Virtual Learning - Oak Creek - Franklin Joint School District

Virtual Team

Why Choose OC Virtual?

OC Virtual, like all Oak Creek-Franklin Joint District schools, is working to Build Success Futures Together. While students may not be physically present in the buildings for most of their learning, Oak Creek-Franklin staff work together with students to engage, challenge and inspire.

OC Virtual is a program that students and families choose for a variety of reasons including a personalized learning approach, safe and supportive staff and freedom to work when and where it is convenient for our students and their families. OC Virtual students have the opportunity to accelerate their path or slow down to get additional support along the way. Our students are as diverse in Virtual Learning needs as they are in their reasons for choosing our Virtual Program, from traveling overseas to traditionally homeschooled students looking for more structure to students needing additional time for pursuing a talent. We work with students in each of these situations to find solutions and courses that best meet their needs and strengths, while getting them ready for success in their future.

To learn more, check out our OC Virtual Guides and informational videos below.

Elementary Guide

Introduction to Elementary Virtual Video Guide

Secondary Guide

Secondary Informational Video

Student/Guardian Success Guide

Elementary Guides can also be found in Arabic, Albanian, Punjabi and Spanish. Secondary Guides can also be found in Arabic, Albanian, Punjabi and Spanish.

Registration

All students will fill out the registration form for OC Virtual through the district website prior to the start of the school year. Students and guardians will be required to view an informational video to decide if this is the right fit for their students. Current students will need a recommendation from the OC Virtual administrator who will use their past success in the Virtual program including attendance, engagement, and grades to make a determination. The district will review all applications. Students/Parents will be notified at least 3 weeks prior to the start of the semester if they have been accepted into OC Virtual.

Home School students will fill out the application form for OC Virtual through the district website. All home-schooled students from the year before will automatically be accepted into OC Virtual, assuming they have met all eligibility criteria. NOTE: Besides the OC Virtual application, parents must also register students with the school district.

Student Eligibility

Elementary Student Eligibility: OC Virtual is an optional program that is available to all resident students, but student success is paramount to our mission in Oak Creek. All students must agree to the attendance and grade eligibility criteria. Strong organizational and self-motivation are important characteristics of successful virtual students. Once in the program, students must not be considered habitually truant and be academically successful. If a student fails to meet these requirements they will be on probation for one semester. IF the student comes back into compliance they may continue in the program and will no longer be on probation. If a student does not come back into compliance they shall be placed back in their home school where better support can be provided.

Secondary Student Eligibility: OC Virtual is an optional program that is available to all resident students, but student success is paramount to our mission in Oak Creek. All students must agree to the attendance and grade eligibility criteria for continuation in the program. Strong organizational and self-motivation are important characteristics of successful virtual students. Once in the program, students must maintain a 2.0 GPA and complete all courses within each semester. If a student fails to meet these requirements they will be on probation for one semester. If the student comes back into compliance they may continue in the program and will no longer be on probation. If a student does not come back into compliance they shall be removed from the full-time program and be placed back in their home school. Students who are open-enrolled in the Oak Creek School District will not be able to participate due to changes in state law. Guidance/parental approval is required for participation in OC Virtual.

Home School Students from year before: All Home School students will be automatically accepted in the program as full-time students. After starting the program these students will follow the same rules for continuing eligibility as all other students for their grade level.

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Resources

Resources

Video Resources

Check out some helpful video resources below.

(Elementary only)

Elementary Parent (EdOptions Academy)

Secondary Parent (EdOptions Academy)

Parent Resources

Parent Success Zone
Student Success Zone
A Parent Guide to Supporting Your Child Through Virtual Learning
Parent Podcasts

Frequently Asked Questions

Log In Information

Website: edmentum.com/sislogin (bookmarked on student chromebooks as well)

Student Log in: same login and password as OC log-in and password
**dont use email address as log in - remove the @student.ocfsd.org (smitjohn25 - NOT smitjohn25@student.ocfsd.org)

Parent Log in: User name: FirstLastname (John Smith = JohnSmith) - not case sensitive PW: oakcreek1!
(you can change your password once you log in)

Attendance Requirements

Students are required to work consistently and to follow the pacing provided in the EdOptions Academy. Students may complete more than what the pacing suggests each week and are encouraged to do so. Another important part of attendance is regular communication with EdOptions Academy online teachers. Students are expected to respond within 24 hours to any emails they receive. In addition to submitting work according to the suggested pace, students will also have at least one synchronous contact with their virtual instructor. This contact can be a monthly phone call, attendance at a Live Lesson or Webinar, an Instant Message, or a text message.

Recommended Elementary Schedule: Students should expect to have full-day instructional activities to complete. Some students may work through the material faster than others, but most should expect 3-4 hours per day depending on the grade level and coursework. Students should plan to attend all daily synchronous learning sessions for their grade with their teacher. Follow-up work in the core subjects (reading, math, science, and social studies) should take students an additional 30 minutes per subject daily or 2 hours. Students should expect to spend 1-2 hours on Specials courses (art, physical education, and music).

Elementary Absences: Attendance is logged in Infinite Campus for OC Virtual students weekly. Although there is flexibility as to when students complete their follow-up work, regular engagement in live sessions is expected in the OC Virtual Elementary learning environment. The attendance period will be Sunday - Saturday and recorded each Wednesday. Students that are on pace for their work are automatically counted as present.

Recommended Middle / High School Schedule: Students should expect to have full-day instructional activities to complete. Some students may work through the material faster than others, but most should expect 4-5 hours per day depending on the grade level and coursework. While students in 6-12 grade will have a flexible schedule for most of their week in order to move through self-paced (asynchronous) learning activities, they also have access to at least two live instructional sessions per week for each core course. Student schedules need to include 4-5 hours daily or 20-25 hours weekly.

Middle/High School Absences: Attendance is logged in Infinite Campus for OC Virtual students weekly. Although there is flexibility as to when students complete their school work, regular engagement in courses is still expected in a virtual learning environment. Attendance period will be Sunday - Saturday and recorded each Wednesday. Students that are on pace for their work are automatically counted as present.

Students who are more than 10% in coursework and meet the below criteria will have absences recorded:

1 day: more than 5 days since last activity in at least 1 course and less than 400 minutes/week recorded in Edmentum
2 days: more than 5 days since last activity in at least 1 course and less than 300 minutes/week
3 days: more than 5 days since last activity in at least 2 courses and less than 300 minutes/week
4 days: more than 5 days since last activity in at least 3 courses or less than 200 minutes/week
5 days: more than 5 days since last activity in at least 3 courses or less than 100 minutes/week

AP Courses

There are 7 AP courses offered in Edmentum.

AP Spanish
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP US History
AP Literature
AP Computer Science A

OCHS offers more AP courses that are not offered in Edmentum.

Students in AP courses will be enrolled in an AP Classroom (exam prep) and will take the AP exam through OCHS. Sign-up for AP exam occurs in October. Information regarding signing up for the exam will come through IC (Ms. Wolak) and NOT your Edmentum teacher.

Do I need to use my own personal email or device?

My child has an IEP. How does that work?

IEP accommodations will be shared with Edmentum teachers. Students will receive these accommodations.

Case managers will be from OCHS. Students will be expected to have scheduled meetings with their case managers as determined by their IEP goals and minutes. Individual student case managers at the HS will be contacting students and families to set up times for these check-ins and services.

Case managers will have access to your child’s courses so they can provide assistance as needed.

Will my child be eligible for Honor Roll and end of year medals?

At what point can we decide to switch from OC Virtual to in-person learning?

Students will have two weeks from the first day of attendance to switch their home school or enter into OC Virtual. After that, students will need to commit to at least a full semester OC Virtual. Staffing for each site is based on enrollment. Please note that switching between virtual and face to face may lead to missed overall learning as the curriculum of on-line learning won’t have the same sequence as your home school.

Will my student have the opportunity to receive the lesson exactly as if they were in the classroom?

Students that participate in the OC Virtual option will be expected to master the learning requirements for their grade level, but the method of lesson delivery will be different than in person. Students who attend physical school would have more instructional time with their peers and teachers than virtual students. Students in OC Virtual will primarily be working on self-directed learning with teachers supporting through mini-lessons, office hours, and feedback on student work.

How will OC Virtual students be able to participate in band at the middle school and high school level?

OC Virtual students who want to continue band at the Middle and High School level will need to attend classes in person in order to get the full band experience. Attendance and grading will be consistent with in-person students for this course. Elementary band students are highly encouraged to attend band lessons in person in order to participate in Battle of the Bands and concerts. OC Virtual students are be expected to provide their own transportation.

How much of OC Virtual work will be live video conferencing?

Classes will offer a blend of both scheduled time and independent, self-paced learning. Students in grades 4K-5 should expect about 2-3 hours of synchronous, or live instruction daily with the remainder of the work day for independent learning. Students in grades 6-12 will have 2 synchronous sessions for each core course with the remainder of the week to be used as independent, self-paced learning activities.

What does a daily schedule look like? How much time will a student spend on classwork each day at different levels?

Students should expect to have full-day instructional activities to complete. Some students may work through the material faster than others, but most should expect 3-6 hours per day depending on the grade level and coursework. Students in grades 5K-5 will have scheduled synchronous reading and math instruction with a teacher on a daily basis with independent work time for the remainder of the day. Students in 6-12 grade will have a flexible schedule for most of their week in order to move through self-pace (asynchronous) learning activities, but will have at least two live instructional sessions per week.

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