Frequently Asked Questions

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFocFiXSjQ/p8EIh8fDl3d0SS4aVrgofA/view?utm_content=DAFocFiXSjQ&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink

Yes, we offer the following courses:  Honors, Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, etc. courses are available.

Yes. Parents must transport students to campus for LEAP 2025, ACT, WorkKeys, ELPT, and other standardized tests.  The dates will be posted on the calendar.

Yes. You may submit an appeal. The decision of the appeals committee is final.

Yes. If after implementing interventions and strategies with no success, the district has established guidelines for leaders to consider transitioning individual students who are struggling with academics or attendance to on-campus instruction if it is determined that a detrimental loss of learning is occurring.

Yes. The District will provide students with the necessary instructional materials, but it will vary based on the grade level and coursework of the student.

Yes. Both counselors and mental-health professionals are available.

Students will learn virtually and the teacher will teach virtually. Teachers will use both online educational materials and student interaction with traditional classroom methods. This model requires the virtual presence and engagement of both teacher and student, with some elements of student control over time, place, path, or pace (self-guided). JVHS Teachers will teach from a Jefferson Parish Brick and Mortar School. This model is not a software program where students complete work at their own pace.

No. Virtual courses will be taught by JVHS teachers. However, parents can expect the same caliber of teacher and a consistent experience.

No. Students who attend JVHS are students of the virtual school.

No. Students who attend JVHS are associated with the virtual school only. The student will no longer be a student at their “home-based” and will be enrolled in Jefferson Virtual High School.

Gifted and Talented services will be provided through a virtual GT teacher. Specific scheduling information will be provided to each student who qualifies for GT services.

All students will be provided “live” synchronous virtual opportunities to ask questions. Students who require in-person assistance may report to the designated campus during tutorial times.

Students who are guaranteed related services through Special Education, English as a Second Language, Bilingual Education, 504, etc. and choose the virtual academy will be provided the opportunity to convene a meeting, if necessary, to revise their supports and services to ensure we meet the needs of our students virtually.

JVHS will have a separate instructional design but will utilize the same high quality, rigorous Tier-I curriculum as students who are in face-to-face instruction.

Truancy and attendance policies are required for virtual as well as in-person learning. The district will continue the current policies related to attendance. In a virtual learning environment, attendance will continue to be recorded and students earn attendance through daily engagement measures. A student will be considered absent if the student does not have documented engagement with their learning management system and/or daily contact with the teacher, and/or documentation of completion/turn in of daily assignments. Teachers will enter daily attendance for students by the end of each school day.

Grading for all JVHS courses will follow the same grading policy as the courses in the face-to-face model. JVHS courses that earn high school credit will count in GPA calculation and class rank. The grading policies for remote instruction will be consistent with the District’s grading policies for on-campus assignments.

Students who qualify for free/reduce lunch may pick-up “to-go” meals from a designated location. Students will receive their meal pick-up location after they complete virtual student orientation.

JVHS students will provide mobile devices to students who need them in order to participate in virtual instruction. Students will receive their devices after they complete virtual student orientation.

Jefferson Virtual High School (JVHS) will not have any sporting teams. The school may have limited virtual clubs and groups.

Yes. Graduates from Jefferson Virtual High School (JVHS) will participate in an in-person graduation ceremony in the spring.