Silverdale Online Academy Guidelines

Revised June 2025 for 2025-2026

Dear Parents:

Welcome to Silverdale Online Academy and thank you for choosing to partner with us in your student’s education. Silverdale Online Academy courses are available to all Silverdale Baptist Academy High School students and Silverdale Homeschool students. Our goal is to provide easy access to material that is Christ-centered and accredited for any subject needs. 

We ask that you read through these guidelines and direct any questions to sharris@silverdaleba.org or sharris@silverdalehomeschool.org

Please let us know if we can be of any assistance during your online experience. 

May God richly bless you during this season of learning!

Sincerely, 

Silverdale Online Academy

Silverdale Online Academy is a ministry of Silverdale Baptist Academy and is therefore in agreement with the vision and mission statement of SBA.

Vision Statement: To impact our world by preparing Godly warriors through implementing  Discipleship (Mt. 28:15-20), expecting Excellence (I Cor. 10:31), and by encouraging Integrity (Psalm 15). 

Mission Statement: SBA’s mission is to partner with families to provide an environment of academic excellence with a Biblical worldview, which is conducive to developing educated young people of character, while preparing them to represent our Lord Jesus  Christ in all walks of life.

Silverdale Online Academy is in partnership with Sevenstar. 

The curriculum is accredited by Cognia and Sevenstar is owned by ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International). Many of the courses are NCAA approved and we also offer AP and Dual Credit courses. All teachers of these courses are employees of and vetted by Sevenstar. 

Your role as a parent/guardian/appointed educator is to provide a learning environment that is conducive to meeting the needs of the student academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. This may include a dedicated workspace, proper technology, or other resources to ensure the student is successful. Additionally, the parent/guardian/appointed educator should be aware of their own gifts to pour into the students, but also recognize their limitations and seek support when needed. 

Our role is to assist families and students who need anything from Credit Recovery to Dual Credit. For SBA students, your final semester grade will be sent directly to our guidance counselor who will apply your online course grade directly to your transcript. Homeschool families will receive a final grade that you will submit to the director along with the rest of your grades for report card and transcript purposes. 

Fee Schedule

Please see the most up to date fees on the website: https://www.silverdaleoa.org/home/tuition-fees

GPA Requirement for SBA Students

SBA students wishing to enroll in a Silverdale Online Academy course must have an overall 3.0 GPA. 

Financial obligations will be billed through the FACTS system. This is the same system that was used to complete the application process for homeschool families and is the system already in place for SBA families. Once courses have been selected, the student will be enrolled and the FACTS Financial account will be billed to the responsible party.

Dual Credit
We encourage rigor in your educational selections to ensure your student learns to work through trial and error and develops critical thinking skills. We also encourage the families to know their own limitations and seek assistance when needed. Our partnership with Taylor University and Gordon College are outlined here. These credits are dual credits, meaning they are awarded for both college and high school. This differs from dual enrollment in that you will not apply directly to the college, but can receive a college transcript from them upon completion of the course(s).