Summer School 2008 Registration Dates

The Louisiana Virtual School (LVS) will offer 1000 course seats as part of an LVS 2008 summer school session. These 1000 seats are available to students enrolled in Louisiana public or approved non-public schools. There will be no cost for participation in the summer school session.

• Phase 1: (March 31, 2008 - April 4, 2008): Seniors only.
• Phase 2: (April 7, 2008 - June 2, 2008): Schools may register students from all grade levels

Summer school courses run from June 4, 2008 – July 30, 2008. No registrations will be accepted after June 2, 2008. There will be no exceptions made to this deadline.

Note: Due to the accelerated pace of the summer school course offerings schools will be limited to one course per student.

Click Here for Tentative Course Offerings: http://www.louisianavirtualschool.net/courses.php

Fall 2008-2009 Course Registration Dates

• Phase 1: (March 31, 2008 - April 4, 2008): Seniors only.
• Phase 2: (April 7, 2008 - August 8, 2008): Schools may register students from all grade levels All enrollment caps will be lifted and remaining seats will be available on a first come first serve basis.

Note: Throughout fall 2008 registration there will not be a cap on senior registrations unless courses become filled to capacity.

Note: Fall 2008 courses will begin August 13, 2008 (Wednesday)

Note: Each student who is enrolled in an LVS course will need an active/unique email address at the time of registration. The LVS recommends that each student be given a school or district email address.

Click Here for Tentative Course Offerings: http://www.louisianavirtualschool.net/courses.php

LVS Instructor Opportunities - Accepting Applications Now

The Louisiana Department of Education, through the Louisiana Virtual School, is accepting applications from secondary certified Louisiana teachers interested in teaching online courses for the Louisiana Virtual School. Please make sure you meet the requirements below before you apply. We are looking for individuals who:

• Put student learning first.
• Are enthusiastic about using technology in their instruction.
• Hold a valid Louisiana Teaching Certificate with secondary certification (grades 9-12).
• Have three or more years of successful classroom teaching experience at the high school level.
• Have access to a computer with at least Windows XP operating system.
• Have access to high speed Internet at home.
• Are willing to complete intensive online professional development and participate in mentoring.

After submitting an application and meeting the above requirements, potential instructors must successfully complete the following before being considered for an online instructor position:

• An 8 week intensive online professional development course focusing on the components of effective online instruction
• One semester as an Online Teacher in Training being mentored by a Master Online Teacher

To apply for an LVS teaching position go to the: LVS Instructor Online Application

Submission of an application does not guarantee an LVS teaching position. If you have previously applied for a teaching position within the LVS during the 2007-08 school year, you do not need to re-apply. Applications are kept on file for the duration of a school year. The new cycle for each school year starts on May 1st.

Should you have questions, please contact Stephanie.Cox@la.gov.

LVS School Calendar

• Spring Registration (All Grade Levels): November 9, 2007 - January 3, 2008
• Christmas Break: December 24, 2007 - January 7, 2008
• Spring Semester Begins: January 7, 2008
• Add/Drop: January 7 - 17, 2008
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: January 21, 2008
• Mardi Gras: February 4 - 6, 2008
• Leap Testing: March 10 - 14, 2008
• Easter Break: March 19 - 25, 2008
• LVS School Year Ends: May 20, 2008

LVS/NSU Dual Enrollment Course Option -- Fall 2008 Semester

The Louisiana Virtual School, in collaboration with Northwestern State University, will offer English IV/English 1010, Advanced Math/Math 1020, Fine Arts Survey/Fine Arts 1040, and American History/History 2020 for the Fall 2008 semester. Participation will provide students the opportunity to earn high school and college credit simultaneously. Courses chosen for this program are on the Board of Regents' General Course Articulation Matrix.

In order to be eligible for dual enrollment program, students must meet the following criteria:

Advanced Math / Math 1020 (year long course)

• Attend a school that offers LVS courses
• Junior Status - 3.00 Cumulative GPA
• Senior Status - 2.75 Cumulative GPA
• 17 ACT Composite Score
• 18 ACT Math Sub-score (required Math Course only)
• Students receive college algebra credit for fall, college trigonometry credit for spring, high school advanced math credit for completion of full year)
• Advanced Math is a year long course (1 Carnegie Unit) and is offered in conjunction with Math 1020 (College Algebra) and Math 1090 (Trigonometry). Students will receive 3 credit hours for the successful completion of Math 1020 in the fall semester. Students will have an opportunity to earn 3 credit hours in the spring with the successful completion of Math 1090.
• Note: If a student chooses not to enroll in Math 1090 in the spring semester, they will continue to be enrolled in Advanced Math for the entire 08-09 school year, therefore earning 1 Carnegie Unit of Advanced Math.

English IV/English 1010

• Attend a school that offers LVS courses
• Senior status
• 2.75 cumulative GPA
• 17 ACT Composite Score
• 18 ACT English Sub-score (required for English Course only)

Fine Arts Survey/Fine Arts 1040

• Attend a school that offers LVS courses
• Junior Status - 3.00 Cumulative GPA
• Senior Status - 2.75 Cumulative GPA
• 17 ACT Composite Score

American History/History 2020

• Attend a school that offers LVS courses
• Junior Status - 3.00 Cumulative GPA
• Senior Status - 2.75 Cumulative GPA
• 17 ACT Composite Score

NSU key dates:

• Regular Advising/Registration August 21-22, Thurs-Fri
• First Day of Classes August 25, Mon
• Late Registration (Fee applies) August 25 - September 3, Mon-Wed
• Final Day to Register and Add Courses September 23, Wed
• Final Day to Drop a Class and be Refunded or have Fees Adjusted; September 3, Wed
• Last day to resign with 100% refund August 24, 2008

RESIGNATION WITH REFUND

Refer to the University Resignation/Refund Policy for resignation/refund dates.

To apply for admission into the program students are required to pay a $20 application fee to the university unless it has already been paid for other courses. In addition, students must pay $100.00 course tuition. Students enrolling in the program are enrolled at NSU as non-degree seeking students. To apply for admission students should contact the Carl D. Perkins Office by e-mailing perkins@nsula.edu or by calling Julie Longlois at (318) 357-5721. Students planning to attend any of Louisiana's public universities after graduation should visit the “Board of Regents’ Statewide Student Transfer Guide and Articulation System” (http://www.regents.state.la.us/articulation.html) to verify course transferability. In addition to the forms posted below official ACT scores and an official transcript must be submitted with the enrollment documents.

• NSU Application
• NSU Immunization form
• STEP UP Application for LVS Students
• STEP UP Agreement for LVS Students

LVS Facilitator Account Registration

Click here to register for a LVS account. The registration process takes approximately 15 minutes.

LVS Alternate Facilitator Training Enrollment

Click here to enroll in Facilitator Training as an alternate facilitator.

NOTE: This process does not create a facilitator account. You will just be enrolled in a Facilitator Training session..

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