From Carol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Virtual Learning Academy
Consortium
Enrollment: 269 (February count) students in grades K-8
Supported by a team that
includes:
·
8
full time certified teachers
·
1
Program Administrator
·
1
Project Assistant
·
Technical
support team
·
Helpdesk
services for families
Highlights for the year:
Participating Counties:
Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne
Number of participating districts: 57
VLAC
uses email, webinars, and meetings to provide regular updates to participating
districts and assist with state reporting requirements
MEAP
administered for all students in grade 3-8 at sites in Oakland, Livingston and
Wayne counties with 85% participation rate
ELPA
administered at multiple sites for students who receive ELL services
EDPs completed for 8th
grade students
Fountas & Pinnell
reading assessments conducted for grades K-3
Students complete daily
checkpoint assessments to receive immediate feedback on learning, VLAC teachers
grade comprehensive unit assessments to monitor student learning
Learning Guides receive
periodic reports on students’ progress toward grade completion (pacing and
proficiency)
Teachers use Skype to
conduct live sessions for individual students and/or Learning Guides
Teachers use Adobe
Connect to conduct live group sessions for students and/or Learning Guides
Conducted multiple
parent orientation webinars to help families get started with VLAC program,
Calvert curriculum, and Learning Management System (Connexus)
Face to face activities
included: Fall Open House, trip to The
Parade Company and a scheduled trip to The Henry Ford (cancelled due to
inclement weather), Family Science and Engineering Night, and Michigan Week
Celebration
From me ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My
role as a mentor teacher
Moving from sage on the stage to guide
on the side
Mentor to student – and parents
I am a counselor, interventionist
The definition of work from bell to bell
has changed as I am in contact with students every weekend and many evenings
My
day
25% interacting with students –customer
service and interactions
25% acting as a learning interventionist
coaching parents or tutoring students
50% monitoring student achievement mainly
done through grading
My
practice as a teacher
Increased communications skills having
difficult conversation and in written form
Deeper relationships with students as
learners
Deeper partnerships with parents
New definition of work through flexible
hours
Getting my own kids off to
school
Being in contact with my
students on weekends and evenings
Increased technology skills have
increase my flexible problem solving skills
Here I am developing the learning
Highlights
of my year
Proficiency as a grading policy
(Jackie) behavior problems bad experience;
taken charge of her own learning.
(Joe) two year of math and science
(Yamen) passed IA admission tests
(Kiara) one year below grade level in
writing and math to on grade level
(Dominique) able to train for Olympics and
be successful in school
(Alyane) medically unable to attend is
successful in our flexible program
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