COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 213
September 5, 2008
INFORMATIONAL
TO:
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Division
Superintendents
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FROM:
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Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr.
Superintendent
of Public Instruction
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SUBJECT:
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Virtual Virginia School Course Catalog, Web Link and
Spring Registrations
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The
Department of Education encourages school divisions to include courses offered
by Virtual Virginia School
in their secondary program of studies. The course listings are posted in the
Course Catalog section of the website: www.virtualvirginia.org. The course
listings for the 2009-2010 academic year will be available by December 15,
2008. All current courses will be available and additional course offerings are
being reviewed and will be posted to the website. The Department of Education
also requests that school divisions include a link to Virtual Virginia
School on their division
website.
School
divisions are reminded that the Virtual
Virginia School
will continue to accept registrations for the 2008/2009 4x4 spring semester
block courses through February 6, 2009.
Students
enrolling in Virtual Virginia who are participants in the Early College
Scholars program will have tuition and Advanced Placement examination fees for
any Virtual Virginia Advanced Placement course paid by the Department of
Education. World language courses are tuition-free for all Virginia public school students during the
2008-2009 school term. Information about the program is available at www.virtualvirginia.org.
Courses in
the Virtual Virginia School
can be taken asynchronously and are designed to offer maximum flexibility for
students with scheduling conflicts. These classes also support school divisions
with enrollments too small for a full-time instructor. Highly qualified and
fully licensed Virginia
instructors teach these courses and schools participating are supported by a
team of technical support staff and a school counselor. Online classes utilize
course management software and Web conferencing to enhance the learning
environment for students.
If you need
additional information on the Virtual Virginia program, please contact Cathy Cheely
by e-mail at cathy.cheely@doe.virginia.gov,
director of Teleproduction Services/Virtual Virginia.
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