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Durant Independent School District DURANT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Duane Merideth, Superintendent 1323 Waco Street, Durant, OK 74701 (580) 924-1276 Phone (580) 924-6019 Fax Durant K-12 Virtual School Policies and Procedures Mission: Reaching every student, every day, every way. Program Description The Durant K-12 Virtual School is an online academic program that utilizes district approved courseware and teacher assistance from highly qualified teachers. Through this program, students are afforded access to fully accredited courses that fit their learning styles and paces. By monitoring student progress, teachers and coordinators ensure student mastery of content before continuing instruction. Program Goals To provide a rigorous online curriculum to full-time virtual students and blended virtual students. To provide access to online curriculum for credit recovery and credit accrual. To make certain students meet necessary requirements for graduation and completion of coursework. To improve student motivation and personal responsibility through mentorship. To ensure student success with online curriculum by providing progress monitoring. To provide daily support on regular school days. www.durantisd.org DURANT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Duane Merideth, Superintendent 1323 Waco Street, Durant, OK 74701 (580) 924-1276 Phone (580) 924-6019 Fax Student Definitions Full-time students: off-site students enrolled in Durant Schools in a fully online curriculum. Students receive all of their academic credits from the coursework done via the learning websites assigned to the student. Blended: students who attend on-site courses associated with extra-curricular activities or courses not offered through the district online websites, such as honors and Advance Placement (AP) courses. Students taking honors, AP, or first-time courses, such as PFL (Personnel Financial Literacy) must be approved by the school counselor or principal. Credit recovery: on-site students who have been unsuccessful in the traditional classroom and are recovering failed credits. These students must be approved by the school counselor or principal. Student Admissions Policy Any student in grades K-12 who is already enrolled with Durant Public Schools may apply for enrollment in the Durant K-12 Virtual School. All students must complete a student contract regarding online conduct, attendance, and behavior once their application has been approved. Application approval must include an intake assessment (interview) and an academic background check prior to acceptance into virtual school. Specific admissions requirements are outlined according to student definitions above. Students may not be enrolled in more than 7 courses during the school day, including virtual classes. Applications are to be returned to 1323 Waco Street, Durant, OK, attention Virtual School applications. www.durantisd.org DURANT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Duane Merideth, Superintendent 1323 Waco Street, Durant, OK 74701 (580) 924-1276 Phone (580) 924-6019 Fax Virtual Student Self-Assessment Completion of the following questions will help students and/or parents determine if the child is a good candidate for virtual school. Determine whether each of the following statements should be answered yes or no, as it applies to the student. 1. I am self-motivated. 2. I am an independent learner needing little guidance or assurances from teacher(s). 3. I stay on task easily or will have a guardian keeping me on task each day. 4. I am able to monitor my own progress or my guardian will. 5. I am willing to devote at least 6 hours per day to school work, 5 days a week (30 hours per week). 6. I am able to comprehend written information without help. 7. I listen and follow directions well. 8. I realize online schoolwork may have more requirements than a traditional course. 9. I consider myself computer literate and am comfortable using technologies, both hardware and software. 10. I manage my time well. 11. I am willing to communicate with my teacher(s). 12. I am confident I can meet the deadlines set by my teacher(s) to successfully complete an online course. The majority of the above statements must be considered “yes” answers. If 4 or more were considered “no,” then online education may not be the best option for this student. www.durantisd.org DURANT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Duane Merideth, Superintendent 1323 Waco Street, Durant, OK 74701 (580) 924-1276 Phone (580) 924-6019 Fax Access to Curriculum Basic computer literacy skills are necessary to navigate through the learning websites, research instructional information and submit assignments. Such skills are: Use an internet browser such as Google Chrome Navigate through a website Download and install browser plug-ins Modify browser settings related to security, pop-ups and firewall settings Create, modify, access and save electronic documents Upload and/or download electronic files Open and send emails Use the designated online messaging system for both sending and receiving messages Attach a file to an email and open a file from an email Take a screenshot of the computer screen Curriculum is accessed by the student and must be read/viewed by the student (or guardian, if student cannot yet read). Teachers are curating coursework, grading assignments, answering academic questions, and offering instructional strategies or academic advice, but are not expected to present academic material or answer technical questions. Curriculum is delivered through the chosen online tools and a help desk is offered on the district’s website (www.durantisd.org). Students may be assigned multiple online learning websites to meet all of their academic needs. It is the responsibility of the student/guardian to know these websites and be responsible for accessing them daily. Students in grades K-6 are required to provide their own computer and internet access. District devices and/or hot spots may be provided, if available, if a student can demonstrate the need. Students in grade 7-12 may check out a district Chromebook to use, but are responsible for providing their own internet access unless a need is represented. Service for personal computers will not be provided by the school district. While attending weekly meetings (see attendance policy) students will be provided computer access. Elementary students may bring their own device and access the district’s Wi-Fi, if they want. When accessing district approved learning websites from home, please open them in a Chrome browser. These are the minimum www.durantisd.org DURANT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT technology requirements for accessing learning sites and it is highly recommendedDuane Merideth, you update Superintendent 1323 Waco Street, Durant, OK 74701 to the most recent versions available: (580) 924-1276 Phone (580) 924-6019 Fax Technology Requirements o Any device capable of accessing the internet, and has audio and video capabilities, except a cell phone. o Installed browsers to use (the preferred browser is Chrome). Microsoft Edge . Mozilla Firefox® (Version 57 or higher) . Safari® (Version 9 or higher) . Chrome® (Version 64 or higher) For users of Internet Explorer, the program must be operated in the Desktop version. Student Academic Policy All students will follow the Durant Public Schools academic calendar and appropriate procedures as outlined in the student handbooks for their grade level site. These handbooks may be found on the district website at www.durantisd.org and choosing the site at which the student is enrolled. Strategies for Successful Online Learning Focus on each subject each school day. Commit at least 45 minutes per day to each subject. More, if necessary to maintain proficiency. Designate the same time each day to school work. Have a designated area to do school work and collect needed materials prior to starting. Choose someone you know to keep you accountable. Report your daily academic accomplishments to a parent/guardian or another adult. See academic help as soon as you need it by messaging or emailing your teacher. This is to be done after you have viewed all of the academic resources provided to you. Online resources, other than those provided by the teacher, can be www.khanacademy.org, www.durantisd.org DURANT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT www.youtube.com/education, and www.teachtube.com. Type theDuane specific Merideth, content Superintendent or subject in the search area for each of these websites. 1323 Waco Street, Durant, OK 74701 (580) 924-1276 Phone (580) 924-6019 Fax Attendance Policy (Daily Attendance) Students must be considered in attendance 90% of the time attendance is taken for the school days in the academic calendar to receive credit or be eligible to participate in extracurricular activities. Students are considered truant any time their attendance falls below 90% of the school-days in session. Students in grade levels 7 through 12 will have attendance taken per course per day. Attendance is considered present if at least one assignment is submitted on or before its due date per week per subject. If at least one assignment is not received per subject by the week of the deadline, then an absence will be recorded for that day in that subject. For subjects that do not have 5 assignments per week, the proper ratio for attendance will be calculated. Student in grade levels K-6 will have attendance taken in half-day intervals. A full-day absence will be recorded for students who do not complete at least one assignment per school day. Students who complete 50% or less of their coursework for the day will receive a half-day absence. Completion of at least one assignment per day per subject will result in full-day attendance. Students are expected to complete coursework 5 days per week between Sunday through Saturday of the week assignments are due. Daily/period attendance in virtual school is defined as the submission of a minimum of one activity per school day per subject/course. This will not keep a student on track for completion of a course, but it will keep them in attendance.
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