All high school students must attend a mandatory orientation led by the DC team. Late enrollees or students who have previously been in RVA live courses will complete a self-paced version. The DC team will document the orientation attendance on your course attendance sheets.

• ZOOM LINK

• May 20, 2025 @ 7AM

• May 20, 2025 @ 12PM

• May 20, 2025 @ 3:30PM

• May 21, 2025 @ 8:30AM

• May 21, 2025 @ 6PM

Middle school students are encouraged to stop by the Middle School Zoom Test Session at any point during the time window to make sure their tech is working properly

• ZOOM LINK

• May 21, 2025 from 12pm-2pm

The DC team is here to support you throughout the summer school session. During the first week, we’ll host DC office hours to ensure RVA teachers and DC students have access to the help they need. We’re happy to assist with tech issues or general questions that go beyond specific course content or basic navigation. Feel free to stop by yourself or direct students, guardians, or coaches to our Zoom room when more complex issues involving DC students arise.

OFFICE HOURS

• ZOOM ROOM

• June 2 from 8am to 1pm

• June 3 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

• June 4 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

• June 5 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

DC SUMMER SUPPORT

We're here to help all summer! For a quick reply, email us using the address below. If you get questions from DC students or staff that go beyond your teaching role or course basics, feel free to forward them our way.

• summerschool@ruralvirtual.org

DC CALENDAR VARIATIONS

Many DC students follow consortium school schedules that vary from RVA. During times when their schools are still in session, these students will be marked as excused and not count towards the three maximum absences.  The DC team will take care of recording these excused absences on the course attendance course sheets. During this period, please continue to communicate with these students as you would with any other, ensuring they stay current with course recordings and required assignments.

HS ATTENDANCE POLICY

The DC attendance policy mirrors that of RVA full-time students.

1. After the first absence, the RVA teacher should call the student and guardian to check-in to see if technology support is needed or if they still intend to take the course. If applicable, explain the attendance policy. Also, inform the coach of the absence.

2. After the third absence, email the DC summer school team (summerschool@ruralvirtual.org). The DC team will contact the student/guardian and coach letting them know that if they miss one more time that the student will be dropped from the course due to surpassing the three max absences. 

3. If a fourth absence occurs, notify the DC team again (summerschool@ruralvirtual.org)—they will connect the school district, student, and guardian regarding attendance.

4. If the absences are deemed unexcused, the DC team will drop the student.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Middle School classes are enrichment-based, so attendance is encouraged but not required. The class list spreadsheet includes an "Attendance Notes" column with any differing school year end dates. If a student misses 3 classes beyond this, please contact the DC team so we can confirm with the local district if the student wants to remain enrolled.

DROP REQUESTS

Please send DC drop requests to the DC team (summerschool@ruralvirtual.org). This decision must come for the local district staff, which the DC staff will confirm.

FYI: DC students have until June 11th to drop without charge, but the final decision is made by the local district. This should not be promoted to students.

INDENTIFYING & LOCATING DETAILS FOR DC STUDENTS IN YOUR HS COURSE USING GENIUS

1. In Genius, navigate to your summer school section.

2. On the left-hand menu, click Current Enrollments.

3. Select Get Data to view your current courses.

4. In the header row, click on Affiliation to sort alphabetically. Full-time RVA students will be listed under the Rural Virtual Academy affiliation. District Connect students will appear with RVA then their consortium district affiliation(Example Video).

5. From here, click on the student’s name to open their main page, then scroll down to view guardian and coach details.

CLASS LIST SPREADSHEET INFORMATION

Contact information for middle and high school District Connect students is in your class list spreadsheet. If "RVA" isn’t listed before the district name, the student is enrolled through District Connect.

WHO TO INCLUDE IN COMMUNICATIONS

When reaching out to your District Connect students, please remember to include both the coach and guardian in your communication.

• Coach Guide (coach navigation in Genius)

• DC Summer School Technology Checklist (shared with local districts already, but can resolve a lot of the whitelisting issues as they arise)

Send welcome email to student and coach