Brighton Area SchoolsBrighton Virtual Academy

Inform at ion for parents and students

Introduction of Facilita tors

● Dr. Laura Surrey – In terim Superin tendent● Dr. Maria Gist inger – In terim BVA Director● Michelle Allison – Special Educat ion Director● Moderator Kim Hubert – Dist rictw ide

Inst ruct ional Math Coach

House Keep ing - Pro to c o ls

● Participation is limited to 300 logins● Session will be recorded for future viewing● All microphones will be muted● Questions about BVA that have been

submitted by families will be answered at the end - as time allows

Brighton Virtua l Academ y

We are committed to providing a rigorous education for our students and families, while also ensuring families have the ability to choose the learning setting that is right for them.

Why Brighton Virtua l Academ y?

For some families, returning to school in-person in the fall is an

impossibility or not desired.

If this is the case for your family, selecting Brighton Virtual will enable your child to continue learning virtually.

Students in JK –8 t h g ra d e h a ve t h e a b ilit y t o le a rn syn ch ro n o u sly w it h a d a ily sch e d u le

Flexib ility of Prog ramm ing

or asynchronously at the student’s convenience

Asynchronous Le a rn in g

Syn c hro n o u s Le a rn in g Virtu a l

G lo ssa ry o f Te rm s

Students com plete w ork

ou tside of schedu le t im e independent ly.

Teachers & students on line

at the sam e t im e engag ing in inst ruct ion .

No in -person inst ruct ion in a school bu ild ing .

Inform ation For All Grades

Ca le n d a rThe calendar w ill m irror as closely as possib le, the curren t on g round school calendar.

ServicesIEPs and 504s w ill be im p lem ented as w rit t en and review ed on an ind ividual basis.

Grades Grad ing w ill follow closely the on g round g rad ing system .

Fam ily Com m itm entElem entary Level – Trim esterSecondary Level - Sem ester

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Let’s Ta lk Grade Level

JK – 6th G ra d eSynchronous and

asynchronous daily inst ruct ion

w ith a flexib le schedu le. Classes

taught by a Brigh ton Area

Schools teacher

7th – 8th Grade

Synchronous and asynchronous

daily inst ruct ion w ith a m ore

flexib le schedu le. Classes taught by a Brigh ton Area Schools teacher

9th – 12th Grade

Most ly asynchronous learn ing w ith a

designated Brigh ton Area

Schools m entor teacher

JK – 8th G ra d e Ove rvie w● Students w ill m eet synchronously daily. Fam ilies and careg ivers

w ill be inst rum ental in assist ing studen ts.● Students w ill be put in classes w ith a designated teacher● Students w ill use Mood le to access the course con ten t ● Students w ill use Goog le Classroom to com m un icate w ith each

other and the teacher● Live inst ruct ion w ill be recorded to p rovide flexib ilit y of schedu le● Full-class virtual m eet ings at designated t im es as w ell as t im es

that studen ts w ill m eet ind ividually and in sm all g roups● Engag ing on line curricu lum provided by Florida Virtual w ith

add it ional lessons and act ivit ies p rovided by Brigh ton teachers● Conten t corresponds w ith Mich igan Academ ic Standards

K-8th Sa m p le Sc he d u le● Jun ior Kindergarten – 2nd Grade = 120 m inu tes of synchronous

in teract ion w ith classm ates and conten t facilit ated by the teacher, 145 m inu tes independent w ork (not includ ing breaks and lunch) for a total of 265 inst ruct ional m inu tes per day.

● 3rd – 5th Grade = 120 m inu tes of synchronous in teract ion w ith classm ates and conten t facilit ated by the teacher, 180 m inu tes independent w ork (not includ ing breaks and lunch) for a total of 300 inst ruct ional m inu tes per day.

● 6th – 8th Grade = 180 m inu tes of synchronous in teract ion w ith classm ates and conten t facilit ated by the teacher, 195 m inu tes independent w ork (not includ ing breaks and lunch) for a total of 375 inst ruct ional m inu tes per day.

Junior K – 5th G ra d e Co u rse s● Language Arts● Mathem at ics● Science● Social Stud ies● Art● Physical Educat ion● Span ish● Technology

6th – 8th G ra d e Co u rse s6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

Mathematics 6 Mathematics 7 PreAlgebra or

Algebra I *through MV

Language Arts 1 Language Arts II Language Arts III

Civics – (Social Studies) United States History – (SocialStudies)

World History – (Social Studies)

Science I Science II Science III

Electives Rotation

Comprehensive PE 6/7 Comprehensive PE 7/8 Spanish Beginning

Spanish IntermediateOrientation Art 2D

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Learning Strategies

9th – 12th G ra d e Sc he d u le● 9th – 12th g raders w ill be taught by Mich igan Virtual teachers w ith a Brigh ton

Area Schools’ t eacher m entor● The prim ary tools for com m unicat ion w ill be Goog le Classroom● Students w ill learn m ost ly asynchronously● Students w ill choose from a variety of courses provided th rough Mich igan Virtual ● Students w ill learn on the D2L Brigh t Space Learn ing Managem ent System .● 9th – 12th g rade students w ill part icipate in the exist ing Brigh ton High Schools

virtual p rog ram .● Curren t students in terested in m ore in form at ion , con tact your g rade level

p rincipals● New students and fam ilies w ith enrollm ent quest ions shou ld con tact Henry

Vecch ion i at hvecch ion isfs@gm ail.com

Course Cata logs

JK – 5th G ra d e

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6th – 8th Grade

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9th – 12th Grade

ht tps://m ich iganvirtual.org /courses/

Junior Kin d e rg a rte nDevelop a class con ten t for our lit t lest learners

7th & 8th

Grade

Expand elect ive offerings

We Still Have Som e Work To Do

Resources

● Parent Guide to Online Learninght tp ://m ed ia.m ivu .org /inst it u te/pd f/paren tgu ide.pd f

Questions from the m ost recent su rve y

Q. W ill t he school p rovide textbooks or w ill everyth ing be d ig ital?A. Everyth ing w ill be d ig ital

Q. W hat technology is availab le for m y ch ild?A. The d ist rict w ill lend the student a chrom e book, if necessary.

Q. W ill m y accelerated learner by challenged?A. Teachers w ill be ab le to d ifferen t iate inst ruct ion to m eet the needs of all students

Questions from the m ost recent su rve y

Q. W hat size w ill t he classes be?A. Class size w ill be based on enrollm ent

Q. If in person doesn ’t w ork, can I sw it ch to the BVA?A. If w e end up back in Phase 3, in person students w ill sw it ch to rem ote learn ing w ith their on g round class and teacher – not BVA.Q. Is it possib le to keep the k ids from one elem entary school in

the sam e virtual BVA class so they can get to know each other and form m ean ing fu l relat ionsh ips virtually?

A. If w e get enough students enrolled by g rade and bu ild ing w e cou ld accom m odate th is.

Questions from the m ost recent su rve y

Q. W ill t here be opportun it ies for students in the BVA to in teract w ith on g round learners?

A. BVA students can part icipate in sport s and ext racurricu lar act ivit ies offered by Brigh ton Area Schools.

Q. If w e start w ith the BVA and then the state m oves all pub lic schools in to an on line environm ent (m uch like w hat happened in the spring ), can m y ch ild then enroll in the virtual opportun it y p rovided by the school?

A. For con t inu it y of the educat ional p rocess, w e are asking that fam ilies com m it for one sem ester or t rim ester.

Questions from the m ost recent su rve y

Q. My ch ild is in band. Th is is h is sen ior year. W ill t here be a virtual op t ion for band.

A. Unfortunately, band is one of those elect ives that has to be taken on g round. How ever, w e are st ill w orking ou t if band is going to be offered on g round.

Please d irect quest ions to Dr. Ma ria Gis t in g e r @

g is t in m @b rig h to n k12.co m

Questions

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