Welcome to The Odyssey Family of Schools. In March of 2008, our first informal parent's meeting took place at the Buckeye Chamber of Commerce. On January 13, 2009, The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools granted us our charter. The Odyssey Family of Schools started off in a strip mall with over 400 scholars in kindergarten through sixth grade. In the fall of 2010, we opened up the Odyssey Buckeye Apache campus with 600 scholars. In 2011 we opened up the Odyssey Goodyear campus, followed by the opening of the Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies for junior high and high school in 2012. In the 2016-2017 school year, the Sienna Hills elementary school campus and the Junior High campus were officially opened. Today, the Odyssey Family of Schools consists of five campuses educating approximately 3,000 scholars from kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Enrollment for the 2023 - 2024 school year is now open. Click here to begin the process.
Tours are Now Available! Please check with your desired campus for tour information.
All campuses provide time in the month for tours. These tours are open to prospective parents and parents of currently enrolled scholars. They are at designated times and may vary depending on the campus. A parent must contact the front office to schedule a tour, space is limited. Children are not permitted so as to minimize disruptions to the classes.
To inquire about available space for the current school year, please click here.
COVID-19 Safe Return to School Plan: Click here to view the plan.
Our youngest scholars begin their learning adventure at The Iliad Preschool where they are exposed to academics, foreign languages, art, music, physical education, and making responsible choices. The quest for knowledge continues as scholars navigate their way through our phenomenal Odyssey Preparatory Academies and The Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies. The journey concludes–not simply with college admission–but by the wholehearted admission of life-long scholars and principled individuals into a global society in which they are prepared to flourish and lead. We emphasize our mission, vision, and core values every day.
The Odyssey Family of Schools is excited you’re interested in enrolling at one of our schools. Enrollment slots are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, based on the date that complete pre-registration information is submitted. Enrollment preferences for children of employees and governing board members and siblings of enrolled scholars are given as per ARS §15-184. Enrollment for the 2023 - 2024 school year is now open. Click here to begin the process. Completed enrollment documentation must be submitted within ten days of the offer or the offer will expire and pre-enrollment must be completed anew.
To inquire about available space for the current school year, please click here.
Three Odyssey seniors sign college athletic scholarships to continue their athletic careers next year. Kaelyn Giarrusso going to Glendale Community College as a Heptathlete in Track Mikayla Wigglesworth for basketball at Point Park University Edward Aceves for baseball at Phoenix College
In its first season, the Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies Junior High wrestling program saw success in the form of three state champions.
Bree Dickson, a scholar at The Odyssey Institute for International Studies has been awarded the prestigious accolade of IB Diploma Programme co-Student of the Year award from the Arizona International Baccalaureate Schools Association (AZIBS). Bree Dickson, a current senior at Odyssey Institute was awarded the honor at the AZIBS first quarterly meeting in September. Dickson was chosen from scholar submissions from across the state by the AZIBS board as the co-scholar of the year based on her essay submission, academic standing, and teacher recommendations based on the IB Learner Profile. Bree was awarded a plaque and $400 dollar scholarship from AZIBS.
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Family of Schools operates as one district composed of TOPA-Buckeye; TOPA-Goodyear; TOPA-Sienna Hills and The Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies. District-wide information can be found below
Public Notices:
Board meetings for The Odyssey Preparatory Academy will be held at 1495 S. Verrado Way, Buckeye, AZ 85326. The meeting agendas are posted on this website below and at the Junior High Building at 1495 S Verrado Way, Buckeye, AZ. Agendas will be posted no less than 24 hours prior to the meeting. Meeting Minutes from any prior meeting not posted are available upon request.
If the meeting is being held virtually, the following zoom link will be used. The Zoom Link will also be posted on the meeting notice.
***Board meetings are typically held on the second Tuesday at 10 AM of each month if a quorum can be met.
Board Meeting Notices:
Notices are in chronological order. Please scroll to the bottom for the most recent notice.
July 8th, 2014 Notice of Public Hearing – Expenditure Budget for 2015
FY 2020 Budget Adoption Hearing Notification
January 14th, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
March 19th, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
April 9th, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
June 27th, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
July 9th, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
July 18th, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
July 19th, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
August 13th, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
September 10th, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
FY 2021 Budget Adoption Hearing Notification
September 8th, 2020 Board Notice
October 15th, 2020 Board Notice
November 9th, 2020 Board Notice
December 7th, 2020 Board Notice
Special Board Meeting 8/30/2021
September 15th, 2021 Board Notice
September 29th, 2021 Board Notice
October 19th, 2021 Board Notice
November 8th, 2021 Board Notice
November 11th, 2021 Board Notice
December 13th, 2021 Board Notice
January 11th, 2022 Board Meeting Canceled
February 7th, 2022 Board Notice
March 16th, 2022 Board Meeting Postponed
May 2022 Board Meeting Postponed Notice
June 2022 Board Meeting Postponed Notice
FY 2023 Budget Adoption Hearing Notification
September 13th, 2022 Board Notice
October 7th, 2022 Board Notice
November Board Meeting Postponed
December 12th, 2022 Board Notice
January Board Meeting Postponed
February Board Meeting Cancelled
May 23rd, 2023 Board Notice: Meeting Cancelled, No Quorum Available
May 30th, 2023 Board Meeting Notice
June 27, 2018, Budget Worksheets
TOPA’s 3rd Core Value is “Growth is not always measured by test scores.” We will always adhere to the core value as we know scholars learn more when they are engaged in meaningful learning, not simply test-taking skills. However, we also understand that AZ Merit scores always pique public interest; as a way to make TOPA’s AZ Merit scores easy to read, we have compiled the following data by campus. To see the result graphs for 2022 school year, click here: 2022 AZ Merit.
Pursuant to A.R.S. 41-1351 and the General Records Retention Schedule for School Districts and Charter Schools Student Records (#000-11-53) established by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records (L.A.P.R), Special Education Records (including placement records, referrals, evaluations, testing data, and other related records) will be destroyed "four (4) years after the fiscal year of final enrollment."
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy will destroy all special education records that are older than five years as of May 31, 2023. Before these records are destroyed, eligible individuals have the right to review the records and obtain copies of any information needed. To review/obtain these records, please email the special education department prior to June 1, 2023. Destruction will take place on June 15, 2023.
Scholar Enrollment, Etc. Record Requests:
Please send this type of request to info@topamail.com.
Public Records Request:
We will acknowledge receipt of a public records request within 5 business days. This does not mean that you will be provided the documents requested within 5 business days, but simply that we have received your request and will respond.
Please send your requests to:
Stephanie Crawford Hiatt
scrawford@topamail.com
623-826-0761
FY22 Charter Board Transparency
Click here to view the FY22 Annual Financial Report as submitted to the Arizona Department of Education.
FY22 Charter Board Transparency
This link leads to the machine-readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine-readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.
Critical Information about Transparency in Medical Coverage: https://www.cigna.com/legal/compliance/machine-readable-files