Jenny Seymour |
Executive Director of Wisconsin Virtual School |
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Description
The Wisconsin Virtual School (WVS) is a service provided to Wisconsin school districts to offer online and blended courses to elementary, middle, and high school students. Local districts must approve participation for a student to receive credit. Students may access courses from school or at home. Students receive technical and academic support through CESA 9, a local district Coach, and their course instructor. The local Coach monitors student progress and acts as a proctor for tests if needed. Students participate in an interactive environment, corresponding with teachers and other students through email, discussion groups, and weekly synchronous virtual office hours. The asynchronous learning environment accommodates students' flexible schedules. Students select their own pace for learning and course completion from traditional, accelerated, and extended options. WVS is a partner of the Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative (WDLC).
Administration/Registration
Students may enroll in courses with advice/approval from the local school and parent/guardian. Credit may be issued through the local school district toward completion of local high school graduation requirements. Online enrollment is available at WVS. CESA 9 trains Wisconsin-certified teachers to teach online and blended courses using WVS content and infrastructure.
Course Information
WVS courses are aligned to national and state standards. Curriculum Review for all courses is available upon request. Each course is equal to .5 credits, which is granted by the local school district upon completion. Students may register online any time, year-round for any course. Course fees are charged per student, per course, and include registration, software, course materials, course facilitation by a Wisconsin-certified teacher, and technical support.
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Summer school programming
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Advanced Placement courses
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Career and College Readiness curriculum
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Middle school curriculum
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Credit recovery courses
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No-cost Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Prep resources for students enrolled in AP courses (WDLC subsidized)
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No-cost College Math and English Readiness courses for students enrolled in WVS courses (WDLC subsidized)
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No-cost College Career Pathway Math Readiness courses for students enrolled in WVS courses (WDLC subsidized)
Students Served by WVS
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Students who are unable to access courses locally due to limited curriculum offerings, schedule conflicts, illness, homebound status, or school phobia
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Students identified as at-risk by local criteria such as credit deficiencies, adjudication, teen parenting, truancy, or disruptive behavior
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Students on accelerated pathways
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Special education students
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Home-school students
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Private school students
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Charter school students
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Students who have been expelled and require an alternative setting for instructional programming
Registration Cost for Wisconsin School Districts (currently subsidized by the WDLC):
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$290 per ½ credit semester course (asynchronous High School, Middle School, Elementary, Advanced Placement)
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$190 per ½ credit semester course (Credit Recovery)
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$100 per ½ credit semester course (District utilizing their own teacher for High School, Middle School, and AP courses)
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$75 per ½ credit semester course (District utilizing their own teacher for Credit Recovery courses
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$200 per full-time K-5 student, unlimited content (District utilizing their own teacher for instruction)
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$100 per K-5 course enrollment, singleton course (District utilizing their own teacher for instruction)
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$500 per ½ credit semester course for K-8 student, Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies (regular, live instruction with certified WVS Plus teacher)
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FREE Student Orientation course for all 6-12 students
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WVS/WDLC users may also receive professional learning support when choosing to use their own local teachers with the WDLC infrastructure at no additional cost.
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