TEA Site Facilitator Application & Agreement
Myron B. Thompson Academy is an accredited online-hybrid public charter school. The Thompson Extension Academy (T.E.A.) was developed in 2007 to address student need within the public school system throughout the State of Hawai‘i. This program is offered to secondary students enrolled at DOE or Charter schools at no cost to the student, family, or regional school and is entirely funded by Myron B. Thompson Academy.
TEA Policies and Procedures Revisions as of August 10, 2022:
• The TEA Site Facilitator is the primary point-of-contact for TEA at a regional school
• The online forms must be used to register all students (NO registration requests will be accepted through email)
• TEA Site Facilitators may be issued a CANVAS account to view the tutorial videos in order to better help their students with the online learning experience. Please put in a request for this in the notes, if you want access.
• All communication with MBTA's TEA Director shall be via email.
• TEA is not to be used to carry the full credit load of a student. Students must be enrolled and attending full-time at their regional school.
• Requested courses are not confirmed until enrollment lists are posted via GoogleSheets or through email from the director.
• MBTA's TEA instructors may only accommodate SPED/504 students to a very limited extent. Therefore, the regional school shall be solely responsible for their required services and accommodations. The TEA Site Facilitator agrees to maintain direct communication with the TEA teacher (CC to TEA Director) regarding any requests for accommodations and coordinating such accommodations, if they are deemed possible and reasonable.
• Students going on leave/vacation must notify their TEA Site Facilitator, who will then notify the TEA Director and Teacher. The students will still be expected to secure connectivity and maintain their coursework while traveling.
• If a TEA Site Facilitator requires leave from his/her duties, the TEA Director must be notified in writing (email is sufficient) immediately, and a secondary point-of-contact must be established and trained prior to that leave time in order to maintain continuity of service to the enrolled students.