MVS Frequently Asked Questions
MVS Frequently Asked Questions
There will be no cost for MISD students to receive instruction through the Midway Virtual School.
MVS students will need to have the same supplies listed for face-to-face (on-campus) learning.
Not necessarily for 6th-12th grades. Secondary students will utilize the online learning platform Edgenuity for their academic grade-level work.
Students in the Midway Virtual School will have assignments or interactions with their course 5 days a week. The MVS academic plan is primarily asynchronous in nature, however, your child's MVS teacher may schedule synchronous learning opportunities so that your child has an opportunity to interact in real time with the teacher and/or other students.
Synchronous learning is two-way, real-time, live instruction between teachers and students through the iPad or other electronic devices.
Asynchronous learning is a curricular experience where students engage in the learning materials on their own time, interacting intermittently with the teacher via the iPad or other electronic devices.
Your child will be required to make progress in the Midway Virtual School by interacting with the teacher and completing assignments.
No. Grading for all Midway Virtual School courses will follow the same grading policy as the courses in the face-to-face model. MVS courses that earn high school credit will count in GPA calculation and class rank. According to TEA guidance, the grading policies for remote instruction must be consistent with the District’s grading policies for on-campus assignments.
The Midway Virtual School will have a separate instructional design but will utilize the same high quality, rigorous MISD curriculum as students who are in face-to-face instruction. The level of rigor, workload, time commitment and timing of classes will be different from the @Home Learning plan that was used in the spring of 2020.
During virtual instruction, time management is critical to success. Students and teachers must remain in communication regarding daily schedules and assignments. As with any traditional course, there is a risk of receiving a lower grade if a student falls behind.
Attendance will be taken daily in the MVS by recording a students engagement in at least one of three ways.
Daily progress within Schoology (or SeeSaw for lower grades); and/or
Daily progress via teacher/student interactions; and/or
Completion/Turn-in of assignments from student to teacher
Students will have assignments that are due daily and/or at teacher discretion just like the face-to-face classroom.
Each student’s Section 504 plan or IEP has been developed to support the student in the face-to-face learning environment. If the student will be accessing curriculum through Midway Virtual School, adaptations may be necessary. The Section 504 plan can continue as written, recognizing that the teachers will implement the accommodations appropriate for a virtual environment. Students receiving dyslexia services through Section 504 will require a meeting to discuss how best to deliver those services and update the student’s plan accordingly. Special education students receiving services through an IEP will require an ARD meeting to make adaptations to the plan of supports and services while the student is receiving instruction virtually. These adapted plans for the Midway Virtual School will remain in effect until the student’s next annual meeting or a special-called meeting.
Progress will be monitored for all students. As always, parents and/or school staff may request a meeting to discuss and adapt the plan to meet the student’s needs and support progress.
Grading for all Midway Virtual School courses will follow the same grading policy as the courses in the face-to-face model. MVS courses that earn high school credit will count in GPA calculation and class rank the same as courses offered face-to-face. According to TEA guidance, the grading policies for remote instruction must be consistent with the District’s grading policies for on-campus assignments.
Students who attend the Midway Virtual School in the 2021-2022 school year will be required to take the appropriate grade level State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests. The Texas Education Agency has provided districts with extended testing windows to ensure all students have the opportunity to test.
No. Virtual School is a year long commitment.
We will have a mobile lunch pick up site, location to be determined.
No. Students participating in the virtual school agreed to these terms on the application form.