Building your student’s education plan is a simple and straightforward process that only takes a few minutes to complete on the OpenEd platform.
While creating an education plan, you'll see the option to select two types of subjects:
Required Subjects | Independent Studies |
Subjects that your student must participate in on a weekly basis to satisfy the program’s minimum requirements for their grade level | Optional subjects meant to enrich your student's academic journey |
Reported to your student's school of enrollment | Not reported to your student's school of enrollment |
Can't be changed past a certain date during the semester | Can be changed at any time during the school year |
How Independent Studies Relate To Your Wallet
To be reimbursed for the approved educational resources that you purchase with your OpenEd funds, those resources need to be related to a subject on your student's education plan.
Adding independent studies to your student's education plan is a great way to make sure that your reimbursement requests are clearly tied to your student's learning.
Example: Let's say you purchase some art supplies for a project that your student's working on -
If you add an Art independent study to your student's education plan, you can connect that independent study to those art supplies when you submit a reimbursement request.
To save you time, some required subjects might already be selected for you when you reach this page.
After working with your student to choose any independent studies they'll explore beyond their required subjects, just hit Submit!
Info For Non-Diploma-Seeking Students
When building your education plan for your non-diploma-seeking student, it's completely fine if your college course selection changes between 1st and 2nd semester—we’re here to support you!
If your student takes a college math course in the first semester but does not continue with math in the second, please do the following:
Keep the Math subject on the education plan.
Continue to report weekly on the learning log with the math content your student is still working through.
If your student begins a new subject in the second semester:
Add it as an Independent Study on the education plan.
Begin reporting on that subject in the weekly learning log.
If you need help updating the education plan or have questions, please reach out to our support team at [email protected].
Want to make changes to your education plan?
As you create your student's education plan, it's easy to add and delete electives, independent studies, and split enrollment. (Required subjects can't be deleted.)
You can also edit your student's education plan after you submit it – but keep in mind that you'll need to resubmit the plan after you're done making changes.
Need help?
We're here to support you. Click here to meet with a certified teacher who will help you build the perfect education plan for your student. You can also email [email protected] or use the chat icon in the corner of your screen.