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Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy
"Bytes" From Your School Leader
February 5, 2021
Greetings Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy Families,
Happy Friday! Welcome to all our amazing new families who joined our school community this week. You are definitely at the right place, at the right time. It is officially Black History Month, and the honors and celebrations have begun in our homeroom and classes. I hope that your scholar has shared with you some of the many things they are learning and discussing during our Black History Month celebration. If they have not, I have officially given you something to discuss at meal time this entire month.
Thank you to all families who participated in parent teacher conferences on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 or committed to rescheduling your meeting time with teachers. We achieved a 90% Learning Coach attendance rate, not including families who rescheduled, which will increase the number once they are completed. Our partnership is critical for scholar success and we appreciate your commitment and supporting your scholar at home to remain on a path of excellence.
Please be sure to keep scrolling, as we have lots of great events coming up and we do not want you to miss out, including our FIRST Award Ceremony on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 5:30pm EST. We want you to be there, virtually, and have shared private invitations to ensure you have access links!
Are you talking about us? We surely hope so! As you continue to practice social distancing while connecting with friends and family (small groups, Zoom, FaceTime, Google Duo, phone calls, text messages, etc.) don't forget to share our school with others. Please be sure to tell the families you talk to about our school, to mention your name when they complete the official online enrollment form. We want to acknowledge you for telling others about our school and community.
With Gratitude,
Dr. Townsend
Class of 2022 Scholars Indianapolis Testing Completed! One down, 2 more to go...Monticello and Bloomington
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Mark Your Calendars
Black History Month Begins
Monday, February 1, 2021
ISTEP+ Assessments (11th Grade Scholars, Class of 2022 ONLY)
February 9-10, 2021--Monticello, IN
PLA Virtual Scholar and Learning Coach Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
5:30-6:30pm
President's Day Holiday--No School
Monday, February 15, 2021
ISTEP+ Assessments (11th Grade Scholars, Class of 2022 ONLY)
February 17-18, 2021--Bloomington, IN
Scholar Attendance
Scholar attendance is critical for academic success and we must partner together to ensure it is completed daily.
You should have received an email from Dr. Townsend with your Infinite Campus Student Portal Log-in Information, a video tutorial, a written guide to logging daily attendance and our school attendance policy. If you have not received the email or are experiencing difficulties logging in, please contact us and we will support you.
Learning Coaches/Parents, please remember that you must log in to count your scholar as present by 9:00am daily. In addition, teachers will take attendance during all live sessions, and scholars are expected to remain in class the entire time to ensure they receive the full lesson.
If you need to report an absence, please call our school at 317-829-6065 . All excused absence documentation should be e-mailed directly to Dr. Townsend, email: ttownsend@phalenacademies.org.
Please review the PLA-Virtual attendance policy for more specific details.
Infinite Campus Parent Portal Access
As we partner together for our scholars success, we want to ensure you have real-time access to your scholar's academic success journey at PLA Virtual. ). If you did not receive a personalized access link within one week of enrollment, please e-mail Dr. Townsend (ttownsend@phalencacademies.org) to ensure you have full access.
Here is a short Getting Started video to check out:
https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/getting-started-with-campus-parent-and-campus-student-video
Infinite Campus is a district-wide student information system designed to manage attendance, grades, schedules, assessments, and other information about our scholars.
Parents/Learning Coaches have access to Campus Portal, a confidential and secure website that allows you to log in and view your scholars' progress. There is also an app available for both iOS and Android devices on our website.
Logging into the Campus Portal will allow you to view the following
real-time information about your child: demographics, attendance, grades, and report cards.
If you have additional questions regarding Infinite Campus - Campus Portal, please email operations@phalenacademies.org.
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The mobile app will offer a constantly updated feed of school and network news and events with photos and links to PLA school websites. The app can also be customized by the user by selecting the schools they are most interested in for news and updates. Users can also choose to receive push notifications to get breaking news, updates about school closures, calendar changes, or even sports updates.
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Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy (PLA Virtual) is a tuition-free online learning academy for Indiana families in grades K-12. We are backed by an accredited university to help empower our scholars and families to accelerate academic success with high-quality curriculum taught in their own environment. We use technology to provide interactive and rigorous online classes that allow our scholars to learn and thrive. Our scholars excel not just in academics, but also socially and emotionally with a blend of online coursework and options to engage in sports and enrichment at a local PLA campus.
Email: ttownsend@phalenacademies.org
Website: PLAVirtual.org
Location: Indiana, USA
Phone: 317.939.3787
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhalenLeadershipAcademies
Twitter: @AcademiesPhalen