virtual academy 2022-2023

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing so far and its hard to get anyone on phone. Unfortunately nothing is transparent anymore.

They don’t have a lot of staffing and trying to finish up the school year. Relax.

Are you an insider or something? or PR firm? You seem to be so sure of staffing shortage and post this in almost all threads.

We are at school. It’s not hard to see. They are not staffed like a regular school. If you don’t like that, maybe find another school or stay at the one you are at.

Last thing people want is you, anonymous advice. Can you stay out of this thread so that other can discuss what is important to them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing so far and its hard to get anyone on phone. Unfortunately nothing is transparent anymore.

They don’t have a lot of staffing and trying to finish up the school year. Relax.

Are you an insider or something? or PR firm? You seem to be so sure of staffing shortage and post this in almost all threads.

We are at school. It’s not hard to see. They are not staffed like a regular school. If you don’t like that, maybe find another school or stay at the one you are at.

Last thing people want is you, anonymous advice. Can you stay out of this thread so that other can discuss what is important to them?

The only way you will get information is from people actually at the school.

[Anonymous]

Did any parents hear back from Virtual academy on their application? What is the process that MCPS follows in terms of admission?

[Anonymous]

We enrolled and received a notification that application is being reviewed. Nothing more. How is the experience from previous year?

Also why is that MCPS schools are rated lower than FCPS and HCPS on greatschools.org? Any logical explanation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We enrolled and received a notification that application is being reviewed. Nothing more. How is the experience from previous year?

Also why is that MCPS schools are rated lower than FCPS and HCPS on greatschools.org? Any logical explanation?

Generally more diverse county. Ratings tend to track with SES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We enrolled and received a notification that application is being reviewed. Nothing more. How is the experience from previous year?

Also why is that MCPS schools are rated lower than FCPS and HCPS on greatschools.org? Any logical explanation?

Call them on the phone and ask. Their phone number is listed on their MCPS website. Last year was a hot mess and many of us didn't get notification till the week before or even a few weeks into the school year. They are extremely short staffed as they don't have the same staffing as a regular school. They have said at meetings they hope to take everyone that is appropriate into the program as they can. One issue may be that many families are still not sure if they are staying or returning in person so that greatly impacts their open slots. If you have a medical reason, make sure to send a doctors note and that should help with acceptance.

VA is new as of last year. There should not be any ratings on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We enrolled and received a notification that application is being reviewed. Nothing more. How is the experience from previous year?

Also why is that MCPS schools are rated lower than FCPS and HCPS on greatschools.org? Any logical explanation?

Generally more diverse county. Ratings tend to track with SES.

Sorry.. What is SES?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We enrolled and received a notification that application is being reviewed. Nothing more. How is the experience from previous year?

Also why is that MCPS schools are rated lower than FCPS and HCPS on greatschools.org? Any logical explanation?

Call them on the phone and ask. Their phone number is listed on their MCPS website. Last year was a hot mess and many of us didn't get notification till the week before or even a few weeks into the school year. They are extremely short staffed as they don't have the same staffing as a regular school. They have said at meetings they hope to take everyone that is appropriate into the program as they can. One issue may be that many families are still not sure if they are staying or returning in person so that greatly impacts their open slots. If you have a medical reason, make sure to send a doctors note and that should help with acceptance.

VA is new as of last year. There should not be any ratings on it.

No one picks up the phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We enrolled and received a notification that application is being reviewed. Nothing more. How is the experience from previous year?

Also why is that MCPS schools are rated lower than FCPS and HCPS on greatschools.org? Any logical explanation?

Generally more diverse county. Ratings tend to track with SES.

Sorry.. What is SES?

Socioeconomic status.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We enrolled and received a notification that application is being reviewed. Nothing more. How is the experience from previous year?

Also why is that MCPS schools are rated lower than FCPS and HCPS on greatschools.org? Any logical explanation?

Call them on the phone and ask. Their phone number is listed on their MCPS website. Last year was a hot mess and many of us didn't get notification till the week before or even a few weeks into the school year. They are extremely short staffed as they don't have the same staffing as a regular school. They have said at meetings they hope to take everyone that is appropriate into the program as they can. One issue may be that many families are still not sure if they are staying or returning in person so that greatly impacts their open slots. If you have a medical reason, make sure to send a doctors note and that should help with acceptance.

VA is new as of last year. There should not be any ratings on it.

No one picks up the phone.

Call your council member and ask for help. The squeaky grease gets the wheel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We enrolled and received a notification that application is being reviewed. Nothing more. How is the experience from previous year?

Also why is that MCPS schools are rated lower than FCPS and HCPS on greatschools.org? Any logical explanation?

Call them on the phone and ask. Their phone number is listed on their MCPS website. Last year was a hot mess and many of us didn't get notification till the week before or even a few weeks into the school year. They are extremely short staffed as they don't have the same staffing as a regular school. They have said at meetings they hope to take everyone that is appropriate into the program as they can. One issue may be that many families are still not sure if they are staying or returning in person so that greatly impacts their open slots. If you have a medical reason, make sure to send a doctors note and that should help with acceptance.

VA is new as of last year. There should not be any ratings on it.

No one picks up the phone.

They do, keep trying. You can also try going to the office.

[Anonymous]

My kids attended VA last year for 2nd grade. The teachers were great, but there was a bit too much independent work for their age. Science and Social Studies were pretty much independent learning and I had to supervise them to make sure the work got done. The math and ELA teachers were wonderful. It was a good experience but we are going back to in person school. My sense is that VA would work better for older kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids attended VA last year for 2nd grade. The teachers were great, but there was a bit too much independent work for their age. Science and Social Studies were pretty much independent learning and I had to supervise them to make sure the work got done. The math and ELA teachers were wonderful. It was a good experience but we are going back to in person school. My sense is that VA would work better for older kids.

Good point..

[Anonymous]

How would you know if your DD/DS is accepted in VA? When will they communicate if the application is accepted or not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would you know if your DD/DS is accepted in VA? When will they communicate if the application is accepted or not?

Do they reject the applications? For what reasons? Is VA a lottery as well?