Longview ISD Virtual Academy
Longview ISD Virtual Academy has been designed in accordance with Senate Bill 15 for students who have succeeded in a face to face academic learning environment and wish to learn in a completely virtual learning environment. The Virtual Academy is a program designed to meet the needs of students in an asynchronous learning platform with supports provided through a synchronous environment.
Overview
The academy serves students in Grades 3-12 who had all an A and B yearly average in core curriculum classes in the 2021-2022 school year, and who earned meets or better on the reading and math portions of the STAAR tests in 2022 or 2022 Beginning of Year assessment.
LISD Virtual Academy student enrollment is limited to 10% of district enrollment.
The academy offers grade level courses and electives required for graduation.
Students may participate in extracurricular activities at the campus, but the parent/guardian is responsible for providing student transportation to and from school, immediately before and immediately after the extracurricular activity event or practice.
Students engage in learning modules remotely from home.
Parents must attend an orientation prior to students beginning the virtual academy. Parents will learn the academy's learning framework and expectations and learn their roles and responsibilities in helping their children succeed in the program.
Parents must support their students by ensuring their student completes their work each day and proactively initiates conversations with the teacher or administrator before students fall behind.
Students must maintain a 98% attendance rate.
Academy instructors can provide tutorials or work with the student's home campus for the student to receive more targeted intervention.
Students must complete work in a timely fashion to be on track for course completion.
Students are required to take all campus common assessments at their home campus.
Students who fail to perform successfully in online learning, pass common assessments or maintain a 98% attendance rate can have their schedule changed back to a face-to-face learning environment at their home campus.
Students must be enrolled in LISD to apply for admission.
LISD may only accept 10% of the enrollment of any campus in LISD into the virtual academy.
Students must have passed all classes with all A's and B's from the previous year. A report card must be submitted with application.
Students must have met the minimum attendance criteria of 90% attendance from the previous year in order to be admitted.
Students who were considered truant or were referred to truancy court during the 2021-2022 school year are not eligible for admission.
Student must have met the Meets or Masters standard on Reading and Math STAAR on the 2022 administration or the 2022 Beginning of Year Assessment (if the student did not take a 2022 STAAR test).
Student must possess proficient technology skills.
Student must take all campus and district common assessments on campus at the student's home campus.
Student must be a self-driven learner and able to follow a learning schedule independently.
Student must be confident in asking for help from the teacher or parent when they experience difficulties.
Exceptions to the admission criteria will only be granted if a written request meets the following criteria:
The written request accompanies the completed application by the deadline,
The written request is presented to the campus principal for review,
The principal approves the written request and refers it to LISD ESC for approval, and
LISD approves the written request.
Student Expectations
Staff
MICHAEL KUBAN- VIRTUAL ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR
Lori Aguilar- Virtual Academy Administrator