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Both. Teachers will have a live sessions regularly with students. Lessons also will be recorded so students can view them on their own schedule.

Yes they will. At the start of the year, courses are loaded into Schoology.

Enrollment for EP Online closed on Aug. 26. We have been developing class rosters since then and rosters will be posted on Monday, Aug. 31. Teachers will be scheduling individual meetings with each of their students on Sept. 2 and Sept. 3 as part of a successful start to the school year.

Contact the Eden Prairie Schools' Technology Department at its help line, 952-975-7094, to arrange a pick up.

It is a matter of personal preference, but headphones are recommended in general in order to help with attention, listening and comprehension.

This will vary greatly due because education is unique to each individual student. In general, there are three to five hours of work per week for each of the core courses. In specialist courses, there is about one hour of work per week. These estimates may also vary due to projects assigned in the course of the semester.

Yes, EP Online is in Campus Portal and final grades will be reported there.

No. Look for the "Self Service" application. This app is managed by Eden Prairie Schools and it allows your student to download all of the applications that will be needed with EP Online.

EP Online is a 100 percent online district choice school for Eden Prairie Schools.

EP Online is a permanent part of Eden Prairie Schools. Planning was underway before the COVID-19 pandemic for EP Online to become a comprehensive K-12 school. Eden Prairie Schools accelerated its planning to make this school available in the 2020-21 school year.

Yes. In addition to the months of distance learning in 2020, many teachers at Eden Prairie High School have been offering online classes to high school students for several years. The district has used all of these experiences, and input from staff and parents/guardians, for EP Online. Eden Prairie Schools teachers, whether teaching in person or online, are highly rated. Eden Prairie Schools has been is recognized as one of the best school systems in Minnesota.

Students will be able to experience Eden Prairie Schools’ outstanding personalized learning in an online format that follows the district’s rigorous standards and curriculum. Yes, your student will have excellent opportunities in EP Online. The choice for online learning is individual and each family must make that decision for themselves.

For students on an IEP and who are enrolled in EP Online, the student’s IEP Team will determine the services and adaptations that will be appropriate to support the student’s learning in a virtual/online environment. The Case manager currently assigned to the student will contact parents/guardians when district teachers return to work (August 24^th or 25^th) to set up an IEP team meeting.  IEP team decisions will be based on the individual student needs in the online school context. Typically, those IEP defined services will also be provided in the online school environment. In the event that a service can only be provided in-person (for example, this could be the case with a Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy assessment or service), the physical location for the service will be determined by school administration.

Yes. Students in EP Online can participate in after school activities, clubs and athletics. Students can start a club if they are interested.

Eagle Zone is a fee-based program. All Eden Prairie Schools parents/guardians, regardless of their school assignment, are welcome to register. 

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No. EP Online is a separate school; there is no fee to attend. There are some individual online courses, primarily at the high school level, for which there may be a fee.

We are asking for a semester commitment to EP Online. Mid-semester transfers in the EP Online will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The survey was created to gauge interest in EP Online so that the district can plan the appropriate number of teachers in the right grades.

For the 2020-21 school year, Eden Prairie High School courses will be available. More information will be communicated to high school students and families after they have completed registration for EP Online. 

EP Online is a new district choice school within Eden Prairie Schools. Eden Prairie Schools accepts open enrollment and EP Online is available to any Minnesota resident in grades K-12.

Yes. We are committed to maintaining student-teacher ratios in EP Online in a similar way that we monitor class sizes in  our brick and mortar schools. Limits depend on the class, subject and other factors.

EP Online will be a permanent offering from Eden Prairie Schools. We had begun development of this option before the pandemic, and were able to accelerate the launch to meet the state requirement that school districts offer an online option to parents. Once formally approved by the Minnesota Department of Education, EP Online will be a permanent option.

Yes. EP Online is a new school within the Eden Prairie Schools district and will follow the same calendar, be governed by the same school board and will be supported by the same systems, and the same administrative and teaching staff as all other Eden Prairie Schools locations.

Yes.

EP Online is a district choice school within Eden Prairie Schools and is funded in the same way as all of our schools.

Eden Prairie Schools currently serves more than 8,500 families. As of August 18 more than 1,100 students have been enrolled. The deadline for registration is August 26.

For the 2020-21 school year, middle school students in EP Online will participate in a virtual classroom model. What this means is that some CMS teachers will teach sections of EP Online students as a part of their teaching assignment. This will be a live course taught over Schoology four days per week. EP Online students will have opportunities to work on class projects together, have group discussions and demonstrate learning to their teachers. They will receive the same lessons as their peers in the hybrid model. Friday is a virtual learning day for all middle school students where teachers will be available for live conferencing and support with coursework.

For the 2020-21 school year, EP Online high school students will be in a synchronous model. Some teachers at Eden Prairie High School will have EP Online students in their courses, and the course will be live on Schoology. EP Online students will observe and participate in these lessons four days per week. Friday is a virtual learning day for all high school students where teachers will be available for live conferencing and support with coursework.

The introductory webinars from Dr. Raymond Diaz and Dr. Stacie Stanley on Aug. 6 and 7 presented EP Online as a K-12 school experience. Due to high enrollment in EP Online for grades 7-12 due the pandemic, the secondary model for EP Online had to change. We are pleased to allow students to stay with their current course schedule and remain closely connected to Central Middle School and Eden Prairie High School. This was communicated on Aug. 18. See questions above that describe the middle school and high school online experience this year.

To prevent confusion with families making a decision about online learning this fall, we removed the webinar recordings from this webpage because they did not present the complete online experience for secondary students. Communication about the revised secondary model was shared via email with everyone who expressed interested in EP Online.

Registration for EP Online for the fall of 2020 closed on Aug. 26. If you are are still interested in EP Online for this school year, contact us at Register4EP@edenpr.org.

In order to plan for the first day of school on Sept. 2 and assign staff to EP Online classes, elementary and high school families were asked to register by August 26.

We asked middle school families to make their decision by noon on Friday, August 21 to enable us to plan for the school year. 

We are asking for a semester commitment to EP Online. Mid-semester transfers in the EP Online will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The initial enrollment deadline is August 26. We are asking families to commit to EP Online for a grading period (a semester). Additional students will be considered throughout the school year. Because EP Online classes are led by teachers, class sizes must be maintained. Each mid-semseter transfer request will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Contact the Welcome Center at register4ep@edenpr.org or call the Welcome Center at 952-975-7000.

We do not anticipate a waiting list.

Parents are asked to commit to a full semester grading period in either EP Online or at their boundary school. To transfer between one school and another, please contact the Welcome Center at register4ep@edenpr.org or call 952 975-7008.

Eden Prairie Schools currently serves more than 8,500 families. As of August 18 more than 1,100 students have been enrolled. The deadline for registration is August 26.

You should receive a confirmation email from the Welcome Center once your student is enrolled in EP Online. If you did not receive one, please contact the Welcome Center registration team at register4ep@edenpr.org or call 952-975-7008.

No. EP Online is a separate, permanent school within Eden Prairie Schools.

We ask for a commitment of a semester to provide students with stability in their learning environment. That said, Eden Prairie Schools’ mission is to provide a learning experience that works for each student. Any change before the end of the semester would be made in consultation with teachers, school leadership and parents.

Yes. Eden Prairie Schools accepts open enrollment. All Minnesota families are welcome to enroll in EP Online.

No. All students are welcome to enroll in EP Online.

EP Online is not the same as distance learning. Last spring, when the governor ordered all Minnesota schools into distance learning Eden Prairie teachers did an amazing job converting in-person lessons and curriculum to an online environment. EP Online is a curriculum developed specifically to be delivered online.

EP Online has accessibility features to help non-readers. Lessons include a button to click for and instructions will be read to the student. These features are available in the EP Online curriculum and in Schoology.

Younger elementary students would spend about 3.5 to 5 hours a day online, depending on the student and the subject matter.

There will be set times when teachers are in front of their classes using live streaming. These sessions are also recorded and available to students for review of if they miss the synchronous session.

Class assignments will depend on enrollment numbers. If there are enough students from the same boundary school, efforts will be made to group them together.

The EP Online reading materials are in digital format.

The hybrid model for Mosaic students will follow our AA/BB/VL.  Students will learn in-person two days a week and virtually or remotely three days a week.

Our distance learning option for Mosaic students is found within our EP Online program. The number of Mosaic students who enroll in EP Online will be used to decide the sections of students. If enough students enroll in the EP Online program, we will create a section(s) within EP Online for our Mosaic students. These students will be a mix of Mosaic students from Prairie View and Eden Lake and could possibly include a combination of two grade levels. 

Students who enroll in EP Online will experience a challenging curriculum designed for highly gifted students in the Mosaic program. This will include the use of challenging text to increase reading comprehension and mathematics materials written for high-performing math students.  

Yes, we believe gifted learners need to be supported by someone with this expertise. 

Yes, all students currently in Mosaic programming will continue to have a place in the class. No students will not need to test again to be placed back into the in-school program.

Yes. Since EP Online is its own school, Mosaic students from Prairie View and Eden Lake may be combined to create a section for learning together.  

No. Students will stay at their respective schools for the hybrid learning model. 

Vaccination requirements are the same as our brick and mortar schools and are guided by state law.

All Students in Grades 2-8 and K-1 EP Online Students
Please stop by our District Welcome Center Thursday, August 27 or Friday, August 28 between 8:00 am and 3:30 pm to pick up your iPad.  The Welcome Center is located in our Administrative Service Center at 8100 School Road, Eden Prairie, 55344.  Please contact our Technology Helpline with questions: 952-975-7094.

All Students in Grades 9-12
Please contact our Technology Helpline at 952-975-7094 to schedule an appointment to pick up your laptop at the Eden Prairie High School Media Center.  The laptop setup is slightly more involved than the iPad, so the appointments ensure enough time is set aside (approximately 20 - 30 minutes).  

The Media Center is located on the second floor near the Main/South Commons.  If you enter through the North door, the Media Center will be straight ahead then on the left side.