Middle School

Instructional Program

Students at the middle level will receive similar academic programming as their peers attending physical middle schools, but through a virtual environment. Some elective classes like physical education, art, and music may be modified in order to create virtual learning opportunities. Learning will occur through a blend of daily live virtual sessions, pre-recorded video tutorials, and independent learning activities. Students and teachers will engage in learning through the use of Schoology. Learning activities will be aligned to the academic standards for each subject area. The student schedule will run on an alternating block where students will attend live sessions with their teachers scheduled that day and complete independent work for non-scheduled classes. Friday's are designated as an academic support day where students may be scheduled into academic interventions, be scheduled into specialized support services, have access to additional live course supports, and have independent learning activities for each course.

Sample Weekly Schedule

Attendance

Students are expected to attend/ check-in to all of their trimester classes each school day. Teachers will take daily attendance on Synergy. State and School Board policies regarding attendance apply to students enrolled in this program. Attendance counts as daily engagement with the student in each class, even the asynchronous classes. This may look like checking in on Schoology, turning in an assignment, presence at live session, and/ or individual communication with each teacher.

Students who are unable to attend school must notify the Distance Learning Academy of the absence by calling 763-391-8670 . Unaccounted for absences will be marked as unexcused.

See DLA Attendance Expectations

Grading

Students registered in the Distance Learning Academy will receive the same standards based grading as their peers attending physical middle school locations. Report cards are provide each trimester through Synergy ParentVUE. On-going student progress towards trimester grades will be provided by the teacher through Schoology.