The Virtual Campus does not offer a high school diploma. It does work in conjunction with the existing high schools in the Fulton County School System to offer a comprehensive curriculum that will include core courses required for graduation as well as elective courses to remediate or accelerate learning. Virtual Campus courses will be treated like any other course offered at the local school. Virtual Campus courses receive the same credit and are listed on the student transcript the same as traditional core and elective courses. Each semester course is worth .5 Carnegie Units.
Document Attachments
Students are required to use Microsoft Office software to create work to be submitted to their instructors. Students using Microsoft Office 2007, will need to save their work in an Office 2003 (or earlier) format. To save an Office 2007 document in an Office 2003 (or earlier version) format, do the following:
1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Save As.
2. From the Save as type list, select Word 97-2003 format, PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation (.ppt), or Excel 97-2003 format from the list of options. (Depending on which program you are working from).
3. In the File name box, type a name for the file.
4. Select a destination to save the file (My Documents, Desktop, etc.).
5. Click Save.
Grades will be delivered to the home school as a numerical grade. All Virtual Campus instructors follow the Fulton County Schools Grading Scale:
90 -100 A
80 - 89 B
70 - 79 C
69 and below F
An “I” shall represent incomplete work. In order to maintain eligibility, a student has ten (10) calendar days after the close of the Fall or Spring semester to complete make-up work. He/she has three (3) days after the close of the Summer semester to complete make-up work. If a medical emergency exists, the Virtual Campus Administrator may extend this time period. The final grade will be the average of all grade-bearing activities required throughout the semester will include the End of Course Test grade if applicable. No Final is given early.
The purpose of a progress reporting system is to provide communication to parents and students of the instructor’s assessment of the student’s performance in his/her course work.
Progress Reports will be sent to students via e-mail every five weeks and Deficiency Notices, if applicable, will be sent via e-mail to parents at those intervals. Parents are encouraged to contact teachers if they have any concerns regarding their student’s success in the Virtual Campus. During the summer semester, progress reports will be sent every 7-10 days.
For all courses not requiring End of Course Tests, final exams will be given in a face-to-face setting with a proctor. These exams will count 15% of the course grade.
End of Course Tests will be given for selected courses and will count 15% of the course grade. During Fall and Spring, all End of Course Tests will be given in a face-to-face setting at the student’s home school. During Summer, the End of Course Tests will be given in a face-to-face setting at a designated school and may occur after the last day of scheduled Virtual Campus classes.