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Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy
"Bytes" From Your School Leader
May 20, 2022
Greetings Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy Families,
Happy Friday! Today is THE BIG DAY for our Senior Class of 2022!!! If you have not already liked and followed us on Facebook, today is THE day to do so, as we will go LIVE for our ceremony this evening at 6:00pm EST. Please join me in wishing them well and congratulating them on earning their high school diplomas. We are beyond proud and look forward to seeing how they will continue to change and shape their communities and world into a better place.
We look forward to seeing YOU and your family next Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Riverside Park from 11:00am-2:00pm for our Annual End of Year Family Fun Day! We are celebrating the amazing academic and character growth and success of our scholars at the Park. We ask that ALL families bring your borrowed school Chromebooks, chargers and hotspot wifi devices with you. Please see below for more information. I promise this is an event you do not want to miss!
Have you enrolled your scholar in Summer Advantage? if not, what are you waiting on?!?! Our teachers have also been reaching out this week to support you with enrollment, as we do not want you to miss out on this amazing opportunity! What are your summer plans? We hope you will consider joining us for an amazing summer learning opportunity through Summer Advantage! This is the FIRST year that this will be offered FULLY virtual exclusively for our scholars! Our K-8 scholars will have an opportunity to learn, have fun, participate in virtual field trips and be provided with a meal over the summer for 5 weeks at NO COST to you! Please see below and scan to QR code to learn more and register for this FREE Summer Learning opportunity. Seats are VERY limited, so be sure to register today!
With Gratitude,
Dr. Townsend
Family Fun Day & Device Check-In/Return
Mark your calendars for our spectacular end of the year event!
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Riverside Park from 11:00am-2:00pm.
Please bring your borrowed Chromebook, charger, and hotspot Wi-Fi device (if you have borrowed any of these devices from PLA Virtual this school year) for an annual check-in. If you are not returning next year, we will collect your device(s).
We will have raffle drawings, free yummy food, cold drinks, games, a large playground, music, good fellowship with teachers and staff, and lots of fun.
You do not want to miss this!
Bring your device and stop by Riverside Park on Thursday, May 26, 2022 from 11am-2pm!
See you next week!
Mark Your Calendars
Class of 2022 High School Graduation (Tickets Required)
Friday, May 20, 2022
6:00pm
Like and Follow us on Facebook to Watch the Ceremony LIVE
Finals Week
Monday, May 23-Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Family Fun Day & Device Check-in/Return
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Memorial Day (No School)
Monday, May 30 2022
Last Day of School (End of Grading Period/Semester 2) --Alternate LIVE Schedule
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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.
If you need to report an absence, please call our school at 317-939-3787 and press “2.” All excused absence documentation should be e-mailed directly to our Office Administrator Mrs. Jones, email: tijones@phalenacademies.org.
Please review the PLA Virtual attendance policy for more specific details.
Setting up your Family Infinite Campus Student Portal Access Letter Emailed to ALL Families September 2021
Hello Parent/Guardian of PLA Virtual Scholar,
You now have a Campus Student account! The following are your login credentials:
• Navigate to the following link or Download the PLA App on your Phone:
https://incloud1.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/students/phalen.jsp
• Your new username is : Your Scholar’s 9 Digit STN (this is the same number they use to login daily to Blackboard)
• Your Password is : Your Scholar’s 9 Digit STN (this is the same number they use to login daily to Blackboard)
Please note, you will be prompted to reset your password on your first attempt. Please use your scholar’s date of birth as a new password. i.e. 01/02/2008
Look at the tools that you will have available in Campus Student.
• Calendar
• Attendance Check-In
• Assignments
• Grades
• Schedule
• Fees
• Reports
• Message Center
If you have any questions, please email operations@phalenacademies.org or Dr. Townsend at ttownsend@phalenacademies.org
Thank you!
Tora H. Townsend, PhD
Principal
Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy
(317) 939-3787
PLA University Announces Its 2021 Training Start Dates, Expanding Free Job Training in Health and Information Technology
Indianapolis, IN - Phalen Leadership Academies is honored to announce the official launch of the upcoming 2021 cohort of PLA University, a tuition-free job training program for the adult family members of current PLA scholars.
Last year’s cohort launched with Health & Life Sciences training. The new cohort, beginning August 23rd, expands training to include Information Technology (IT). PLA families can now apply for training to become: IT support professionals, Forklift Operators, Certified Nursing Assistants, Veterinary Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians, Medical Billers and Coders, or Medical Assistants.
“We are excited to expand the offerings of PLA University to bring more training options and training partners for PLA families,” said PLA University Executive Director, James Swift. “We have been bolstered by the support of local businesses and institutions such as the Launch Hope Foundation, the Hardon Educational Institute and Penn Foster College. These partners are helping us to lay a strong foundation as we work to help our families secure jobs with competitive salaries and long range potential.”
Created in the wake of the murder of George Floyd to foster self-sufficiency and economic parity, PLA University is among the first career training institutions of its kind as it seeks to improve the outcomes of both PLA scholars and families. The program works to teach families life skills, provides certification training and job placement. The program is located at James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy on Indianapolis's Far Eastside.
The next PLA University cohort begins August 23rd. For more information or to apply to join this PLA Universitycohort, please visit PLAUniversity.org and apply or contact info@plauniversity.org.
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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