There are two different types of online learning schools, supplemental and comprehensive. Supplemental means that a student is taking up to 50% of their full course load online. Comprehensive means that a student is taking 100% of their course load online. La Crescent-Hokah High School is not authorized by the state to offer online learning in either format. As a result, students must enroll in a different school, at least part time, to take online classes. Students engaging in supplemental online learning (half-time or less) are dual enrolled between La Crescent-Hokah High School and their online school. In the case of a comprehensive online learning environment (full time online), the student would no longer be a La Crescent-Hokah High School student though they are still eligible to participate in Lancer Athletics and clubs as long as their home address is within the school district's boundaries.
List of approved Minnesota Online Schools - Please make sure they offer the type of online learning you desire
Click here to search the Approved Online Schools and which courses they offer
More information can be found at the Minnesota Department of Education website.
Any NCAA College Bound Student Athletes interested in playing Division I or Division II athletics need to review the NCAA Eligibility criteria to ensure all requirements are met. They also need to verify with the online schools if their courses are NCAA approved.
This information can be found at the NCAA Eligibility Center at: NCAA Eligibility Center
Find an approved Minnesota online school which offers that class you want. La Crescent-Hokah High School can not recommend a specific online program.
Complete the enrollment process specific to whichever online school you choose.
Complete the Online Learning Supplemental Notice of Registration form (Some of the online schools do this online and others use paper forms. It is the students responsibility to check how each school does it, but is usually included in the enrollment process).
Sign the La Crescent - Hokah Supplemental Online Learning Agreement Form
Submit a copy of the course syllabus to the Counseling Office for approval
Once we receive confirmation from the online school you are enrolled AND you have proved that you can log into the course, your La Crescent - Hokah High School schedule will be changed. Until that point in time, students must attend their regularly scheduled classes.
A student may access supplemental instruction through online learning for up to 50% of the student’s full schedule and remain enrolled in their local school. This means a maximum of three classes may be taken online.
La Crescent-Hokah High School staff are unable to assist students with questions regarding online schools or courses. This includes providing academic assistance or materials for online classes as well as interceding on the student’s behalf if there is a concern. This is the responsibility of the online provider and the family of the student.
All online courses must be taken through a Minnesota Department of Education approved school and courses must be approved ahead of time through the Guidance Office by submitting a course syllabus to ensure the course meets graduation requirements. The Online Learning Supplemental Notice of Registration form must also be completed. High School schedules will be changed only once all of these items are completed. Until that time, students must attend their scheduled classes.
La Crescent-Hokah High School does not accept partial credits. Courses must be completed in their entirety within the given semester in order to receive credit. Courses which are not completely completed will be given a failing grade.
All students, including those taking online classes, are required to maintain full time credit status each semester. Students must be enrolled in at least 6 classes each semester with a maximum of 7 classes per semester.
All grades earned through online classes will be transferred in and averaged into the student’s high school GPA for the semester in which they have enrolled and approved for the class(es). This includes failing grades, withdrawals, and withdrawal-fail grades in accordance with school procedure. Students should meet with the counselor before making any changes to their online classes to ensure they fully understand their decision.
Any fees associated with the online course may become the responsibility of the student/parent(s).
A diploma will not be awarded until all online courses are finished entirely and transcripts are evaluated if the course is needed to meet graduation requirements. Students will not receive their diploma on the day of graduation if a final transcript is needed to verify required credits for graduation.
Online courses are considered in La Crescent-Hokah High School Activities eligibility and Flex period requirements.
Students will be provided with a study hall in their schedule for their online course. Students are expected to be in that study hall room and be working on their online courses during that hour. Schedule changes will not be made to accommodate having 1st or 7th period "online" courses.
For every student who goes online, a portion of the funding that the state provides for the student is subtracted from the state aid given to La Crescent-Hokah School District. For this reason, students are discouraged from taking any class online when there is a comparable course offered in the building.