Homeschool Info Piece

IT’S TIME TO TEAM UP WITH TECH!

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Did you know that as long as you live in the Meridian district and meet the requirements, your home-schooled student can attend Tech too?

Students who live in the Agra, Carney, Glencoe, Guthrie, Morrison, Mulhall-Orlando, Pawnee, Perkins-Tryon, Perry and Stillwater school districts can attend either a morning or afternoon session during their junior and senior year at no cost.

Classes held during the morning session are from 7:50 – 10:40 and the afternoon classes are from 12:45 – 3:35.

Sophomores can enroll in afternoon programs when space is available. The Meridian STEM Academy is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors.

The admissions process for home-school and virtual school students is similar to students in Meridian’s district high schools. We will need a little extra information about your child’s academic history. When your child submits an application to Meridian, include documentation regarding: • Age verification – students must be 16 years old before August 1 to attend Meridian as a high school student.

If they are enrolling in the STEM Academy, they will need to be at least 15.

• Transcript – students must provide a valid official transcript or a written high school curriculum outline.

• Copy of immunization records • Assessment results – scores from a professionally administered standardized achievement test. Applicants to the Pre-Engineering or Biomedical Sciences STEM Academy must take the Pre-ACT or ACT at Meridian Technology Center before completing the application process.

• Affidavit – notarized statement that students are home-schooled. Several people at Meridian are notaries, and they will be glad to help you with this.

Examples of acceptable standardized tests can be found at meridaintech.edu/enrollment.

Students applying for Meridian’s STEM Academy will also need to submit either the Biomedical Sciences or Pre-Engineering interview questions and a recommendation letter with their application.

Meridian can be a valuable resource even before your child is eligible to enroll!

Tech provides a wide range of services for current and prospective students including assessment and career information.

Meridian is a designated administrator of the 8th grade reading proficiency test that is required for the Oklahoma driving permit test. Students must be 15 and half years old to take the reading test.

Save the date for these exciting activities at Tech!

January 15: Sophomore Showcase Let your sophomore explore their options at Tech! Students spend time in up to three programs and find out what their time at Tech could be like. They will have the opportunity to meet instructors, interact with current students and ask questions related to each program.

January 24: Parent and New Student Open House Prospective students and parents are invited to tour campus and visit with instructors. Parents, this is your time to talk to teachers! Spend the evening finding out what your student will learn, identifying industry certifications associated with our programs learning how programs may qualify for high school credit.

February 1: Priority Enrollment Applications received during the priority enrollment time period will receive additional points on their entrance assessment. All materials must be submitted with the application to qualify for priority enrollment.

Mid-March: Enrollment Confirmation Students will receive letters indicating their enrollment status.

April 18: Signing Day Signing a Letter of Intent is the final step in the enrollment process! Students and their parents are invited to join us for a special night that celebrates their decision to attend Tech.

Meridian also offers two events designed to help younger students explore their career interests through fun, hands-on activities.

December 5: Discovery Day. Your 8th-grader will have a chance to explore career possibilities at this hands-on learning event! They will spend the day interacting with area business leaders and discover what they might like to do when they grow up!

Early June*: Summer Camp Summertime is fun time at Tech! From computers to construction, Meridian has a summer camp that’s just for students who will be in 6th – 9th grades next fall. *Tentative Content

“Tech is hard academics combined with skill.

When you have an education and a skill, you’re golden.” – Sheree Howell Parent of Gus, Faith and Grace Howell, former Meridian home-schooled students

Please contact a Career Development Specialist at 405.377.3333 to schedule an appointment for testing or for more information on how to help your home-schooled student transition to Tech.

1312 S. Sangre Road | Stillwater, OK 74074 | 405.377.3333 | Toll Free: 888.607.2509 Meridian Technology Center will not discriminate in its programs, services, activities or employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender expression or identity, national origin, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, age, or genetic information in its programs, services, activities and employment.