PLA Virtual News
Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy
"Bytes" From Your School Leader
December 11, 2020
Greetings Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy Families,
Happy Friday! I hope your week has been great. I am so very proud of you. In our newsletter last Friday I encouraged everyone to PUSH through for excellence these last two weeks, and it was evident. We experienced perfect attendance for our K-5 scholars and increased attendance for our 6-12 scholars. As we are preparing for our Semester 1 Awards Ceremony, we will have lots to celebrate, as I know we will finish strong with increased scholar knowledge and academic excellence to prove it!
We have 4 school days until the completion of Semester 1 together. Please stay engaged and focused. The half-way mark finish line (Semester 1) is near, we cannot slow down, we must always finish strong. Our PLA Core Value, Determination: With hard work and superior effort, we can achieve all things.
We have several fun and exciting things planned next week for scholars (organized by our amazing teachers). We encourage everyone to participate and have fun while finishing up unit assessments (K-8) and final exams (9-12). Teachers have shared specific details, but please see highlights further below in our weekly newsletter.
Do you know of a family who would love PLA Virtual? If so, please refer them to our school. We would love to welcome them to our family. We are currently accepting applications for all grade levels. PLA Virtual has open enrollment, so we are able to accept scholars throughput the school year. As we continue to partner with you for the success of your scholar(s), we would love to expand our PLA Virtual family to help other scholars also find academic success in a fully virtual model. PLA Virtual is currently accepting scholar applications, and we would love to grow our community with people you know and love.
If you have specific questions or would like support in a specific area, please remember we are only a phone call or e-mail away. Have a wonderful weekend!
Warmly,
Dr. Townsend
End of Semester Assessments/Finals Week is HERE!
As scholars persevere to finish strong in the classroom focused on mastery and completion, our amazing teachers also has some fun things in store.
K-5 Scholars:
- Daily Theme to show your K-5 Team Spirit
- Homeroom Gathering to Celebrate Semester One Success Together
6th-12th Grade Scholars:
- Goose Chase Scavenger Hunt Challenge with Prizes! (Be sure to check out the video Ms. Hershey created to walk you through signing up)
- It will be a true competition: Middle School vs High School vs Teachers
- MS/HS Team Gathering to Showcase the Final Results and Celebrate Semester One Success Together.
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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. On Friday, September 18, 2020, you should have received personalized access links for your scholar(s). If you did not, please e-mail Dr. Townsend (ttownsend@phalencacademies.org)
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.
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 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 317-939-3787. 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.
Mark Your Calendars
FINALS WEEK
December 14-17, 2020
Teacher Professional Development/End of Semester 1/No School for Scholars
December 18, 2020
WINTER BREAK
December 21-January 4, 2021
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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: 888.655.0777
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