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October 12, 2026

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Beyond the Grade: Helping Students See Their Own Progress

Shelly Talsma

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Beyond the Grade: Helping Students See Their Own Progress

The AZ Insider covers the goal-setting program that lets Novatio School students turn academic progress into points and save toward goals that matter to them. Head of School Karissa Ham: "They are learning how to stick with something, make choices and feel proud of the work it took to get there."

SA Live: Sorting Through Texas School Choices Under TEFA

San Antonio's SA Live asks Head of School Karissa Ham how Texas families should sort through a suddenly crowded field of school choices under TEFA. Her three questions for any school: how much teacher access students get, what supports exist for exceptional learners, and how much visibility parents have into the school day.

Inside the AI-Powered Novatio School, Rethinking What a School Day Can Look Like

Houston Life on KPRC 2 welcomes Head of School Karissa Ham to explain what an AI-powered school actually looks like: live teachers with students all day, a fully personalized plan built from each student's assessments, and TEFA covering tuition for Texas families. "We are not a chatbot school."