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Oklahoma’s Promise

Need Money for College? Check out OK Promise! Oklahoma's Promise offers qualified Oklahoma students an opportunity to earn a scholarship for college tuition. The application must be submitted prior to the Jun...

Bart’s Blog: May 8, 2020

EPIC Superintendent Bart Banfield explores topics related to education, learning, leadership and more. Thank You, Teachers This has been a special week for me. As an educator and the son of a teacher, I alway...

EPIC Knows Distance Learning

Caring for each other during difficult times is a community effort. Distance learning is a new experience for many and for 10 years, EPIC has worked to perfect it. We know what works. All our students have onl...

Bart’s Blog: April 17, 2020

EPIC Superintendent Bart Banfield explores topics related to education, learning, leadership and more. EPIC Essentials: On Time and On Track We’re all familiar with the phrase “summer slide,” that time betwee...

UPDATED: 2020 EPIC Graduation Information

Graduation Ceremonies at EPIC are Totally EPIC Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, EPIC has been forced to re-think how best to honor our graduating class of 2020. That’s why EPIC has decided to host its first-ever ...

How to talk to your kids about COVID-19

By Serena Watson, Manager of Events & External Programs It is hard to believe that in less than one month’s time we have all had our worlds turned upside down by a little known virus that seemed to creep...

EPIC High School Prom 2020

For the first time ever, there will be TWO EPIC proms, one in the Oklahoma City area and the other in the Tulsa area. Students will be able to select the prom of their choice to attend this special event with a...

Bart’s Blog: March 30, 2020

Every month, EPIC Superintendent Bart Banfield explores topics related to education, learning, leadership and more. We're All In This Together In times of crisis and uncertainty, I am reminded of the words of...

EPIC Offers Free Virtual Help for Teachers, Schools Moving to Distance Learning

EPIC Charter Schools announced today its pledge to aid traditional public school districts as they gear up to provide distance learning, including online instruction, to their students for the remaind...

State Testing Update

As promised, we're keeping you updated with the latest information as it becomes available to us. Here's what we know about state testing so far. Read the release below or follow this link: https://sde.ok.g...