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Assistance

Send an e-mail with your course question to your teacher. Make sure your Help Request includes your name, telephone number where you can be reached and the best time to reach you. You can e-mail general queries to: virtual.schooling@yrdsb.edu.on.ca.

Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Students are expected to read the guidelines on this website. Click here for more information...

Assessment and Evaluation

Assignments and tests are to be submitted in a timely fashion. Teachers will also mark the assignments and tests (including a mid-semester evaluation) in a timely fashion and will provide feedback. Comments indicating strengths and areas in need of improvement will be included in the feedback. Details about the evaluation policy for a specific course will be given by the teacher.

Attendance

If a student is ill or absent from the program, they must inform the teacher. Students who do not maintain regular contact with the teacher or do not complete assignments will be withdrawn from the course. All withdrawals for non-activity will be processed after the mid-semester report is issued and Full Disclosure rules will apply. The $50 registration fee will not be refunded. [^ top]

Class Participation

Students will be asked to participate in group discussions in an online chat, threaded discussion conference or in a live virtual classroom setting. Discussion and online classroom areas will be monitored daily by the teacher.

Communication

Constant communication between teacher and student is essential for success in a course. In addition to ongoing e-mail communication, teachers will make themselves available to students for help during a specific time each week as “office hours”. If the teacher is ill or absent, a message will be posted which will open automatically for students informing them of the situation. Students will also receive regular telephone calls or messages from the teacher in order to help the student be successful with the program.

Course Withdrawal

To withdraw (cancel) from a course, the student must send an e-mail to the teacher or to Virtual Schooling. All borrowed materials must be returned before the cancellation will be processed. Failure to officially cancel from a course will result in a mark being posted on the transcript. The mark will be the average of all work, including zeros for work not submitted up to and including the final exam. [^ top]

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Exams

All students must write face-to-face final exams for each course. In addition, all courses will have mid-semester exams which will be written face-to-face. The exams will be held at a school site on a date set in advance and will be supervised by Virtual Schooling teachers.

Full Disclosure Policy on Transcripts (Grades 11 & 12)

A mark will be posted on the Ontario Student Transcript for all students who are registered in a grade 11 or 12 course five days after the date of the Mid-semester report.

G - I

Internet Acceptable Use Guidelines

Students are expected to read and abide by the guidelines posted on this website. Click here for more information...

J - O

Orientation and Meet the Teacher Session

Students who are registered for a credit course will be invited to attend an orientation session to receive important information about our program and to meet the teacher and other students in their course. [^ top]

Orientation Course

Students will be expected to complete a short orientation course prior to starting the first module in their credit course. The orientation course requires students to complete and submit two assignments.

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Registration Deadline

The Virtual Schooling program is a semester program which will have a registration deadline. In exceptional cases students may be accepted into Virtual Schooling after the registration deadline. Most students take a minimum of four months to complete an online credit course. Students who register late will need to complete the course in less time. No modifications to the date of the final exam will be made for late registrants.

Registration and Other Fees

A non-refundable transaction fee of $50.00 per course is due with the online application. Payment may be made online using a credit card (MasterCard/ Visa) or by submitting a cheque to the Virtual Schooling Centre. If the course does not run, a full refund will be given. There may also be a text/ supply fee in some courses.

Note: NSF cheques will be charged a service fee of $15.00.

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Teacher Interviews

One evening will be available for parents and students to meet with the classroom teacher to discuss academic progress. [^ top]

Good luck, and have a successful learning experience!