COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
PRINS. MEMO NO. 19
June 10, 2003
ELEMENTARY /
MIDDLE / SECONDARY
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TO: |
Principals |
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FROM: |
Patricia I.
Wright Assistant
Superintendent for Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Project
Graduation Distance Learning Scholarships |
The
Governor of Virginia is pleased to announce the statewide availability of
online summer school courses for Virginia students and scholarships for
Virginia public school students enrolling in English 10 and 11 online courses.
This opportunity is offered in partnership with Prince William and York
Counties to provide locally-developed online distance learning courses
statewide this summer.
Online
courses allow students to engage in coursework anytime during the day or night;
however, students should complete lessons within several days of their
classmates. Students must have a connection to the Internet and may participate
in online classes at school, the library, or at home. Minimum technical and
other requirements for participation in online courses apply. School
administrators should consult the Prince William and York County Public Schools
websites to ensure online courses are suitable for prospective students.
Schools
with students enrolled in online courses must designate a contact person who
will be available to students during the course. The contact person must participate
in an orientation session with Prince William or York County Public Schools.
The orientation session may be done via the Internet. Grades will be reported
numerically to the school contact person.
Tuition
is $525 per student per course. Examples of available courses include: English
10, 11, 12; Algebra I, II; Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry; World History and
U.S. History.
School
administrators may register students directly with Prince William at: http://www.pwcs.edu/pwcsvirtualhs/
and York at: http://yorkcountyschools.org/VirtualHS/VHSInformation.htm.
The deadline for registration is June 27 for Prince William County
courses and June 16 for York County courses.
Summer School Scholarships
As a
pilot of Project Graduation, certain public school students may receive tuition
scholarships for online English 10 or 11 courses. To be eligible for a
scholarship the following criteria must be met:
The student is
a rising senior,
The student
failed the course and the high
school
English/reading or English/writing Standards of Learning assessment, and
The course is
not readily available for summer school enrollment through the local school
division. (Students who meet the above two criteria only may still apply for
scholarship consideration.)
The
Department of Education will pay full tuition for scholarship students to
Prince William and York Counties. The attached Scholarship Application Form
must be faxed to the Department of Education for consideration. Scholarship
students and the school-contact person will be required to participate in an
evaluation of this summers online courses, which will include reporting SOL
assessment results to the Department of Education. We anticipate awarding
tuition scholarships to 12 students from each Superintendents Regional Study
Group. Scholarship award notifications will be made before classes start.
Questions
regarding online courses should be directed to Greg Weisiger, associate
director, Teleproduction Services at (804) 692-0335.
Attachment
PIW/MH
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/administrators/principals_memos/2003/ems019a.pdf