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VIRTUAL LEARNING OPTION

What is Virtual School?

Virtual school is a learning

• ption that delivers course

content entirely or primarily through online methods.

WHAT ARE KEY COMPONENTS OF VIRTUAL LEARNING?

➔ Attendance

Daily accountability

➔ Devices

Students will have individual devices

➔ Internet Access

Internet access is essential. Home wi-fi preferred due to the amount of time necessary to complete daily assignments

➔ Assessments

Pre/post assessments and checkpoints throughout each course

➔ Direct Instruction

Comprehension of material with videos, virtual chats, tutorials. Scheduled check in meetings with instructors.

SCSC STUDENT Experience

Module Demo

Parent Monitoring

Students will need to share credentials with parents. Parents will need to monitor student progress within the system. Absences should be reported by parents to instructors promptly each day. Attendance and final grades will be reported in Infinite Campus.

Academic Integrity

Parents are not homeschool teachers but do need to support the child at home. There is information within the LMS to assist parents with information about academic integrity.

Teacher Touch Points

Teachers will be scheduling and conducting live lessons bi-weekly during the regular school day. Parents should expect frequent communication from virtual teachers in various ways.

SCMS COURSES

Most courses are available virtually. Exceptions: Electives; 6th grade honors math-->7th grade math Students who take Algebra & Spanish for HS credit will be enrolled in HS level courses. Students can expect to have a variety of teachers facilitating courses.

SCHS COURSES

Most courses are available virtually. Students can select from available

• ptions that will satisfy credit/interest.

There will be some exceptions. Students can expect to have a variety of teachers facilitating courses.

SCPS Courses

Core: Reading, Math, Science, & Social Studies Special Area: Art, PE, Technology, & Spanish Students will have one virtual teacher.

SCES Courses

Core: Reading, Math, Science, & Social Studies Special Area: Art, PE, Technology, & Spanish Students will have one virtual teacher.

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Individualized Education Plans High Ability English Learners 504’s

• Specialized plan can be

uploaded to the LMS and accommodations can be saved for the user (student profile).

• Time limits can be adjusted

for assessments.

• Teachers can limit the

number of options on a multiple choice test for individual students.

• Lessons, content, and

assessment questions can all be added/modified in the LMS.

• Teachers can individualize

due dates for individual students.

• Accessibility/508—If there

is a video, there will always be an accompanying text version for the student to

• view. The LMS also has a

text tag on visuals.

• Text to speech is available in

the LMS.

• Options to change color

scheme

SCSC VIRTUAL OPTION

Virtual education offers SCSC students with an alternative to traditional education during this time of uncertainty. The SCSC virtual option is

• pen to out of district

students in Indiana.

Virtual learning creates an opportunity for SCSC to reimagine how learning can occur in a way that truly connects to digital age

learners.

What is the cost for my child to participate in virtual learning? A: A year license for virtual learning and access to courses is $192.95. This is the cost if you sign up for one semester

• r for the year.

Can my child complete their virtual learning after parents get home from work at 6pm? A: Teacher hours will be during the regular school day. Students will need to connect with their teacher multiple times during the week. There is flexibility with virtual learning but curriculum is set up to mirror the state seat time requirements for each level. Not working on coursework until 6pm each evening would have children working until nearly midnight. Students are encouraged to work on their virtual curriculum on a similar schedule as if they were at school.

If our child is traditional first semester, will we have the

• ption to go virtual for the

second semester? A: Yes. We will send out a registration for second semester in November.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

Why do we need you to register and commit to one semester of virtual learning?

• Adjust schedules
• Determine teacher needs
• Determine student needs

How do you register your child for Virtual Learning at SCSC?

➔ Step 1

Visit www.westclarkschools.com ➔

Step 2

Click on Silver Creek School Corporation

➔ Step 3 Click on Virtual Academy tab and then the Registration Form (No later than July 15th) ➔ Step 4 Complete the form for EACH individual student.

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ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

• Mrs. Lisa R. Hawkins

Assistant Superintendent Silver Creek School Corporation 812-246-3375 lhawkins@scsc.school

• Mrs. Abbey Campbell, SCPS Principal
• Mrs. Sandy Myers, SCES Principal
• Mr. Todd Balmer, SCMS Principal
• Mr. Al Eckert, SCHS Principal