The “Educate Pillar” of the NTPA Academy’s offering supports a student in satisfying the State of Texas standards for recognized high school graduation. The Core enables a student to pursue their independent academic study in a safe and flexible learning environment. Our Core Counselors will promote and encourage academic success and focus in a positive and supportive manner, and will monitor a student’s progress and productivity.
Individual student hours are flexible and solely determined by the family, enabling a student to pursue professional and other pursuits as their schedule requires.
Core Curriculum
NTPA does not endorse or require a specific course of study, our Core Counselors will provide active support for any online program, but we strongly recommend iUniversity Prep, Acellus Academy and Texas Connections. Families choosing other courses of study will experience an equal supportive environment, oversight and safety.
While the Core Counselors and The Core will support and monitor the student’s efforts, ultimately the student and their parents are responsible for their own academic success. However, NTPA offers tutoring as part of our plan options, and additional academic expectations will be upheld by the academy with the agreement from the parents/guardians.
Core Operations
Our Core learning environment provides students with a safe learning environment for self-study. All learning environments are supervised by a Core Counselor staff member that can assist students, as needed.
Self-learning environments
- The Core – is a quiet environment where students can complete their online core academics during the day. Students will be given 2 thirty minute tutoring sessions with core instructors a week if they enroll in all 4 days of the week, and 1 thirty minute tutoring session if students are enrolled in 1-2 days a week. Tutoring occurs during 8:00-12:30 at assigned times. Core students are required to submit their online learning login information for the core staff to do weekly check-ins and assist with learning and guidance.
- Library Learning – is a quiet environment where students can complete their online core academics during the day. This learning space will be monitored by the Core Counselor. Tutoring is not included in this package, but sessions can be scheduled through the Academy Core Supervisor (private lesson fee will apply). Library students are required to submit their online learning login information for the core staff to do weekly check-ins and assist with learning and guidance.
- Cafeteria Learning – is an open space in our H-Foundation where students can study, interact and rehearse. This is for students that arrive prior to the 15 minute window before their class block or stay long that 15 minutes after their class block has completed. You will be charged every month based on your students’ check-in times.
- Practice Rooms – Core students may schedule time in practice rooms for individual study, tests, online tutoring sessions, live lessons, etc.
Lyz Miller – Core Academic Department Head
Lyz is originally from Connecticut, where she grew up with parents who had deep roots in education and theater. She inherited her parents’ love for both at a young age. Now living in Frisco, she has passed this love onto her two boys. Lyz has a bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College with a double major in Mathematics and Theatre. She also went on to earn a masters from the University of Florida and is a certified Mathematics teacher. Currently she is a faculty member of the NTPA Academy.