I am the gentleman that brought the K12 Virtual School to Oklahoma. I basically did it to keep my school as superintendent, White Oak Public School, from going under financially as our enrollment was dropping tremendously. I did not receive any monetary compensation myself for this; however, it did benefit the school to the tune of an additional $100,000 for the first year of operation. I made a salary of $57,000 plus health insurance and teacher retirement, a far cry from some of the other lucrative Superintendent salaries of comparable size. I was even asked by the White Oak Board of Education, at one point, to take a pay cut. Good or bad, I have to take the credit or blame for entrance of the K12 Virtual School system into the state of Oklahoma.

Sincerely,

Mark A. Allgood
(918) 440-3113

As the Coordinator of a virtual classroom, I applaud your wisdom in seeing that this is a valid learning opportunity for many students. Students who find it hard to focus in a regular classroom or who work at a slower pace. They are able to put on their earphones and drown out many distractions. Some students find it easier to rewind the lectures than to ask teachers questions. I believe that any tool that helps educate students should be available in all schools across Oklahoma. I’m not saying this works for everyone, but in my classroom we have had considerable success.

With all due respect for your decision to bring K12 Virtual to your district, the concept was introduced to Oklahoma back in 2002 (if not earlier) by Advanced Academics.

Bill – who cares if some for profit introduced the “concept”? What matters is that a Superintendent had enough foresight to intoduce the reality and make it work.

I hope someday every family in Oklahoma chooses to educate their children at home; freeing us from the politics of education that has kept us and the entire country in the 19th Century for too long!

I have dealt with many students from both public school and home school. There are positives for for both. The main issue with home school is that too many parents are not structured enough to make certain that their student stays on task. Also, students NEED to intereact with other students in a classroom setting. Our kids are not developing the social skills needed to succeed in the world.

Mark Allgood did not bring them here. K12 came here on their own initiative and ‘shopped’ for a failing district that needed the money.

Once he had the cash, he ignored OKVA students and any needs and/or concerns that they had, even going so far as to tell OKVA parents not to contact him or his office about anything. As far as Mr, Allgood was concerned, this was a money grab for his ‘real’ students and he does not deserve any kudos for that.

As for virtual education itself, it’s very awesome, especially for families with gifted and/or special needs children who were ignored or abused in general classrooms. (25+ kids, 1 teacher, really? Who actually thinks that works?)

To Jonna: Children do not need to interact with other children in our current classroom settings. That is just plain silly. Mental health professionals agree that our schools, high schools in particular, are terrible and stressful places for children, that very much need to be reformed.

My children, on the other hand, take education classes and sports with groups of people who vary in age, race, faith, socioeconomic status, and ability. They have learned to socialize with all kinds of people; not solely with people their own age, race, faith, socioeconomic status, and ability.

I agree that many of today’s children are not learning how to succeed after grade school, but that is a problem with our schools, not with our proactive families.

I did bring K-12 to Oklahoma through the White Oak School. Rose Welch was a disgruntled parent who tried to cause problems for everyone involved in both the OKVA and and the White Oak School. She did not want to follow any state regulations or guidelines and blasted teachers, OKVA personnel, and the program to try and bring attention to herself.

Thanks for the advice and good information.

If I am such a problem, then why did the traditional school that my children attended before OKVA (where I was the PTA President) and the virtual school that my children attend now have no problem with me? Your school only had problems with people like me because the problems that we experienced with the for-profit K12 detracted from your ‘real’ students. If you had considered our children your ‘real’ students, then you would have been helping us obtain the services required by their IEPs, rather than sitting back with your fingers in your ears, insisting that there were no problems.

And if you’re such a stickler for following regulations and guidelines, then why did the Department of Education have to intervene and FORCE your district to provide speech therapy for my son and similar services for other children, as you were required to by law? The state certainly didn’t think that we were looking for attention by pointing out that your district was breaking the law.

As for attention-grubbing, you’re up there bragging about your involvement with a company that dumped you and your failed district while I’m busy not releasing that recording of you to the media. Who, exactly, looks like they want attention? After all, if I wanted attention, I could e-mail it to any one of the local news stations that have it out for virtual schools. I guess you’re just lucky that I’m not out for attention, as you so obviously are.

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