* The deadline for registration is 5pm Monday, July 20.
* After the registration period closes, you will receive a district approved confirmation letter.
* When you register, you can specify whether you are registering for the fall only or the entire school year.
* To maintain consistency, Wake County recommends signing up for the entire year.
* Currently, 38,870 students are enrolled in VA. K-5 18,500; 6-8 9,920; 9-12 10,450.
* There is NO cap on enrollment.
* If you want to enroll in the Virtual Academy AFTER the July 20, you must talk to the principal at your child's school.
* To the degree possible, students will be assigned teachers from their current school. However, to make a full class some regions might combine students and you might not have a teacher from your school.
* Instruction will be Monday - Friday with 5-6 hours of instruction or instructional activities each day. There will be at least 2.5 hours of live instruction. There could be more. It depends on teacher.
* Elementary students will have literacy and math daily. Specials such as music and art will be included.
* Support for AIG, ESL, Intervention, 504 plans will be provided by your assigned school.
* Support for IEPs will be provided by the student's assigned school.
* If you need technology to participate in VA, you can indicate that need when you register. iOS devices are not recommended.
* The county will use a common online learning management system. They are currently looking at several systems. A decision on what the county will use is forthcoming.
* Schools will have a designated WCPSS Virtual Academy contact for parents.
* After enrollment numbers are known, the county will work with schools on a master schedule.
* Virtual Academy will include online instruction and off line learning activities. Your assigned school will distribute these off line materials to families.
* Currently the county is reviewing testing assessments to see what can be administered in a virtual environment. Currently, the NC Public of Instruction still has testing requirements as EOGs and the county is investigating how to support that.
This video will be available from the https://www.wcpss.net/domain/17137 website.
Wow! We know in a normal school year how challenging it is for our teachers and staff to balance everything. Adding these new requirements seem mind boggling.
If you can, please let our teachers and staff know how much you are thinking of them and how much you appreciate all they are doing. Our PTA is working on ideas for staff appreciation as well but a kind word or a Thank You from you can go a long way, especially when we all feel so isolated.