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North Carolina Virtual Public School
North Carolina Virtual Public School
is a unique program that offers course credit in an online environment. Offering a diverse range of online courses, NCVPS courses allow students to fulfill a specific need on their graduation pathway that may not be currently offered by their school. Buncombe County Schools prioritizes NCVPS enrollments to support students in need of a specific course to graduate on time.
Types of courses offered include: Standard, Honors & AP Credit
Eligibility
Eligibility
Students considering an NCVPS course, should be self-motivated, demonstrate computer literacy and meet all course prerequisites. Prior success in an online learning environment is also suggested. Buncombe County Schools will prioritize NCVPS courses that are not currently offered in the classroom at a student’s school. Students in need of an NCVPS course to fulfill a specific need on their Graduation Pathway require the prior approval of an administrator/school counselor. Enrollment requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Other offerings, such as BLENDED courses, will be subject to different qualifications.
NCVPS Contact Requirements
NCVPS Contact Requirements
Contact with the NCVPS teacher is very important to success in NCVPS courses.
Students are required to have contact with their NCVPS teacher at least once every two weeks throughout the semester. Contact may be made via phone call, text message, email or Canvas message. Contact may be made more often if needed to ensure student success. Teacher contact information can be found in the Meet Your Teacher section of every NCVPS course.
Parents/Guardians are required to have contact with the teacher of their student’s NCVPS course once every four weeks throughout the semester [more often during summer courses]. The teacher will oftentimes reach out first and ask for a response. Contact may be made via phone call, text message, email or Canvas message.
Dropping an NCVPS Course
Once enrolled in an NCVPS course, students have until the NCVPS add/drop date to remove the course from their schedule (see NCVPS Calendar). After the NCVPS add/drop date has passed, students must complete the course. Dropping an NCVPS course after the add/drop date will result in a grade of "F" on the student’s high school transcript until the course can be retaken or the credit recovered. This is the case even if the student withdraws from the course with NCVPS.
NCVPS Final Exams
All students enrolled in an NCVPS course are required to take any NCVPS final exams. There are no Exam Exemptions for NCVPS courses.
REMINDER: To participate in a Distance Learning course, students and parents/guardians must read and sign the Distance Learning Agreement.
DLA's and School Counselors should subscribe to the NCVPS E-lert to receive program updates and announcements.
When registering for NCVPS courses, please disregard the courses labeled Early Start.
Buncombe County Schools uses courses following the Standard Start schedule.
Steps to register:
Student registers for NCVPS course or placeholder during registration (or through school registration/schedule change procedures during other parts of the year)
Student and Parents/Guardians complete the Distance Learning Agreement (unless it is a face-to-face course).
Signed Agreement forms and application are returned to School Counselor.
Approval or denial of course request by school
Registration information is communicated from School Counselor to DLA
DLA completes NCVPS registration
Course is scheduled in PowerSchool
Distance Learning Agreement stored by DLA or School Counselor.
(The order of some steps may vary with school procedure)
Note: NCVPS registration is processed by the school's DLA. It is important that the DLA receive accurate, detailed reports of the students (with student ID#) and precise course names to ensure students are registered for the correct course.
Note: NCVPS registration is processed by the school's DLA. It is important that the DLA receive accurate, detailed reports of the students (with student ID#) and precise course names to ensure students are registered for the correct course.
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