Intermediate Overview
Curriculum
SVUSD Virtual Academy aligns its curriculum with the scope and sequence of the other SVUSD intermediate schools. Students are provided instruction and coursework online with a significant amount of control over the place, pace, and path of their education. Curriculum depth and complexity is provided for students so they are prepared for high school.
Schedule
Students are required to participate in weekly scheduled class meetings. Most classes have one scheduled class meeting each week. Math and science courses may require additional class meetings. Additionally, some students may be required to attend daily in required by the teacher.
Students may choose to attend the class meetings in-person by enrolling in the Blended Learning option or they may choose to attend class meetings online by enrolling in the Only-Online option.
In addition, teachers at all grade levels will be available on school days for student targeted instruction/intervention, communication, and additional content support.
Counseling
All SVUSD Virtual Academy students have access to and are provided with a comprehensive secondary school counseling program. The SVA School Counseling program strives to empower all students in their academic growth, college and career readiness, and social/emotional learning. Available support services include one-on-one counseling sessions, targeted communications with valuable resources related to academic and social emotional support as well as college and career success, and webinars to support students and their parents through the intermediate school journey.
For more information, please visit the SVA Counseling Corner.
Blending Learning
BLDs provide students with the opportunity to work in person with their teacher and peers on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students who attend BLD will participate in the class meeting held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in-person, while the online only cohort attend the class meeting online. On Monday and Wednesday, all students attend their courses online. While student attendance at BLD is highly encouraged, it is not required.