Author: FLEX High

The Learning Report – Nov / Dec 2023

This week, 16-year-old Joey will sleep in a soft bed, take a warm shower and have a place to keep his belongings. He’ll then make his way to our school where he is catching up on credits and hopes to graduate soon. For most of the past year, he has experienced homelessness – couch surfing […]

Written by on December 14, 2023

How Can High Schools Better Serve Teens Experiencing Homelessness?

This week, 16-year-old Joey will sleep in a soft bed, take a warm shower and have a place to keep his belongings. He’ll then make his way to our school where he is catching up on credits and hopes to graduate soon. For most of the past year, he has experienced homelessness – couch surfing […]

Written by on December 14, 2023

Keeping Students with Disabilities Learning Alongside Their Classmates

Imagine a high school where the entire student body isn’t aware that 20 percent of the students are enrolled in special education or SPED classes. It’s the dream of all parents of those with special needs to not be isolated from other students…and the desire of every parent that varying levels of educational needs not […]

Written by on December 14, 2023

From Experiencing Homelessness to a Solid Future

What do you do with a high school student who has ideas and dreams that don’t fit within four walls of a traditional classroom? Let them learn at their own pace, allow them to work on more than just assignments and emphasize building a future. Jahleena flourished with this model which helped her overcome barriers, […]

Written by on December 14, 2023

The Learning Report – October 2023

After years of multiple suspensions at her previous school, Shanelle enrolled here at the age of 13. During her sophomore year and only 15 years-old, she found out she was pregnant. Two years later, her mother and only family support passed away from cancer and she was forced to take time away from school to […]

Written by on October 19, 2023

How Student Retention Teams are Saving High School Dropouts

They’re part friend, part cheerleader and part problem solver. They are the retention specialists who work in our 80+ schools and they have one goal – to identify students who are at risk of dropping out and develop a multi-level approach to re-engage these students. When Raymond hadn’t shown up at school for a few […]

Written by on October 18, 2023

Can High Schools Do More to Prevent Bullying?

Bullying in high school is up since the pandemic, with more students saying they have been bullied at school. And more than 40 percent of bullied students said the incidents took place in hallways, stairwells and classrooms. “There are so many opportunities for kids to bully others in traditional school settings,” said Shellie Hanes, superintendent. […]

Written by on October 18, 2023

Personalized Learning High School Expands to Open New Location in Columbus, Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (September 20, 2023) – Flex High School in Columbus has been in high demand with Columbus families, so much so that they needed to upgrade to a new, bigger location! Flex High School is a personalized learning model that offers a flexible schedule, career training and life skills. Flex High School is tailored around […]

Written by on September 20, 2023

The Learning Report – September 2023

Yes, the pandemic created huge learning losses for millions of students, so what’s being done about it? “We work with many students who used to come to us as freshmen reading at a fifth-grade level,” explained Kathyrn Limata, literacy teacher. “Now, most of the students I see in my literacy classes are at a third-grade […]

Written by on September 19, 2023

Teens Are Entering High School Reading at a Third Grade Level

Yes, the pandemic created huge learning losses for millions of students, so what’s being done about it? “We work with many students who used to come to us as freshmen reading at a fifth-grade level,” explained Kathyrn Limata, literacy teacher. “Now, most of the students I see in my literacy classes are at a third-grade […]

Written by on September 15, 2023