Welcome to Class!
Spring 2017
Dear students, parents, and facilitators.
Student Orientation Course: Must be completed prior to gaining access to your GaVS Course.
The following items are required for the completion of the Student Orientation Course (SOC):
- students complete all sign off
- students complete all agreement quizzes
- students make a 100% on the final Student Orientation Quiz.
OR
- Students may choose to opt out of the Student Orientation Course; however, students who elect to opt out of the Student Orientation Course are still responsible for all content presented in the course.
Students must finish or opt out of the SOC before gaining access to the course. Following successful completion of the SOC, the date on which students will gain access to the course is dependent upon which schedule was selected at the time of registration.
SCHEDULE GROUP START DATES (STUDENTS SELECTED THE SCHEDULE WHEN THEY REGISTERED.)
Schedule Start Date Initial Course Access
18 week August 8, 2016 August 8, 2016
16 week August 22, 2016 August 15, 2016
14 week September 6, 2016 August 29, 2016
12 week September 19, 2016 September 5, 2016
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Syllabus Acknowledgement Form
Upon the enrollment on the first day of class, you are assigned an email address, username@gavirtualschool.org Using your Georgia Virtual School email account is essential since it is the primary form of communication you will use with your instructor and classmates.
Watch this Video to Learn How to Access Your GaVS Email
http://cms.gavirtualschool.org/Development/SOCinfo/SOCStartupVideos/%20GaVSEmail.mp4
Review the Student Handbook
Course End Date and Due Date Information
Late Work Policy - New this semester!
Please be aware of the pacing guide and due dates for all assignments. Extensions past the last day of school will NOT be granted. Student work is due weekly on WEDNESDAYS at (11:59 pm) EST. Check course schedules for specific due dates. Work turned in after the deadline on the course schedule will be accepted within 3 school days following due date with a late penalty assessed.
Late penalty begins on Thursday and is deducted at a rate of 10% of the assignment value per school day. Late work submitted Friday is considered 2 days late. Late work submitted Saturday through Monday is considered 3 days late, and will receive a 30% deduction. Late work submitted after Monday will not be accepted. For weeks where Monday is a holiday, the late work policy will not change. The late work policy is enforced from the original assignment due date. Therefore, if a student is granted an extension and the extended assignment due date is after the original late work window has expired, work submitted after the extended due date will result in a grade of zero.
At the end of the semester, all class work must be submitted prior to the final exam period. Thus, if the final exam period begins Wednesday of the last week of school, all assignments which can still be accepted based on course schedule due dates, must be submitted by Tuesday of the last week of school.
Late work policy example: David turns in an assignment at 3:15 pm on Sunday which is considered three days late. He scores a 7 out of 15 on the assignment. David will lose 30% of the total assignment value, which is 4.5 points on this assignment. The score recorded in the grade book is 2.5/15. A note should be made in the grade book detailing the late work deduction.
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Important Parent Information
Parents should read the knowledge-base articles in the order listed below. The steps must be completed in this order.
During the parent account creation process, you will be required to visit http://www.gavirtualschool.org/ to begin the account creation process.
Steps/Process:
2. Link child to parent account (Student's GTID is needed during this step.)
GAVS Help Videos
Brightspace Help Sessions
Georgia Virtual School will have Brightspace Help Sessions for students and parents on Adobe Connect on the following dates:
Tuesday, August 9 @ 7pm
Tuesday, August 23 @ 7pm
Tuesday, September 6 @ 7pm
You will join by entering the meeting as a Guest. Your username is your first and last name. Here is the link to join each Brightspace Help Session:
Adobe Brightspace Help Classroom
The schoolwide Brightspace Help meetings are separate from individual Welcome sessions held by each teacher. Please plan to attend the meeting with your teacher as well. Your teacher will notify you about the date of that meeting.
AP Courses
Advanced Placement (AP) courses are available during the fall and spring semesters only. While most courses offer 12, 14, 16, and 18 week schedules, AP courses do not have a 12 week option. Due to the increased rigor and time requirements inherent in AP courses, students are strongly encouraged to work on either the 16 or 18 week schedule. Students taking an Advanced Placement (AP) course with Georgia Virtual School should use our school code with the AP test for proper reporting. Our school code is 000033.
The College Board administers AP Exams each year in May. Students who complete AP Exams with GaVS are encouraged to take AP Exams; however, College Board AP Exams are optional for GaVS students. All GaVS students take final exams in AP courses. College Board AP Exams do not affect grades in GaVS courses.
Synchronous Welcome Session
If you miss a session, you can view the recordings. The link is located under the "links" section of our course homepage.
Contact Information
Email: jill.stassie@gavirtualschool.org
Website: www.gavirtuaschool.org
Phone: 678-796-6273
Twitter: @Jill_Ga