Some students take two months to complete a course, while others take longer. Despite visions of lonely students working alone, Young said there is a tremendous amount of communication within the administration and between the administration and the students. Students interact with their teachers via email and telephone. Students at FHS believe they have more teacher interaction than in traditional high schools, Young added. Imagine you're a teacher who has more than five minutes between classes to interact with an individual student.
Teachers also interact more with parents than at traditional schools.
A progress report is sent out once a month to the email address of the student, student's parents, and the student's school. Young said that some teachers have made an incredible bond with their students' families, and have even been known to go to dinner with them. Betty Vail, a physics teacher at FHS, agreed. Parents are there from the beginning. They can look online and see their students work.