1. This document provides information for an online welcome call for both students and parents regarding a virtual school course. 2. It outlines expectations for communication, academic integrity, pacing and progress, and monthly check-in calls between students, parents and instructors. 3. Students are expected to independently complete lessons, check email daily, stay on pace, and communicate any issues or inability to submit work to instructors.

1. Online Welcome Call!
Please:
1. Make sure you signed in with STUDENT’S First Name, Last initial,
and Ca
and class they are in - Ex. Mary B (Spanish 1) Leave session and
come back in if you didn’t do this. :)
2. Go to the Tool bar on the top and Choose:
Tools - Audio -Audio Setup Wizard and follow the instructions given.
3. If you need help. Click on the Hand icon and type your questions
in the chat box.

2. This is your welcome call! 
We will be going over important
information for BOTH parent and
student.
Are both student AND parent
here?

3. During this presentation we will
give you some information about
SCVS and the course, and
answer any questions that you
may have.
Please hold questions until
the end. :)

4. Communication:
It is very important that students and
parents keep an open line of
communication with their instructors.
Please make sure that you check your
e-mail on a regular basis. If you call
your instructor and get his/her
voicemail, please don’t hang up.

5. Virtual School Expectations:
Students are expected to:
1. Check their Virtual School Email DAILY for
important information and updates from
their teachers. Note any important dates or
information and communicate it to parents.
2. Work on their lessons INDEPENDENTLY
during their Scheduled Virtual course time.
3. Stay on pace and finish assignments
outside of class if necessary.
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6. The Role of the teacher in Virtual School
Your teacher is to help you:
* Understand the content AFTER you have reviewed
the information thoroughly, taken notes,
completed all of the practice activities, studied,
and made an attempt at submitting the
assessments. THEN, if you still have questions
you will schedule a tutoring appointment with your
teachers for additional help.
* Stay on pace and complete the course in the
required time frame.
* Communicate the student’s progress to the
Student, Parents, Guidance counselor, and
administration (if necessary).
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7. Communication:
If you need to contact your instructor you can:
1. CALL or TEXT their contact phone number:
Make sure you leave your first and last name, course
you are calling about, the best phone number to
reach you, and a brief message. Your instructor
will return your call as quickly as possible. Your
instructor will return your calls and reply to e-mails
within 24 hours Monday-Friday.
2. EMAIL your teacher through EITHER your Virtual
School Dashboard (for general questions) OR
through your course (for questions about the
CONTENT of your course)
3. SCHEDULE an appointment for tutoring, monthly
calls, and Discussion Based Exam (DBAs)

8. 28 Day Grace Period:
After you are activated into the
course you should get started
immediately. The first 28 days are
considered a “test drive”. This
enables the student/parent to make
sure this is the right learning
environment for the student.

9. During the grace period - It is very
important that the student stay on or
ahead of pace and that they have a
passing grade in the course. We want
to make sure that the students are
learning, succeeding, and enjoying
this academic environment.
Please print the pace chart for each course you
are taking. These can be found in the “course
information” tab in each course.

10. Students that are not making sufficient
progress during the grace period
may be withdrawn with no grade
and placed in another course.
Please contact your instructor with any
questions, concerns, or problems
that you have during your grace
period

11. Students should be submitting work on
a weekly basis. If you are unable to
submit work for any reason (vacation,
illness, family matter, etc.) please
contact your instructor so they are
aware of the situation

12. The traditional pace is set up to
finish each segment in 16
weeks. The accelerated pace is
set up to finish each segment in
8 weeks.

13. Monthly Calls:
Each month, the student and
parent must complete a monthly
call with their instructor for each
course they are taking.

14. During this call we will discuss the
student’s success in the course. The
instructor will go over the student’s
grade, pace, and progress. Please
discuss any concerns or questions
you may have with your instructor.

15. Academic Integrity Policy:
Academic Integrity means...
*Your work on each assignment will be
completely your own
*Your collaboration with another classmate
on any assignment will be pre-approved by
your instructor

16. *You will not practice plagiarism in any form
*You will not allow others to copy your work
*You will not misuse content from the Internet
Please read the detailed Academic Integrity
Policy under the course information tab

17. Discussion Based Assessments
(DBA)/Oral Exams:
These assessments are done with
your instructor on the phone.
Please make an appointment,
call, or e-mail your instructor
when you get to this type of
assessment. They are
REQUIRED and must be
completed BEFORE taking the
module exam.

18. During the DBA:
Your instructor will talk with you
about the content that you
learned in the module. Please
make sure that you have
completed all the assignments in
the module before doing this
assessment.

19. It is the student’s responsibility to
contact their instructor when they
are ready to complete this type of
assessment 
The student should NOT move on to
the next module until the DBA has
been successfully completed
(unless instructed by the teacher)