Normally, VVLA for 6th-12th grades has a once per week 2.5-hour lab attendance requirement. During this time, students meet individually with advising teachers to talk about progress and set and measure weekly goals, and they meet as a small group for social emotional learning. This allows us to build a sense of community for students. In the more than 10 years that VVLA has provided online education, we have found that students who attend once per week do much better than those who don’t.
During this difficult time, we are trying to meet the needs of families by providing a non-attendance option for grades 6th-12th if there is a health reason that would require it.
We are also offering an online-only option for grades K-5.
These online options still require two-way contact (Zoom, email, phone) with the advising teacher weekly. This contact must be in regard to the student’s progress towards academic goals.