Welcome to the 2023-2024 School Year!
The FVA team consists of full-time administrators, teachers and content designers who are dedicated to helping you have an incredible online learning experience! In addition, our program utilizes specialists across the county to help facilitate and create amazing courses for our students!
Getting Started!
Step 1 - Accessing your Course and General Navigation
FVA courses begin on Thursday, August 3. All FVA courses are housed in Canvas, which is accessed in Classlink. Please log in to Classlink and click the Canvas icon. From there, click on "Courses" and visit each listed course to look for modules, lessons, and directions from your teacher.
From there, students are to log in to their courses each day to work on assignments/modules, check your inbox messages, review teacher feedback and view the course homepage!
Step 2 - Staying in touch
It is VERY important to check your course homepage and Canvas messenger daily for optimal success. The Canvas messenger is the most reliable and effective way for students to communicate with their teacher(s) and should be the primary way students communicate with their teachers.
Parent communication is best facilitated through email. Teacher emails are listed on the course homepage.
*Canvas has both student and parent (observer) apps. These apps are useful in communicating with teachers, viewing assignments, and seeing feedback on work. Consider downloading these apps for easy access on the go!
Step 3 - Organization
Forsyth Virtual is an asynchronous program, meaning that you have access to your course at any point of any day, 24/7. Due to this nature, it is very important that you locate the course calendar and resources frequently, understand when the posted due dates are, and set up a schedule accordingly. Failure to stay organized and on pace with the posted due dates will significantly affect your ability to achieve a favorable academic standing and could result in removal from the program.
Step 4 - Accessing and Understanding your Course Materials
The keys to success in a virtual classroom are organizing your time to stay on track with assignments and communicating with your teacher. Using the course calendar and interacting with the course content are great habits to establish. While some courses will provide a separate guide or checklist, others will simply use the course calendar to keep track of assignments. You will learn more about course navigation in the first unit of your course!
Please message your teacher if you have questions about the class or content! Your teacher will have office hours and periodic live sessions to provide additional support (approx. 2/week). Please find the time for those support sessions within the teacher-provided course materials!
Step 5 - Accessing your Grades
Like all other schools in Forsyth County, student grades and information are housed in Parent Portal. To access your grades, you will simply log into Parent Portal and make sure the 'view' is changed to reflect Forsyth Virtual Academy. Please see the links below for assistance.
*Please note: Forsyth Virtual grades will not be reflected on your base school's physical report cards/ progress reports. Using the method linked below will be required to review student progress and grades in FVA courses at all times.
Other Important Policies/Information:
Attendance
Attendance for virtual learning is defined by the engagement of the student through an online platform demonstrating the intent to complete the course.
Daily virtual attendance expectations for elementary, middle, and high school will be outlined in the information provided at the beginning of the school year.
Students are expected to engage in lessons, complete/submit assignments by established due dates, communicate in a timely manner with teachers, and participate in virtual learning sessions as outlined in the course content and pacing for each respective course taken via Forsyth Virtual.
Students who are not successful in a virtual learning environment (ex: excessive missing work, lack of communication, poor attendance, etc.) will be required to return to in-person learning at an appropriate transition point.
Students who are not meeting attendance expectations as defined above will be considered absent in accordance with the specific attendance procedures by school level (Elementary, Middle, High). These absences will be documented in Infinite Campus and will not be eligible for adjustment based solely on subsequent student activity.
FVA Late Work Policy
FVA strongly encourages students to complete and submit assignments on or before each assigned due date, in order to achieve desired academic success.. Failure to complete assignments by these dates will drastically reduce content comprehension and potential options for recovery.
Students that are not completing and submitting work by the established due date will be formally marked as absent for corresponding days in Infinite Campus.
Without prior communication and/or documentation, absences will not be retroactively adjusted based on student completion/submission of late assignments.
FVA Missing Work Policy
Assignments that have not been completed or submitted by the established due date will be entered as “M” in the gradebook, resulting in a grade calculation of 0%. If completed within the allotted timeline, teachers will assess the submission and update the gradebook accordingly.
Teachers and administrators will assess missing work/student progress at each 9 week mark. Having excessive unexcused missing and/or incomplete assignments may result in a transition back to the student’s respective base school or an alternate setting as appropriate.
Please note: To receive credit for late work, all previously assigned activities (formative and summative) must be submitted by the established dates listed below:
Final Day for Late Submissions, Semester 1: 12.5.23
Final Day for Late Submissions, Semester 2: 5.9.24
FVA Honor Code
Forsyth Virtual believes the fundamental objective of this program is to provide students with a high quality education, while developing a sense of ethics and social responsibility. We believe that trust is an integral part of the learning process and that self-discipline is absolutely necessary in this pursuit. Please review the policy linked below to ensure the integrity of student work is upheld.
Testing Information
State mandated testing (EOGs and EOCs) is required for those who choose to take these corresponding courses with FVA. These exams, along with any applicable AP exams will be taken at the student's base school during the scheduled times. Please see your base school's webpage for more information.
Calendar and Important Dates:
FVA courses begin on Thursday , August 3th and the Academy's calendar coincides with the Forsyth County Schools' 2023-2024 approved school calendar.
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