California Virtual Academies (CAVA) are nine virtual
charter school
A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of auto ...
s with business agreements with the curriculum-provider
K12 Inc.
Stride, Inc. (formerly K12 Inc.) is a for-profit education company that provides online and blended education programs. Stride, Inc. is an education management organization (EMO) that provides online education designed as an alternative to tr ...
The nine virtual charter schools are CAVA@Fresno, CAVA@Kings, CAVA@Los Angeles, CAVA@Maricopa, CAVA@San Diego, CAVA@San Joaquin, CAVA@San Mateo, CAVA@Sonoma, and CAVA@Sutter.
Although all public charter schools are
nonprofit organization
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s, they are affiliated with a for-profit company, K12 Inc. Each of the nine academies has its own independent board of directors.
[Our Governing Board]
. ''California Virtual Academies''. Retrieved August 20, 2018. Each of the California Virtual Academies follow the educational principles of E.D. Hirsch Jr.
Each student of the California Virtual Academies is assigned to a California-credentialed homeroom teacher with 30–35 students each. The academies, like most K12 Inc.-supplied schools, loan the student textbooks, materials, and a computer so the student can access online lessons.
Classification and accreditation
Each of the California Virtual Academies is considered a public cyber charter school, not a
home school
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.
[Henson, David (November 17, 2004). "Virtual academics". ''The Reporter'' (Vacaville, California).] Each of the California Virtual Academies is accredited by the
Accrediting Commission for Schools of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and each of the California Virtual Academies must meet the requirements of the ACS.
Most courses are approved by the
University of California
The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. The system is composed of the campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, ...
as meeting its a-g high school requirements. As of 2017, some of the laboratory science and art courses are acknowledged as meeting the University of California requirements because they add physical meeting locations to meet the in-person instructional requirements. Minimum attendance days, physical fitness, and participation in state tests is required.
Notable alumni
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Thia Megia
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Early ...
, singer and actress
Notable staff
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Walter Klenhard
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Education
Klenhard has a BA from UCLA in political s ...
, film director, board president and member
See also
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Elluminate Live
Elluminate Live! was a web conferencing program developed by Elluminate Inc. Elluminate "rented out" virtual rooms or vSpaces where virtual schools and businesses can hold classes and meetings. Elluminate was acquired by Blackboard Inc. and renamed ...
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Ohio Virtual Academy
The Ohio Virtual Academy (OHVA) is one of many virtual charter schools that is powered by the curriculum provider Stride Inc. The academy, like most Stride-supplied schools, provides the student with textbooks, materials, and a loaned computer, s ...
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Wisconsin Virtual Academy
Wisconsin Virtual Academy (WIVA) is a virtual school administered as a charter school by the McFarland School District in McFarland, Wisconsin. The school is operated by the for-profit K12 Inc. corporation of Virginia.
School history
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References
External links
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