Head of School:
Perry Daniel
LAVCA Information
School Calendar 2015-16
Homeroom teacher
Mrs. Alli Brister
(504) 322-7543
Ext. 3066
K-12 Academic
Administrator
Kayleen Marble
August 10, 2015—May 20, 2016
Phone:
504.322.7543
My Bio
I have been a teacher in Louisiana for 12 years now. This will be
my 3rd year with LAVCA as a 4th grade math and science teacher.
I LOVE THIS JOB! I live in Ruston, La. with my hubby and 3 kiddos
(Amelia Grace, Max, and Addie Belle). I have a master’s degree in
Curriculum and Instruction (k-6th) with a cognate in Special Education and Early Childhood Education from Louisiana Tech University.
I am excited to work with you and help you have a
successful school year!
Holidays
Sept 7—Labor Day
Nov 23-27—Thanksgiving Break
Dec 21-Jan 5—Winter Break
Jan 18—ML King Jr Day
Feb 8-12—Mardi Gras Break
March 25-April 1—Spring Break
May 20—Last day of School
Please revert to school calendar by going to
“PLAN” on your OLS, click on “SCHEDULE
SETUP”, then to the right, click on “Use School
Calendar”.
Quarter dates
Louisiana State
Mandatory
Testing
1st Quarter: Aug 10-Oct 9
2nd Quarter: Oct 12-Dec 18
3rd Quarter: Jan 6-March 11
4th Quarter: Mar 14—May 20
DSC testing - Kindergarten (August)
DIBELS testing - Kinder gar ten, 1st, &
2nd (August)
Teachers will conference with families
each quarter. Conferences will be held
in class connect.
LEAP/iLEAP - 3rd—8th (April 5-6)
ACT Series - 8th-11th (April 4-15)
EOC – Algebra I, Geometry, English II,
Biology, English III American History
(HS April 25-May 6)
HOS Welcome
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! I am Perry Daniel, the
Head of School. We are excited that you have chosen
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy as your school for
the 2015-2016 school year. Our staff and administration
worked diligently over the summer to prepare to serve
your educational needs for this school year. It is our desire that every student will work hard to meet or exceed their academic potential. I challenge
each student and learning coach to be actively engaged in class, attend all
LAVCA required events, and consistently communicate with the teachers.
If you can do these things, combined with the efforts of our staff and administration, we will have a great school year.
PARCC—3-8 (March 14-18 and April 25-29)
Technology & Materials
If you have trouble with a LAVCA computer, please
contact K12 Customer Care toll free at 1-866-5122273. You can track the shipment of your materials
and report any missing materials at http://
myinfo.k12.com/. You also have the option of contacting K12 Customer Care at 1-866-512-2273 to
report these missing items. Additionally, please let
your homeroom teacher know and he/she will help
with strategies to meet your needs. Please run a
spyware program often to get rid of pesky cookies
that slow down your computer.
Strong Start Website
Principal’s Greeting
Hello and welcome to a new school year with Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy. I am thrilled to be a part as LAVCA serving as your
academic administrator. I am proud to be a part of a school that has
family and parent involvement as a key part of a student’s progress
and academic growth. As we begin this school year together, I look
forward to working with you to meet the individual needs of our students in LAVCA. I hope that you will attend the school events throughout the year
so that I can say hello to each and every student. I challenge you to set some academic goals with your homeroom teacher within the next couple of weeks and work
hard this year to achieve those goals. Please plan to attend our Monday morning
meetings and I will be able to share more of our school vision and strategies with
you in those events. Good luck on your first few days of school! ~Kayleen Marble
http://lavca.k12start.com/
Please visit our SOS website for resources and information
for both new and returning families. There are tips, tricks,
instructional videos, checklists, and much more to help you
be successful this year.
LAVCA Information
Monday Morning
Mingles
Attendance
(MMM’s)
Please make sure that you log attendance
daily in the Learning Coach account.
The Monday Morning Mingles are
done by homeroom teachers and
administration. They are student
centered meetings for students to
share successes, meet and interact with their classmates, and build
relationships with their homeroom
teachers. It is also an opportunity
for student achievement to be
recognized and shared across the
school.
6 hours per day
30 hours weekly
1062 hours for school year
Outings
Monthly we hold outings for the students to meet and socialize with each other. We encourage families to go to our
outings to build friendships, meet teachers, and enjoy fun and
educational activities together.
Expected
Progress
Students are expected to make 2 1/2
to 3% of progress in each of their
classes weekly. This happens by
taking your daily checkpoints.
Students must meet progress requirements during the school year in order
to be promoted to the next grade.
The MMM’s will be held at
8:30a.m. each Monday.
K-Mails
Please check your k-mail on a daily basis. This will be the primary form of contact in our
virtual setting. You will receive a weekly E-Newsletter in your k-mail from your homeroom
teacher with all the most pertinent information you need to know.
Study Island
Interim Assessments
(Grades 2-8th and EOC
Courses)
This is a required part of the LAVCA program and is an
online test preparation site that helps our students
review skills year round. There is a fun, interactive
game mode that allows students to maintain their
learning level in a relaxed and engaging way. Students earn attendance credit for doing so.
Log in by going to: www.studyisland.com
Your student’s first login: Student ID #@lavca
The initial password is: lavca
** This information is not case sensitive
Once you have logged in, it will ask your student to
change the password. Please write down the new
password and put it in a safe place.
Study Island Blue Ribbons
Students will be expected to show mastery of the
Louisiana State Common Core Standards by earning
blue ribbons in Study Island. Students will take a
custom assessment in October and January. Each
month, students will be expected to work in Study
Island, demonstrating proficiency by earning blue
ribbons in specific pathways that are assigned. Participating in Study Island pathways are required and will
be part of the students final grades.
Interim assessments will be given
in each course and assigned by
the teacher. These tests will be
required each quarter.
Work Samples
Work samples are required for all
students in Louisiana Virtual Academy
on a regular basis. Each grade level
has different expectations for what is
required. Please talk to your
homeroom teacher to find out what is
expected for your individual learning
program.
August 10-21 – 1st Nine Weeks
October 5-16 – 2nd Nine Weeks
November 20-December 11 – 3rd Nine Weeks
February 29-March 11 – 4th Nine Weeks
May 2 – 13 – Final Interim Assessment
DIBELS Testing
(Grades K-2)
All students in grades K-2 are required to do reading benchmarks 3 times a year. Students that score below grade level
will be given reading interventions and extra progress monitoring.
Benchmark Dates:
Benchmark 1: Aug 17-28
Benchmark 2: Jan 6-22
Benchmark 3: May 2-13