Scenarios Action Option What if Transcript 1 Original Credit Student previously failed English 9 and has retaken the English 9 course and passes as a sophomore. Student is in the 11th grade but still lacks an English 10 credit. Student has never taken English 10. Original credit virtual course may be offered before school, after school, lunch, or during a regular school period with an online teacher and a local school mentor. Q. What if the school has an English 10 teacher available? A. If the school can arrange a student’s schedule so he/she can take regular classroom courses and still graduate with his/her peers, then this is certainly an option. Online course grade should be recorded on the student’s transcript according to State Board Policy 2515 Uniform Grading. 2 onTarget Credit Recovery Student receives an F in Algebra 1. Enroll student in Algebra 1 credit recovery course. An onTargetWV credit recovery course can be taken before school, after school, during lunch, during a credit recovery class period during the school day, or in summer school. Credit recovery requires an online instructor, school mentor, and alignment to West Virginia CSOs and SREB Standards for Online Courses. Q. What if a student takes an Algebra 1 or credit recovery course during the day and has the capability and knowledge to finish the course before the semester ends? A. Student recovers the credit for the previously failed Algebra 1 course. onTargetWV credit recovery course final grade from online instructor is recorded on the student’s transcript; accommodations can be made for students with IEPs. Original failing grade should remain on the transcript and recovered grade recorded on the transcript.
Scenarios Action Option What if Transcript 3. onTarget Credit Assistance/Rescue Student was enrolled in English 10. Two weeks later the student transfers to another high school. One month later, the student transfers to yet another high school or institutional facility. Student has attended English 10 class at each school but has no earned credit because of the multiple placements. Student is now behind. Or Student is enrolled in an elective course such as Spanish 1 for two months. Student then transfers to another high school or institutional facility which does not offer Spanish 1. Student needs to complete the Spanish 1 course. Enroll student in onTargetWV so he/she can advance through the content already mastered to complete the course. To accommodate special circumstances such as those mentioned, students may enroll in onTargetWV for credit assistance/ rescue purposes. Student assistance/ rescue enrollments must be reviewed by the WV Virtual School staff to ensure this is the best instructional strategy for this student. Q. What if a student has been in English 10 for eight weeks or more but has attended three different schools in the process and has no credit? A. Contact the WVVS office. Upon review of the situation for each individual student, WVVS staff will work with the school’s staff to determine if student meets eligibility for credit assistance/rescue. onTargetWV credit recovery grade issued by the online course teacher will be recorded on the student’s transcript.