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"Bytes" From Your School Leader
April 29, 2022
Greetings Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy Families,
Happy Friday! What an amazing week of ILEARN and ISTEP testing across the State. It was a joy to see everyone in person and see our scholars working so hard and doing their very best to complete state assessments. This upcoming week we will complete make-ups to ensure we achieve our goal of 100% completion and also begin NWEA. So, please be sure your scholar gets plenty of sleep, a good breakfast, and some positive energy to join us the week of Monday, May 2, 2022 for NWEA and ILearn make-ups. Please see below for more information about ILEARN from the Indiana Department of Education. Please contact our State Testing Coordinator, Ms. Carol Sepaniak, csepaniak@phalenacademies.org with any questions.
We are sooooo excited for next week to celebrate our amazing teacher and support staff! You should have received an email last week and this week on the many ways you can join us in honoring and celebrating our teachers who pour love and knowledge into your scholars each school day! Since we are virtual, we ask that you be creative each day, as we are not in a building, sot it not possible to bring a flower, but sending a virtual flower with an inspiring message is a flower that will last forever. Please see the flyer below also as a reminder. Also, please remember to wear RED on Tuesday. I will be in classrooms taking pictures and I want to see everyone in RED for National Teacher day!
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!
Teachers and staff will continue calling you next week as well to tell you more about Summer Advantage and support you with getting your scholar enrolled!
With Gratitude,
Dr. Townsend
Help us Celebrate our Amazing Teachers and Staff!!!
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week--May 2-6, 2022
What is ILEARN? How does it Benefit My Scholar? How Does it Help Guide PLA Virtual Teachers and Staff to Continue Best Supporting my Scholar?
Mark Your Calendars
ILearn Testing Window for ALL Grades 3-8 Scholars
Tuesday, April 19-Friday, May 6, 2022
All families with scholars required to participate have been notified of specific test locations, dates, times and anticipated hours.
ILearn Biology
Tuesday, April 19-Friday, May 6, 2022
All families with scholars required to participate have been notified of specific test locations, dates, times and anticipated hours.
IAM
Tuesday April 19-Friday, May 6, 2022
All families with scholars required to participate have been notified of specific test locations, dates, times and anticipated hours.
NWEA
May 4-6, 2022
ASVAB
May 5, 2022
Virtual Art Show
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Class of 2022 High School Graduation (Tickets Required)
Friday, May 20, 2022
6:00pm
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
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