Welcome to this issue of The Download, the EPIC family monthly newsletter. Each month, we will be sending you a round-up of news from the school that we believe you will find helpful and valuable in your child’s education at EPIC and in communicating with your teacher.

We want to make sure The Download is responsive to questions you have, too. So if you have suggestions for information or news we should share in the next issue, email us at communication@epiccharterschools.org and make the subject of your email Newsletter Information.

Missed last month's newsletter? View it here!
DID YOU MISS THESE?
Episode 3: Making Connections
November
October
ATTENDANCE
The end of the first nine weeks ends on Monday. Students who are not in compliance with school attendance policy and state attendance laws will have to be withdrawn from the school on Tuesday, per state law. If you have any concerns that your student is not in compliance with attendance, please contact your teacher or principal immediately.
EPIC COLLEGE, CAREER READINESS
Next Step: Earning Credits

Jobs, Volunteering, Internships: If your junior or senior has a job, volunteers in the community, or interns with an organization, ask your teacher how your student can receive credit for this. 

Career Tech: Career Tech is free for high school students! Contact your teacher to discuss the enrollment process. 

Concurrent Enrollment: Concurrent enrollment allows high school juniors and seniors to earn college credit and high school credit simultaneously. Now is the perfect time for these students to discuss this with his/her teacher and plan ahead.  
Paying for College

FAFSA : FAFSA is now open. All college bound seniors are required to complete the form regardless of income.

Oklahoma's Promise : This program offers free college tuition to students who qualify. Students MUST apply in the 8th, 9th, or 10th grade. Regardless of college plans, those who may qualify should apply.
  • Must be an Oklahoma resident
  • Must enroll in the 8th, 9th or 10th grade.
  • The parents' federal adjusted gross income must not exceed $55K per year.
Free College Tuition

TCC : Tulsa Achieves is a funding program that provides up to 100 percent of tuition and fees to Tulsa County residents who are graduating high school seniors and enroll at Tulsa Community College the fall after they graduate. The program pays for up to 63 college credit hours or up to three years of college, whichever comes first. 

OCCC : OCCC offers Freshman waivers for graduating seniors for the upcoming fall. These will be available in February on the website.


Questions? Please contact:
Nicole Ellison, Director of College and Career Readiness Nicole.Ellison@epiccharterschools.org
Shay Patterson, College and Career Readiness Coordinator Shay.Patterson@epiccharterschools.org
ENTER THE EPIC TALENT SHOW
The EPIC Student Council is currently accepting entries for their upcoming virtual talent show.

Submit your YouTube entry via the Google form below by Friday, November 2nd to be included in the first Epic Virtual Talent Show!

All submissions must be under 3 minutes.
WIN THUNDER TICKETS
Win tickets to an OKC Thunder game by logging hours in Homework Help!

Each month we will award two tickets to those students who log the most hours on Homework Help for the month. These students must also be on pace and have not been withdrawn for truancy. You may only win once per school year.
HEALTH RESOURCES
The start of a new school year and the onset of flu season makes it a good time to remind parents about the Health Resources that are on the EPIC website. In particular, families across Oklahoma should be reminded about meningitis. If dealt with quickly, it can be treated successfully. Read more about its causes, symptoms, and treatment, as well as the other valuable health resources at the EPIC website:  https://epiccharterschools.org/health-resources  
REMINDER: NEW FAMILY, RETURNING FAMILY RESOURCES
This school year we initiated a program to send resource material in direct mail to all of our new families. We also sent a series of emails on topics that our experience in past school years has shown us generates a certain level of confusion among new families.

Returning families may find this information – which ranges from how to use the Learning Fund to explaining what attendance and pacing are – helpful, too. We have posted it on the EPIC website under the Resources tab on a page titled “Welcome to EPIC.”
SOCIAL MEDIA
Are you following us on social media? Fun activities, events, contests, and Epic-related news are posted throughout the week!

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CAREERS: APPLY TODAY
We're continually searching for talented, dedicated individuals to join our Epic team! Does this sound like you or a friend? View our current openings at the button below.

Most Recent Positions Posted:
  • ELL Coordinator
  • Graduation Support Manager
  • Certified Teacher
  • Teacher's Assistant