Roger Billings Scholarship Program

Students who demonstrate a serious commitment to their education and are willing to be supportive in helping me improve Acellus are eligible to enroll in Acellus Academy at a significantly reduced tuition rate. This commitment is demonstrated by consistently achieving daily study goals and making a dedicated effort to master course material.

Some parents are looking for a quick way to obtain a high school diploma for their students. It is my goal to make Acellus Academy’s diploma a document having real credibility which will open doors and opportunities for graduates. I work very hard to prevent any student from the ability to circumvent learning by cheating the system. It is often necessary to make changes to Acellus to stop cheating. Doing so always upsets those involved.

This scholarship program will not be available to parents involved in publicly posting damaging and defaming attacks against Acellus or its staff. Parents are invited to contact me via my personal website, rogerbillings.com with any concerns or suggestions regarding ways to improve Acellus. I promise to do everything in my power to listen to ideas and concerns to seek resolution of problems, but to do so in a constructive and mutually respectful manner.

We love the enthusiasm so many students bring to their Acellus coursework — and we never want to slow down a motivated learner. But we’ve noticed a growing trend of students attempting to complete four or more weeks of material in a single week, and we want to share why we’ve made the decision to set pacing limits.

Our data consistently shows that when students race through content at that pace, two things happen: they don’t fully master the material, and they don’t retain it. A student may finish a lesson — and even pass an assessment — without the concepts truly taking root. That’s not learning; that’s checkbox-checking. And it puts students at a real disadvantage as they advance into more challenging coursework that builds on those foundations.

Acellus is designed around Vectored Instruction, which means the system is always working to identify and fill gaps. But that process requires adequate time for concepts to be encountered, practiced, and consolidated. Rushing past it shortcuts the very thing that makes Acellus effective.

We know this may feel like a limitation to some families. We want to assure you — it is a protection. Our goal is students who genuinely know the material, not just students who have moved through it.

Sadly, some parents are very angry about the necessary limit we have imposed on the number of lessons that students can complete in one course in one week.  Some have even gone so far as to be abusive to my wonderful support team.  This is not acceptable.

Effective immediately, I am terminating my scholarship for anyone attacking our attempts to maintain educational integrity.