Virtual Academy Support delivers a range of tailored services to enhance K-12 education through innovative virtual platforms. By addressing unique student needs, it fosters academic success and equitable access through virtual tutoring, alternative learning environments (e.g., suspension rooms), and targeted test preparation programs. This approach leverages technology to reimagine traditional educational experiences, ensuring flexibility, inclusivity, and individualized support.

Key Features:

1. Virtual Tutoring:

   • Personalized Learning Plans: One-on-one and small-group tutoring sessions designed to address specific academic needs.

   • Flexible Scheduling: On-demand and scheduled sessions to accommodate students’ varying time constraints.

   • Culturally Relevant Resources: Customized instructional materials that reflect students' backgrounds and interests to promote engagement.

   • Access to Expert Tutors: Collaboration with certified educators and subject specialists to reinforce classroom instruction and close achievement gaps.

2. Virtual Suspension Rooms and Alternative Learning Environments:

   • Restorative Practices: Virtual spaces where students engage in restorative justice activities, counseling, and skill-building rather than punitive measures.

   • Academic Continuity: Access to live instruction, tutoring, and digital resources to ensure students remain on track with their studies.

   • Behavioral Support: Integration of SEL-focused lessons, mentoring, and goal-setting to address root causes of disruptive behavior.

   • Safe and Inclusive Spaces: Virtual environments designed to foster reflection, accountability, and growth without isolating students from educational opportunities.

3. Virtual Test Preparation:

   • Comprehensive Review Programs: Targeted prep for state assessments, college entrance exams (e.g., SAT, ACT), and AP/Regents exams, tailored to student needs.

   • AI-Driven Practice Tools: Adaptive platforms that analyze performance and provide individualized practice questions and feedback.

   • Group and Individual Sessions: A mix of formats to offer both collaborative learning and personalized focus areas.

   • Exam Readiness Skills: Emphasis on test-taking strategies, time management, and anxiety reduction techniques.

Virtual Academy Support redefines traditional educational support systems, offering innovative, student-centered solutions to meet the evolving needs of K-12 education.

• Equity and Accessibility: Virtual solutions ensure all students, regardless of location or circumstance, can access high-quality support services.

• Flexible and Adaptive: Programs accommodate diverse schedules and learning styles, making them ideal for students with unique needs or commitments.

• Academic and Social Growth: Combines academic instruction with SEL and restorative practices to foster well-rounded development.

• Future-Ready Preparation: Students gain skills not only for academic success but also for navigating virtual learning and testing environments, critical for college and career readiness.

Equitable Access to Virtual Support

• Addressing the digital divide in NYS, ensuring all students have access to devices and stable internet for virtual tutoring, test prep, and alternative suspension programs. 

Data Privacy

• Resources on FERPA compliance for virtual learning environments. 

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

• Google Classroom, Schoology, and Seesaw for managing student work, communication, and support during tutoring, test prep, and suspension periods. 

Communication Tools

•  Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Breakout Rooms for group tutoring sessions, or one-on-one support for students in virtual suspension. 

Monitoring and Reporting

•  Tools like ClassDojo and Edpuzzle to track student participation and progress in virtual tutoring or during alternative suspension. 

• Emphasize the role of SEL in virtual suspension rooms to support student behavior and emotional regulation. 

• Incorporate mindfulness tools like "Headspace for Educators" or "GoNoodle" to support students during their time in suspension.