Melissa Hart started their career in law enforcement at the Tulsa Police Department from 1999 to 2005, where Melissa gained skills in negotiations, investigations, and high-stress call response. Melissa then transitioned to owning Salon 96 and Spa for a decade, overseeing training, marketing, and HR functions. Following their entrepreneurial venture, Melissa taught Business Law and other subjects at Owasso High School until 2021 before taking on a role as an Educator and Team Lead at Epic Charter Schools. In 2021, Melissa was named the Tulsa Blended Learning Center's Secondary Teacher of the Year.
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Founded in 2011, Epic Charter Schools (Epic) is Oklahoma’s largest public virtual charter school – and among the largest of its kind in the U.S. – serving approximately 30,000 students from PreK-12th grade in all 77 counties statewide. Epic is dedicated to providing students and families with a learning environment that can meet an individual student’s unique needs. The core values of honesty, respect, tolerance, fairness, self-discipline, integrity, responsibility, citizenship, work ethic, and trust are the foundation upon which the School is built. Epic Charter Schools is a FREE Pre-K-12 public school for parents/students seeking a non-traditional educational setting utilizing internet-based, individualized self-paced instruction provided in nearly any location. We believe that learning best occurs when: -Students are provided an opportunity to receive instruction in a manner that appeals to them and their family. -Within appropriate guidelines, the curriculum is self-paced to benefit the individual student. -The curriculum is accessible to students at a time that is best suited for his/her learning style. -One-to-one teaching is used as appropriate. -Real life context-based learning is emphasized. -There is supplemental enrichment through individualized instruction, independent study, field trips, apprenticeships, and appropriate uses of technology, etc. -The entire community serves as the school campus. -Interesting, worthwhile learning opportunities are provided that will stimulate the interests of each student