Partner with IOA
For a student to be eligible to participate in the Indiana Online Academy
program, your high school must first become a partner by signing a Partnership
Agreement. This agreement simply states the school is permitting the
student to take classes through the Indiana Online Academy, the school will
grant the credit and proctor the final exam. IOA agrees to provide Indiana
Core Standard-Based curriculum, provide an Indiana licensed teacher and provide
the technology to deliver the content.
I’d like to take a moment to give you a brief history of the IOA program.
The Indiana Online Academy is a non-profit initiative of the Central Indiana
Educational Service Center (CIESC) that provides services to school districts.
CIESC is just one of nine service centers across the state. For more information
on CIESC- please visit our web site at
www.ciesc.k12.in.us. The Indiana Online Academy is fully accredited
through the North Central Association and the National Collegiate
Athletic Association, however IOA operates as a supplemental
program which does not award the credit for student’s work; the student’s
school grants the credit.
IOA offers over 55 Core 40 and Advanced Placement classes. All IOA
classes were developed and are taught by an Indiana licensed high school
teachers within their content areas and meet or exceed the Indiana state
standards. This is not a “computerized” or correspondence class. IOA
students have the unique opportunity of learning in groups of students from many
different high schools across Indiana that represents different cultures and
diversities. The student can work on their own time, at home, at school or
in a library. The student is given 16 weeks to complete the class (8 weeks
during the summer session). IOA offers flexible enrollment with a new
class session beginning on the fourth Monday of the month. The final exam must
be proctored and the student must pass the exam to pass the class. You may
consider using IOA for special circumstances, such as a homebound student,
scheduling conflicts, students wanting AP classes or classes not offered by the
high school.
There is no membership fee or
initial cost to the high school. The school determines who is responsible
for the payment of the classes. Some schools pay for a portion of the fee, while
others pay nothing, making the fee the responsibility of the student. Upon
your review and approval, please sign and return the Letter of Agreement and
Counselor’s Contact form. The counselor’s emails are needed to enroll them into
the system, allowing the counselors to receive notification of a student’s
enrollment pending their approval. This also enables the counselors to
have access to the student’s progress and grades throughout the session, as well
as final exam information and the final grade.
IOA stands ready to partner with your district to offer this quality program in
a cost effective manner. We would welcome the opportunity to briefly visit with
you and/or the guidance counseling staff either in person, via webinar or by a
video conference. Please contact us to arrange a date and time that
is convenient for your schedule. If you have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to contact IOA at 317-387-7133. We look forward to
the opportunity to serve your students in the near future!