FAQs

Yes. A student who enrolls in VVA full time will be concurrently enrolled in a VBCPS home school and will have access to extracurricular programming in the home school. VVA staff will communicate with home school staff as needed to ensure success.

The parent or legal guardian should call their child(ren)’s school counselor to express their interest in Virtual Virginia to make course selections for VVA, if it is decided that VVA is appropriate. This will remove them from their home school courses as noted in the course registration process that occurred earlier this year.

Parent/legal guardian and student should review the checklist of what makes a good virtual learner. Students must have passed all of their core courses during the school year to qualify. Considerations will be made on a case by case basis.

No. VBCPS will absorb all costs associated with attending VVA for the school year. Dual enrollment courses through Tidewater Community College have an additional cost of $45 per credit hour. 

Yes. Students must be enrolled in VVA full time. For high school students, full-time is taking at least five courses through VVA. In alignment with the VBCPS flexible scheduling model, counselors will work with students and the VVA team to place your child(ren) in either 4x4 or A/B courses.

VVA enrollment occurs each semester. The expectation is that students who enroll in VVA remain virtual for the entire school year.

Yes. All students enrolling in Virtual Virginia are asked to remain in Virtual Virginia for the entire school year.

If the child resides in Virginia Beach, is of school age, and enrolls in VBCPS, then he/she may participate in VVA. Contact your child(ren)’s home school for more information.

No. VVA has their own licensed teachers. However, students with disabilities who participate in VVA and receive special education services will receive services by a VBCPS special education teacher.

The secondary school schedule is here: https://www.virtualvirginia.org/secondary-synchronous/.

No. VVA has a broad selection of course offerings but does not have the same classes as VBCPS. Students may need to make other selections in elective areas. Students will be able to take general education courses in English, math, science, history and social studies, world languages, art, music, physical education and computer science. Students are also able to take a variety of Advanced Placement Courses. A listing of available courses can be found on the VVA website under K-12 Instruction: https://www.virtualvirginia.org/

If VVA doesn't offer any prospective course for these classes, then the student should not select VVA.

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Secondary Courses

VBCPS students participating in VVA will be assigned to a home school based on their address. They will then be able to access extracurricular programming in the home school. Transportation to/from such programs is the responsibility of the parent, unless an activity bus has already been scheduled to transport students home from these activities.

Enrollment in one of the high school academies requires face-to-face participation and full-time enrollment at the school. Students who wish to enroll or maintain enrollment in an academy are not eligible for enrollment in Virtual Virginia.

Students who wish to enroll in a specialty program, including ODS, cannot elect to enroll in VVA.

No. Students who wish to enroll in a specialty program at one of the centers cannot elect to enroll in VVA and must return fulltime in-person at their home high school.

No. The calendar for VVA is slightly different from the VBCPS calendar. Generally, VVA begins and ends earlier. The VVA calendar can be found here: https://www.virtualvirginia.org/ under the K-12 Instruction tab.

The secondary school schedule is here: https://www.virtualvirginia.org/secondary-synchronous/. The VVA teacher will facilitate engaging daily synchronous instruction, Q&A sessions, 1:1 and small-group instructional time for learners during the week. VVA teachers hold posted office hours for regular student and parent communication, create weekly instructional videos and content as needed, and facilitate course pacing with opportunities for remediation and enrichment. Synchronous session absences are reported to the local school for record-keeping, per local school policy.

VVA follows Virginia Standards of Quality for class sizes.

Yes, a student who enrolls in VVA full time will have access to support by VVA staff. VVA staff will communicate with home school staff as appropriate for additional support.

Yes. Because your child is enrolled in VBCPS, the home school will assign a Chromebook to them. If any internet supports are needed, students\families should refer to this page on the VBCPS Technology Support site.

The goal is to support students and ensure the enrolling school is informed and involved throughout the time a student is enrolled in a VVA course. VVA teachers and administration partner with the local school mentor, counselor and administrators to support students. VVA initiates student interventions when students are not logging in regularly or attending required synchronous sessions for K–5, and when course performance is below expectation (70%, 50%, or 40%).

Students will participate in Standards of Learning (SOL) tests in person at the student's home school. These online assessments are administered under standard conditions unless otherwise indicated in a student's IEP/LEP/504 Plan. Students in grades 6-12 enrolled in VVA will take SOL assessments that are associated with the courses for which they are enrolled. Secondary students enrolled in credit bearing courses will take the SOL assessments needed to earn verified credits for graduation and those assessments required under the Every Student Succeeds Act. For specific details please contact your students school.

This option is on a case by case basis and should be discussed with the child’s school counselor. 

An essential component of VVA instruction is regular interaction between teachers and their students, including email and phone communications and synchronous instructional sessions via video web conferencing. Every student is expected to attend synchronous instructional sessions, and sessions are recorded for students to view later. Students must follow VBCPS policies regarding student attendance in recorded synchronous instruction.

VVA families will continue to be in the VBCPS AlertNow system and will receive all division wide communications.

 VBCPS staff is available to assist with VBCPS-tech related issues.

Virtual Virginia does not provide special education services nor classes in a special education setting. Virtual Virginia staff can implement accommodations listed on an Individualized Education Program; however, VBCPS special education teachers and related services staff will be responsible for all specially designed instruction for students with disabilities. Opportunities for the delivery of virtual special education and related services will be separate and after Virtual Virginia staff has provided content instruction.

Students with disabilities who receive instruction in the special education setting for core content instruction will not be able to access instruction through Virtual Virginia. Due to the needs of students served in the special education setting, face-to-face instruction at school may be the most appropriate option to meet student needs.

If, based on the student's needs and services, Virtual Virginia is not appropriate for a student, the IEP team will discuss the parent’s choice of virtual instruction and the option of the student being served through the school division’s program - Virtual Virginia Beach (VVB). In VVB, the majority of instruction will be concurrent instruction, and the general and special education teachers providing it may not be teachers at the student’s current school. In addition, students participating in VVB will have access to select elective courses.

When a student is enrolled in a VVA course, the enrolling school will indicate that a 504 Plan is in place and share any related documents with VVA. The school will work with the VVA teacher to ensure that accommodations and services are provided.

Gifted services cannot be provided in core classes through Virtual Virginia. They can only be provided by the designated VBCPS gifted resource teacher after VVA core content hours. The enrolling school will work to provide time outside of the Virtual Virginia core content hours for instruction and support related to gifted services. Students identified as gifted at the high school level have a variety of challenging classes, including AP courses, for which they may register in Virtual Virginia as long as they have completed any identified prerequisites.

ESL services cannot be provided in core classes through Virtual Virginia. They can only be provided by the designated VBCPS ESL teacher after VVA core content hours. The enrolling school will work to provide time outside of the Virtual Virginia core content hours for instruction and support related to ESL instruction. VBCPS highly recommends that elementary, middle, and high school English learners who have an English proficiency level of 1.0-2.9 participate in face-to-face learning rather than choosing the fully virtual environment.