A: After October 1, 2021 at 11:59PM, families completing the application will be signing up for the wait list. Each 9 weeks, the Virtual Learning Admission and Review Committee will determine students who may need to transition back to in-person learning. Student “seats” that open up will be filled by those on the waitlist at those 9 weeks transition periods. Families may decide at that time to accept or decline the waitlist seat.

A: SCUC ISD will be paying for your child’s “seat” in the virtual learning environment for the remainder of the year, so we ask that families commit to staying in SCUC ISD Virtual Academy until the end of the 2021-2022 school year. Students will only be admitted back to in-person learning if he/she is approved by the Virtual Learning Admission and Review Committee to do so at the end of a nine week grading period. Most students will be asked to stay in the program through the year unless the student is having exceptional difficulty with online learning.

A: The district selected Pearson as our third party vendor for SCUC ISD Virtual Learning Academy.

A: No. Students in Pre-K are not able to participate in virtual learning this year. 

A:  If your child is currently in Kindergarten and meets the absenteeism eligibility requirement for 2020-2021, then yes.  If the student is in Special Education his/her ARD Committee will determine if virtual learning is an appropriate learning platform for him/her.

A: If students were not previously served in school, the student is likely eligible for SCUC ISD Virtual Learning Academy. If the student is in Special Education his/her ARD Committee will determine if virtual learning is an appropriate learning platform for him/her.

A: Students with severe medical conditions may be eligible for Homebound instruction. This is a service that allows students to learn from home with a teacher who visits the home several hours each week to provide support for learning and completing assignments and assessments. If your student does not qualify for virtual instruction (or misses the deadline of October 1st for applying and a severe medical condition arises), please contact your campus administrator, counselor, and/or 504 coordinator to request additional information about Homebound instruction.

A: If your child meets all of the other criteria, the district will reach out to schedule in-person testing for your child to determine if he/she is eligible.

A:  The district will check to be sure:

1. The student must be enrolled as  Kindergarten-6th grader in SCUC ISD for the 21-22 school year. 
2. In 2020-2021, the student passed all STAAR tests for the courses he/she was enrolled in. Students who did not take the STAAR for their course(s) would be eligible to take an equivalent exam this fall to show proficiency in STAAR tested courses. Students who do not show proficiency would not be eligible to participate in virtual learning for 2021-2022.
3. In 2020-2021, the student must have had 90% or better attendance.
4. In 2020-2021, the student must have made a C or better in all core classes.
5. For students in Special Education, the ARD committee will determine whether virtual learning is an appropriate learning platform for the student.

 A: The SCUC ISD Virtual Learning Academy application is here. The registration window is initially open from September 23, 2021 to October 1, 2021 (11:59PM). After that time, the application will stay open and will become the “wait list” for additional students wanting to be considered for virtual learning later in the school year (at each 9 weeks, if seats are available, waitlist students will be considered).