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Around Pasadena, July 12: DJ robbed of laptop after playing house party

July 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Capistrano Connections Academy is chartered through the Capistrano Unified School District and is available to students in grades K-12 who reside in the Eastern Los Angeles county.

Parents with children in grades K-12 are encouraged to attend.

Connections Academy teachers and staff will be available to share firsthand experiences, explain the program and answer any questions. Refreshments will be served, and children are welcome to attend with their parents.

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LAKE ELSINORE: Online school readies for opening

July 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Southern California Online Academy, the Lake Elsinore Unified School District’s new charter school, is nearly ready to open.

Classes start Aug. 10 at the virtual school for students in kindergarten through 12th grades. Nearly 160 students have enrolled, said Alain Guevera, assistant superintendent for instructional support services for the district.

Principal Veronica Godinez, eight teachers and the clerical staff have been hired. Finishing touches are being put on a new computer lab at the school’s campus.

While the students will work mostly from computers at home, they will also be able to meet with teachers and work in computer labs or have lessons in campus classrooms, Godinez said.

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Online school to give presentation to local parents

July 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

COSTA MESA — With today’s technology, education isn’t limited to the physical classroom. One virtual school wants locals to learn more about what the school can offer them.

Capistrano Connections Academy, an online K-12 school, is hosting an information session July 25 at Costa Mesa’s Residence Inn for families considering educational options beyond the brick-and-mortar schools.

“I think for a lot of families virtual school is something that is hard to imagine at first … but it’s a lot more individualized,” said teacher Leslie Dombeck, adding that “it’s a very good alternative type of education.”

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SAN BERNARDINO: Clinic to offer free vaccines Wednesday

July 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Taylion Virtual Academy will host a Tdap immunization clinic for all youth entering seventh through 12th grades on Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to at least noon, at the San Bernardino campus, 1184 W. Second St., Ste 103, San Bernardino.

The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health and Fox Occupational Medical Center of San Bernardino are providing the immunizations at no charge.

“We care about the physical well-being of all students in the Inland Empire,” said Taylion Virtual Academy Executive Director Will Griffin.

The Tdap vaccine provides immunity against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough), reports the Center for Disease Control. Children typically are vaccinated for these diseases sometime before kindergarten, but by their middle and high school years, this immunity has faded.

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Broderick: Parents deserve choice on education

July 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s appearance before a joint House and Senate Education Committee hearing today should offer a stark contrast between a state that has embraced parental choice in education and one still grappling with a discriminatory constitutional provision.

Florida empowers families to have the financial freedom to choose the best school for their children. Florida has the broadest array of public, private and virtual school options in the nation. Last school year, nearly 29,000 low-income students received scholarships funded by the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. This program allows businesses to receive dollar-for-dollar tax credits for contributions made to nonprofit organizations that provide tuition scholarships to low-income children.

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Online school graduates 87 California students

June 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

California Connections Academy graduated 87 virtual education students from Southern and Central California. The ceremony was held at Laguna Hills Community Center on Monday.

Although graduating from a virtual school is still a relatively new idea, California Connections Academy students broke through barriers and are continuing to achieve high academically, and personally.

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Symposium teaches Stanislaus educators about online learning

June 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Speaker Rob Darrow, former principal of Clovis Online School, said the day is coming when all districts will have online schools, but state funding has to catch up — “virtual” attendance is not enough.

“It takes a while to build. … It’s not a new cash cow,” Darrow said, adding, “Innovations cost money. They just do.”

Modesto City Schools jumped into online learning last fall, projecting it would draw hundreds of independent study and home-schooled students. Modesto Virtual Academy attendance peaked at 135 students and finished the year with only 48, said Principal Eric Andersen. The experience cost the district $325,000.

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“Virtual School” in Lodi Lets Students Study from Home

June 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

LODI—

Log on in Lodi. Instead of going to school, students can stay home and take their tests in their pajamas.

And with tight school budgets, this is new trend school districts across the country are turning to. Like most teens, Shea Killian heads to her room when she needs some space. But unlike most teens, Shea can go to school without leaving her room.

Shea Killian says, “I’m not on the computer for 7 hours and I have free time.” Going to virtual school happened by accident for Shea, literally. She was hit by a car and off her feet for nine weeks. That forced her to sign up for online classes. Her family found out the accident may have been a blessing in disguise. Her mother Jackie Killian says, “This gets her going to study harder and get her work done.”

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‘Hybrid’ Charter Schools on the Rise

June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Across the country, the numbers of hybrid or blended charter schools are on the rise. Loosely based on the idea of combining face-to-face education with online instruction, these hybrid charters can often look very different. Some are primarily virtual schools that have added a limited face-to-face component. At others, like Flex Academy, students attend school in person daily.

The reasons behind the popularity of such schools are as myriad as their forms. For the for-profit virtual charter school companies, it’s good business, since the number of students who can participate in full-time online schools is limited. In other cases, financial woes have pushed charter schools to think about new ways to deliver learning. Others cite the goal of ultra-personalization in giving students both an online teacher and a face-to-face one.

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Golden Valley Charter, Virtual Charter schools celebrate graduates

June 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Graduation day was the first and last time that Halley Pearson and her fellow graduates would ever meet.

The 13 students from Ventura-based Golden Valley Charter School and Golden Valley Virtual Charter School never entered a classroom to work toward their diplomas.

Instead, they were home-schooled or enrolled in online learning programs overseen by teachers who ensured they met state standards for graduation.

On Saturday, they found themselves standing side by side in blue caps and gowns in front of an auditorium filled with more than 100 relatives, teachers and friends.

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