paid by LEMI).  Weekly private mentoring.

4.      Self-Directed Scholar Project mentor (paid by LEMI).

5.      Aleks Math (optional)

Track B:

High School Graduation Track

1.      Private LEMI Mentor

2.      Classes to fulfill high school graduation requirements.

Late or Mid-Year Registrants

No student will be allowed to register with LEMI education partnership or any of their charter schools, in any semester, after October 1^st, 2011 for the 2011-2012 school year.