Beginning a New School Year

Students were back on campus (both in person and online) today! The Riverside Virtual School staff met this past week to prepare for the return of full-time and concurrently enrolled students from across Southern California. What an exciting time for RVS, as the full-time student group grows and we add courses and grade levels. We are excited to welcome eight new teachers (Karen Bennett, Clinton Ball, Jeremy Standerfer, Charles Andersen, Rusty Bailey, Anne Hendrickson, Dave Dillon, and Kelly McAllister) to the staff room. They will join our returning teaching staff as we expand our curriculum to meet the learning needs of students in grades 6 through 12.

Full-time students are gathering together for a 2-day "RVS Boot Camp" experience at the Grant Education Center in Riverside. Students and teachers are participating in team building and academic planning activities designed to result in development of personalized strategic learning plans for the coming year.

I am excited to report that the full-time student population has doubled since school let out in June and the phone calls keep coming in. The seeds planted in the past several month are beginning to take root in the homeschooling community and families are embracing the RVS "value-added" approach to student learning experience.