Mountain Heights Academy
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| Mountain Heights Academy | |
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| Location | |
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9067 S 1300 W Suite 204, West Jordan, Utah United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°35′33″N 111°55′14″W / 40.592427°N 111.92059°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public charter |
| Established | 2009 |
| Authorizer | Utah State Charter School Board |
| Director | DeLaina Tonks |
| Teaching staff | 100 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 1363 |
| Website | www |
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Mountain Heights Academy is a non-profit online charter high school[2] in the United States. It received its charter in 2007 and opened in 2010 as Open High School of Utah.[3] In January 2013, the school was renamed Mountain Heights Academy.[4]
History[edit]
Open High School of Utah was founded by David A. Wiley in 2007.[3]
Teaching Model[edit]
Open High School of Utah existed as a virtual high school, with students attending online. Teachers curated Open Educational Resources aligned to the content to Utah state standards.[5]
Open Educational Aspects[edit]
Creating Open Educational Resources was a fundamental aspect of the school's charter.[3] On 7 September 2010, Open High School of Utah released ten semesters of high school curriculum under a CC-BY license.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mountain Heights Academy". Qualified Utah Charters. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2014: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence". National Education Policy Center. 2014-03-04.
- ^ a b c ""Opening" a New Kind of School: The Story of the Open High School of Utah". International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ "About Us". Mountain Heights Academy. Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ "Open Source Goes to High School". OpenSource.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ "The Open High School of Utah Releases Open Educational Curriculum under CC-BY". Creative Commons. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
External links[edit]
- Mountain Heights Academy home page
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