Moore American

Epic Charter Schools

Aug
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2019
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model. Students have
Epic Charter Schools will digital curriculum, but
open a meeting space on they also have a teacher
Main Street in Norman for
its teachers, students and that regularly meets
their parents to interact with them to facilitate
throughout the school year. learning.”
Epic is in the process of
preparing and moving into
546 W. Main St., formerly
Liberty Cleaners. Assis- SHELLY HICKMAN,
tant Superintendent Shelly
Hickman said the plan is EPIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
to have the space open by ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
Nov. 1.
“It’s the seat for Cleve-
land County, it’s centrally with them to facilitate
located,” Hickman said. “We learning.”
have a significant number Currently, just under
of students in Cleveland 1,800 students are en-
County.” rolled in Epic in Cleveland
Hickman said the physical County, and 824 of those
space will be a place for reside in Norman — though
enrollment is still open and
students and parents to
those numbers are likely to
meet regularly with some
change.
of the 85 Epic teachers in
By the time classes start
Cleveland County. Norman
after Labor Day, Hickman
alone has 51 teachers who
said Epic anticipates hav-
instruct courses online. ing about 25,000 students
“It’s a blended learning enrolled across the state.
model,” Hickman said. “Stu- “The larger we’ve got-
dents have digital curricu- ten, the need for meeting
lum, but they also have a
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Epic: only confirmed new Epic
location, Hickman said the
Epic officials have denied
any wrongdoing.
From Page A1 charter school is looking During a state Board of
to open meeting places in Education meeting in July,
space has grown,” Hickman other cities across the state. State Superintendent Joy
said. “So, we are opening a “The intent is to have Hofmeister told members
space in Norman for those meeting places in vari-
students and families to of the press that she did
ous places throughout the
meet with teachers, but it’s state, so, frankly, there are not expect the investi-
not for administrative or more options for students gation to impact Epic’s
business operations. and teachers to meet,” operations for the 2019-20
“It depends on the need Hickman said. school year. It was ex-
of the student. Some meet An investigation con- pected Epic would receive
once a week, some it might ducted by the Oklahoma about $120 million for the
be every other week.” State Bureau of Investiga- upcoming school year,
Epic is headquartered tion is ongoing into Epic according to Oklahoma
in Oklahoma City. While over complaints that it Watch.

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