Parents are important at Insight.
We partner with both students and parents to facilitate achievement.
High school life can be complicated, with many important things to balance every day, both for students and families. Insight School makes it easier to plan coursework so that it can fit into your family’s real-world schedule, with breaks along the way as needed to accommodate non-school activities such as part-time work, sport or volunteer activities, family needs, etc.
Like a traditional full-time high school, Insight Schools encourages students to develop responsibility for academic progress. That means there are assignments, due dates, and deadlines. While some of what we do is more flexible in terms of the times and the places students do their work, we also make sure that parents, teachers and counselors are involved to help students progress through coursework in a timely manner.
We also recognize that as students enter the high school years, they often seek to become more independent. Our program is designed to support exploration of that independence, while still providing necessary guidance, support and expertise for both parents and students through our iAchieve program.
Successful Insight students benefit from regular parent involvement.
Parental interest and involvement can play a key role in high school student success (although for some students, parent involvement may not be possible). We strongly encourage families to support their student in their studies, keep informed of their progress, and encourage them to stay on top of their work.
- Parents are given their own login credentials so they can go online at any time and check on their student’s grades, calendar, lesson, activities, etc.
- Parents are provided access to up-to-date information about their student’s progress throughout the semester via regular communication from the teacher and school.
- A dedicated iAchieve Advisor also works with parents and students to foster success in the Insight online learning environment.
- Both students and parents have access to our teachers and iAchieve Advisors so everyone can see progress, together.
What parents say about Insight
John
Insight School of California parent
“I have to keep reminding myself Insight is a public high school, not a private high school. The individualized attention Insight gives my son is more like what I’d expect from a private school.”
Susan
Insight School of Oregon parent
“My daughter is blossoming at Insight Schools—she’s much more self-assured than before. As a parent, I’m even learning to be more at home online!”
Beth
Insight School of Kansas parent
“If my son needs a little extra help with algebra, he can get it. No problem.”
Cherith
Insight School of Colorado parent
“I was surprised to discover how much access I have to my son’s teachers at Insight. I feel more connected to the progress he’s making at Insight than at any other school.”