Sunday, August 23, 2009

New Year Brings New Course Options

The Riverside Virtual School has had an incredibly busy summer! In June, we offered summer school opportunities to RUSD students for the first time. Nearly 800 students accessed summer work through the RVS Blackboard system.

Riverside Virtual School staff, RUSD teachers, and RUSD curriculum specialists have worked diligently to construct the online curriculum for grades to be added for the 2009-2010 school year. These new courses include the core 6th, 7th, and 8th grade curriculum, AP Environmental Science, Earth Science, Music Appreciation, British Literature, AP Computer Science, and Fitness for Life (RUSD's virtual PE course). This work, which will continue throughout the school year, was funded through several grant applications and a 2009 congressional appropriation through the US Department of Education.

Thank you to all of the teachers and RUSD staff who partnered with us this summer to get the work done.

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