1. What does Paisley DLP provide?
- Education Plan and Commitment - All students and parents will have a written agreement about learning goals and progress that is regularly visited as a team.
- Mentoring Visits - Teachers will visit students in their own home or another location regularly to check with the student and parents and offer hands-on activities.
- Field Trips - There will be many hands-on field-based learning activities throughout the year. Our goal is to provide one a month in each region we have students in.
- Powerful Curriculum - We do our best to locate and utilize powerful curriculum that will meet the needs of a diverse group of students.
- Highly Trained Caring Staff - Our team is formed of licensed, caring educators who have been hand selected and specifically trained in distance learning techniques to ensure success for your student.
- Technology - We provide laptops and/or iPads for our students doing online classes or to supplement their paper/pencil curriculum.
2. Where will my student(s) learn?
Wherever you want them to!
3. What about high school?
Our staff will help each 8th grader develop a plan for high school that will set them up to succeed. If you are looking for an alternative high school program. Here a a few high quality programs to consider:
- Paisley Public Charter School- with boarding facility in Paisley, Oregon. Staffed by two dorm "parents" the boarding facility provides students a home while they are attending Paisley school. Currently, we have students in the dorm from four different continents and American students boarding at the dorm come from remote districts with limited transportation.
- Baker Web Academy- K-12 Online hybrid school serving Eastern Oregon, Portland Metro, Central Oregon and Eugene area. Teacher visits, field trips, Calvert, and Odyssey Ware
- Clackamas Web Academy- K-12 Great online hybrid program with multiple local classes, field trips and lab experiences available. Local Portland area teachers, Calvert and Odyssey Ware
- Estacada Web Academy- Serving the local Portland Metro area through a K-12 hybrid online education model with teacher visits, Calvert and Odyssey Ware
- Silvies River Web Academy- K-12 Online hybrid school providing schooling options in Eastern Oregon and Eugene area. Teacher visits, Odyssey Ware, field trips, and Calvert
4. Who can enroll in Paisley DLP?
Any student living in Oregon who is entering kindergarten through 8th grade.
5. Where are your teachers located?
Paisley DLP has teachers in several cities from Portland to Eugene. Our teachers travel to meet students where it is most convenient for them. Most of our field trips and extra curricular events are in cities along the I-5 corridor from Eugene to Portland but we do occasionally plan field trips in other parts of the state.
6. How long has Paisley DLP been serving students?
Since 2010.
7. What curriculum do you provide for students?
Our program provides curriculum of the parent's choosing for our students. There are some exceptions and restrictions including no religious materials, no non-educational items, and we do not order from suppliers such as Amazon.com who have frequently changing stock.