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New Online High School Opens Its Virtual Doors Across Idaho for 2008-2009 School Year

BOISE, Idaho, March 13 PRNewswire — In an age when education is a mouse-click away, a new level of online education excellence has come to Idaho. The addition of iSucceed Virtual High School gives Idaho its first online public high school presence that offers diplomas, iMentor support and nationally respected quality in education. Created by a group of committed community leaders, the school has a specific focus on meeting the needs of underserved students.

"This is an exciting opportunity for young Idahoans and their parents," said Don Pena, President of the iSucceed Board with a longtime involvement in Idaho education and Hispanic affairs. "Everything is reachable, clickable, and accessible because of the internet. The web is giving kids opportunities they never had before. That means that students in rural areas, students of color, students who have been home-schooled, and students who lead busy lives have new options for going to high school."

iSucceed Virtual High School Inc. is an Idaho nonprofit corporation. Pena is joined on the governing board by a strong team of community leaders across the state including Derrick Boles, founder and President of Game Time International; Korene Gonzalez of the Community Council of Idaho; Jeffery Tunison, Senior Vice President Intermountain Community and Magic Valley Banks; and Zee Quintana, a Business Planning Analyst at Hewlett Packard Company and Executive Director of Mujeres Unidas de Idaho. iSucceed Virtual High School is a school within the Insight Schools Inc. family.

The school is a statewide, full-time, diploma-granting online public high school created to address myriad student challenges and opportunities. Prospective students include those whose needs may not be well-served in a traditional school setting: advanced learners; full-time wage earners; students with health or physical challenges; and those who may have struggled socially in a traditional school. To ensure accessibility to students across the state, the school will provide a free laptop, printer and internet reimbursement to enrolled students.

iSucceed's "iMentor" program is a unique offering in the online education world. The program is a comprehensive approach to ensure that students get the support they need. In addition to the iMentor program students have 24-hour technical and tutoring support available to them, on-demand seven days a week.

Lisa Brennan, recently enrolled her daughter, Taylor, in Insight School of Oregon. The Brennans left another Oregon online school that wasn't a fit for their family. "The level of communication, caring and support my family and I received from the staff at Insight blew us away. We were very impressed. I knew Insight would be a place where Taylor would thrive, and that she would get the attention she needed due to Insight's iMentor program," said Brennan.

We formed iSucceed because we saw needs in our community and felt iSucceed would be an excellence resource for our community," said Derrick Boles, iSucceed board member. "Until now, Idaho hasn't had this caliber of digital education to offer students to help them succeed in today's marketplace. We're excited to offer students this alternative for academic excellence."

iSucceed will hold information sessions for families and students in communities across the state March 27 - April 5. The inaugural iSucceed class will begin in September.

About iSucceed Virtual High School — Offering more than three times as many quality courses than any online public high school in Idaho, including AP and Honors classes, iSucceed is setting the standard in online education. All teachers are certified and the iMentor program offers unparalleled support in digital education. Students from around the state of Idaho are eligible to enroll, tuition-free for Idaho residents. For more info, see http://www.isucceedvhs.net or call 800.211.1687.

Insight Schools, Inc. is the nation's largest network of tuition-free, diploma-granting, online public high schools. To learn more, call 800-975-8006 or visit http://www.insightschools.net.

SOURCE iSucceed Virtual High School

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