July 13th

The digital academy is a distance learning program offered by your child’s home zoned school that allows your child to remain connected to his/her zoned school. 

Leon County Virtual School is an independent Leon County school that is staffed by Leon County Schools highly qualified teachers and staff. 

• Participating in courses through Canvas from home
• Receiving both synchronous and asynchronous instruction
• Receiving whole-group, small-group, and individualized instruction
• Receiving necessary accommodations and supports
• Engaging for developmentally-appropriate lengths of time
• Communicating regularly with peers and the teacher

Sample High School Schedule Options FINAL

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Sample Middle School Schedule Options FINAL

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Weekly live instruction and scheduled 1:1 instruction appointment will be offered in the digital academy, Digital Conferencing will be through Teams

Due to student federal privacy rights we cannot live stream into the classroom.

Possibly, but not guaranteed. It is best to reach out to your school administration to discuss their digital academy scheduling plans.

Live instruction will be recorded and placed in Canvas for students to reference.

Attendance will be taken in FOCUS daily and instructions on how to check in will be distributed to parents/students.

No. The Digital Academy serves the purpose of providing an alternative to the traditional face-to-face setting of the school day due to concerns about Covid-19. For this reason, students should spend the school-day hours in the Digital Academy off of the school campus.

No, you have to choose Digital Academy or traditional school.

Yes. While the agreement made by families asks for a one-semester commitment to a schooling option, the district recognizes that certain situations may arise which would require students to move from a face-to-face setting to a digital academy setting. Within reason these requests will be accommodated. Due to varying concerns over safety and staffing, returns to a face-to-face option from the digital academy will not be possible.

Yes, but you cannot go from the Digital Academy to brick and mortar after school starts. This is a 9 wk commitment to the Digital Academy.

Yes

There will be no paper packets for the Digital Academy. Students will be 100% electronic with Chromebooks and the Canvas LMS system

Yes

No, the student will remain at their zoned digital academy.

How to Select your 2020-2021 Educational Commitment Option

On-line FOCUS Educational Commitment Form:

1. Step One - 
Login to your FOCUS portal using a web browser (Google Chrome preferred) OR the survey can be completed on the LCS FOCUS App.

Important Note - All functions related to Parent Portal accts can be handled with this link - Parent Portal Account instructions

• If you do NOT already have a Focus portal account, you will need to register for a Focus Portal account. In order to be able to create an acct and attach your child, you must be listed as a Parent or Guardian with custody rights and your name must be entered EXACTLY as it is on file.  If you get an error saying "no matching contact", please contact your child's school to verify your contact info on file is accurate.
• If you forgot your password, DO NOT create another account as it will cause significant problems, reset your password using the link above
• If you have an existing account but need to ADD another child to your existing acct, add an additional child using the link above
  

2. Step Two - 
Once logged in you will be presented with Pending Forms for each of your children – all forms MUST be completed before you will be able to view anything else in the portal.  
This is a screen shot of a parent with 3 students.

3. Step Three -
Click on the green In progress button to access the form – Complete BOTH questions and then press Submit and Finish.

4. Step Four - 
Repeat completing the form for each additional child.

The Academic Services team is working on content to assist you in knowing how online options will look and how to provide academic assistance to your child. These supports will be available online in the 1:1 Initiative home page as “Teacher Resources.”

The electives differ per age group K-5, 6-8, 9-12.  Please check your school sites digital academy page for the list of electives.

Digital Academy contact info

At this time, the only foreign language with online content readily available to be loaded into our LMS is Spanish. We are working diligently to find additional courseware.

Yes. If your student is enrolled in the Digital Academy, students who choose to participate in the Digital Academy may still participate in the after-school sports and activities available at their school site..

Yes

Attendance will be taken daily in FOCUS.

All students will have the opportunity to take their Chromebook home at prescheduled times throughout the school year based on their school site. It is expected that secondary students use their Chromebook regularly both at home and at school.

Yes, we will be posting training for students and families for Chromebook and Canvas.

Yes

Weekly live instruction and scheduled one:one instruction appointments will be offered in the digital academy

We are working diligently to find approved, online International Baccalaureate course content. Dr. Williams, at James S. Rickards High School, would be your contact for IB at the high school level. Ms. Meyer is your contact for Fairview.

Yes, the student will have Art and PE

Yes, the student can enroll in the digital academy of the approved school choice school.

Yes, please contact your school for their school-specific plans

Families with students who receive ESE support should contact their child’s school. The Digital Academy will offer a full panoply of services including therapies.

Yes

Yes

▪ For students attending remotely, ESE Specific Courses such as Access, Learning Strategies or Unique Skills will be embedded in Canvas.

▪ IEP and other group meetings with parents will be held face-to-face following CDC and district safety guidelines, remotely through MS Teams or with a combination of participants face-to-face or participating remotely.

▪ Individual Student Evaluations will be completed following CDC and district safety guidelines one-on-one with the evaluator.

▪ Related services such as Occupational therapy, Physical therapy, Assistive Technology, Vision, Hearing, Adaptive PE, Supplementary Academics, and Behavioral supports will be provided on campus or using remote learning set up for access through the Canvas platform.

▪ A variety of service models will be implemented that are sensitive to the students’ home situation and meet the individual needs as outlined in Individual Education Plans (IEP).

Please contact your child’s school so that they may help coordinate Internet connectivity with you.