St. Louis Public Schools K-12 Virtual Schools

St. Louis Public Schools’ Virtual School is beginning the 2009-2010 school year. Courses are offered in grades K-8 and 9-12. K-8 courses begin August  20, 2009. High School courses begin August 27, 2009. We are currently accepting applications for grades K-8 and 9-12. Elementary students receive textbooks, workbooks and other instructional material in addition to the online environment. All textbooks are online for high school students. All students in grades 1-8 are required to take Placement tests prior to beginning coursework.  Parents and students are required to attend two virtual school training sessions as a part of the SLPS Virtual School enrollment process.  If this requirement is not met, the enrollment application will not be processed.

The implementation of SLPS Virtual Schools is a part of the pioneering effort in St. Louis Public Schools to address the needs of all children anytime, anywhere, any place, any path and any pace. A “virtual school” is defined as a K-12 organization that provides a formal education accessed through the Internet or web-based applications where the learner and instructor are in two physically separate locations.

Families that reside in the city of St. Louis are eligible to enroll in the SLPS Virtual School. Students residing in the following eligible districts may enroll: Affton, Bayless, Brentwood, Clayton, Hancock Place, Kirkwood, Ladue, Lindbergh, Mehlville, Parkway, Pattonville, Ritenour, Rockwood, Valley Park, and Webster Groves. Home school students, charter school students, private school students and students enrolled in faith-based schools may enroll.

The St. Louis Public Schools Virtual School provides a convenient and flexible way to address student needs in the areas of credit advancement, credit recovery, alternative education, homebound, special education, scheduling conflicts, courses not offered by St. Louis Public Schools and students not currently served by SLPS. Full time Virtual students and parents are required to participate in 1-3 face to face meetings each week with the Virtual School teachers at the SLPS Virtual School Learning Centers. Part-time Virtual High School students are required to attend the designated computer lab after school in their home high school a minimum of 4 hours per week. Parents are required to attend 2 parent meetings per semester. Parent workshops are conducted bi-monthly.

For more information, please contact virtualschools@slps.org