Student success in the Pike County Virtual Academy 6-8 is dependent on both the student's and parent’s investment in this innovative learning environment. Parents who elect to have their child participate in the model agree to monitor academic progress and coursework. Parent responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Families are expected to provide reliable internet and technology devices to support online learning for the student(s). Technology devices can be checked out from the school if needed.

• Attend an orientation to be informed about the Pike County Virtual Academy 6-8.

• Ensure the student attends one virtual meeting each week at designated times.

• Monitor student progress and contact the facilitators with any concerns.

• Ensure the student keeps pace within his/her courses and completes all assignments daily.

• Understand that students enrolled in the Pike County Virtual Academy 6-8 shall follow and be held accountable to all attendance expectations, regulations, and laws.

• Ensure student’s daily participation in classes and adherence to the daily class schedule. Students who do not meet daily progress and completion of assigned performance tasks for the day/week, will be counted absent.    

• Understand that attendance will be monitored twice per day for all students. Student attendance will be monitored at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm daily. 

• Ensure students participate in scheduled instructional activities and  are expected to interact with their teachers and classmates during normal school hours. 

• Make arrangements for students to attend mandated assessment sessions on-campus throughout the school year. This includes state and district testing sessions (Kentucky Summative Assessment, MAP, Brigance, In-view, etc).

• Make arrangements for students to attend mandated intervention sessions on-campus throughout the school year as needed based on course progress.

Student success in the Pike County Virtual Academy 6-8 is dependent on both the student's and parent’s investment in this innovative learning environment. Student responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct and Acceptable Use Policy while participating in virtual school. 

• Be available, as directed by the facilitators, on school days, to participate in online learning activities. 

• Participate each school day in every enrolled class. 

• Attend one virtual meeting each week at designated times.

• Attend meetings at school, if required (by appointment, adhering to social distancing guidelines). 

• Seek help from the facilitator, as needed. 

• Complete and submit all coursework on time. 

• Communicate in a respectful manner. 

• Ensure you have access to online courses during school hours and can complete assignments after school hours. 

• Acknowledge the school district has access to your schoolwork and comments posted within the online courses.

Learning will occur through a blended model of virtual curriculum and virtual connections.   Students will complete age-appropriate, engaging lessons with access to tools that support learning, including text to speech, audio and translation, text and picture dictionaries, and more. Our Pike County facilitators can easily monitor student progress and performance with usage statistics, grading and feedback tools, curriculum maps, and communication tools.

By offering this curriculum, we will prioritize giving our learners a well-rounded, high-quality education, along with more ownership over their learning, which is one of the first steps in developing a lifelong desire to learn.