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School Development Team
WUSD commences a school development team to design a school of choice to open in 2014-2015. -
School of Choice Vision
WUSD and School Development Team decide to develop the school of choice as a dependent charter school with a project based learning focus and encompassing the district's independent study/virtual program. The school will open with a K-4 configuration, rolling up a grade level a year and eventually building out to a comprehensive K-12 program. -
Research PBL Models
School Development Team members visit exemplar schools implementating Project Based Learning. -
Pilot Blended K Program
Kindergartners enrolled in the virtual academy have the option of attending two days a week for enrichment at the brick and mortar campus. -
Pilot new LMS for Virtual Academy
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School Opens to grades K-4
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Implement BYOD
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Blended Learning-Hybrid Option
Students attending the Virtual Academy at all grade levels have the option of attending the brick and mortar campus two days a week for project based learning. -
Open 5th grade
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Goal: 1:1 Technology
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Open 6th Grade
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Open 7th Grade
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Open 8th Grade
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Open with 9th & 10th Grades
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21st Century Learning Environment
Blended learning, flipped classrooms, 1:1 technology, and daily application of the Four Cs - collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication, are the norm in our 21st century learning environment. Students find solutions to real world challenges through interdisciplinary, hands-on projects in partnership with the industry in our local community.
