2009-10 Yearbook - School Management Services

McFarland School
District
Scott Brown
5101 Farwell Street
(608) 838-3169
www.mcfarland.k12.wi.us
McFarland, WI 53558
Est. 2003 74. Wisconsin Virtual Academy
Leslye Moraski Erickson
4907 Dale-Curtin Drive
McFarland, WI 53558
(608) 838-9482
lerickson@k12.com
Grade Levels: KG-12
The Wisconsin Virtual Academy (WIVA) is a virtual charter school of
the McFarland School District. We offer students throughout the state of
Wisconsin equal and open access to an individualized, rigorous, and selfpaced
instructional program delivered both on the Internet and via
traditional instructional materials. The Wisconsin Virtual Academy
serves students in grades KG-12 from more than 145 school districts in
Wisconsin and many families who have done traditional home schooling
in the past.
The Wisconsin Virtual Academy’s program combines a
comprehensive, standards-based, research- and performance-based
curriculum (K 12 ®), high expectations, technology, a significant amount
of offline work, strong instructional support, and substantial involvement
from parents or other primary adults. The K12® curriculum includes six
core subjects (language arts/English, mathematics, science, history, art,
and music) and is aligned with the Wisconsin Model Academic Content
Standards. The education program also addresses social and character
development. Built into the K-8 curriculum is an internal assessment
system that provides frequent accountability as students work to master
the curriculum at their own pace. Our WIVA high school model is more
pace structured, featuring increased independence in the student’s daily
work and 1:1 accountability with the teaching staff. Grading scales more
from mastery to the more accepted practice of letter grades, making their
transcripts more meaningful for our college-bound graduates.
Medford Area
Public Schools
Steve Russ
124 W State Street
(715) 748-4620
www.medford.k12.wi.us
Medford, WI 54451
Est. 2005 75. Rural Virtual Academy
Charles Heckel
124 West State Street
Medford, WI 54451
(715) 748-4620
heckech@medford.k12.wi.us
Grade Levels: KG-08
It is the mission of the Rural Virtual Academy (RVA) to provide student
access to a challenging, high-quality, standards driven curriculum,
in a flexible home environment. The RVA provides instructional
programming to non-traditional KG-8 students who may be homebound,
medically fragile, formerly home-schooled, or do not benefit from the
regular classroom environment.
The RVA delivers self-paced instruction through a combination of
electronic and paper learning with remediation and acceleration options.
Communication with students and parents is done through e-mail, phone
calls, and periodic face-to-face meetings. A teacher supports every
parent/mentor in his or her task of helping students maximize their
potential and meet the Wisconsin Student Performance Standards.
Accountability is maintained through evaluation of student portfolios,
WKCE, other commercial standardized tests, and parent/student
satisfaction survey results.
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