Virtual Academy Q&A

If you are the parent of a child displaced by wildfires and temporarily staying within the district but outside your school of residence, you are entitled to enroll your child in a different school. Under the Executive Order, schools are required to enroll your child in the requested school for the 2024-2025 school year, even if your residence is outside the school’s attendance area. This policy is valid until June 30, 2025. Please contact the requested school directly for specific enrollment steps and guidance. If you are missing any of the required documents for enrollment, you may still enroll, please speak to the school about obtaining affidavits for enrollment.

If you are the parent of a child displaced by wildfires and temporarily staying outside your district of residence, you can request to enroll your child in a school within another district. Per the executive order, school districts are required to enroll your child to your requested district. This Executive Order provision is valid until June 30, 2025. If you are seeking interdistrict enrollment after this date, please visit studentpermits.lausd.net to inquire about the enrollment process and any required documentation. If you are missing any of the required documents for enrollment, you may still enroll, please speak to the school about obtaining affidavits for enrollment. The online inter-district permit window will open from February 1st through April 30th. After the window closes, the application will remain open for ALL incoming inter-district permits and for outgoing parent employment requests only.

Please visit enroll.lausd.net to sign up for a Virtual Academy school. Existing LAUSD students will use an LAUSD parent portal account to complete the registration process. New students will require that parents create a parent portal account during the enrollment process.

Please visit enroll.lausd.net to sign up for a Virtual Academy school. Existing LAUSD students will use an LAUSD parent portal account to complete the registration process. New students will require that parents create a parent portal account during the enrollment process.

Students may enroll in the Virtual Academy Program all year long and is based on space availability within each of the six LAUSD Virtual Academy.

Yes. When the child’s teacher meets with the student and parent to discuss the Master Agreement, it will outline the student’s schedule, assignments and expectations. Each student will receive a personalized plan which provides specific information for students identified as GATE.

No. Families will have a variety of quality online school options that match their interests and meet their needs.

Virtual Academy assignments are a one year commitment. Requests to change to a different Virtual Academy theme will be reviewed during the enrollment period for the following school year.

Contingent upon available space, efforts will be made to accommodate the requested academy at enrollment.

Yes! Families requesting an incoming inter-district permit should complete the LAUSD approval process before completing the enrollment process. Students should not check out of their current school/District of Residence until final approval has been granted. For more information, visit Permits and Student Transfers.

For students with special needs, participation in independent study is determined by the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team. An IEP team meeting must be held to discuss and review placement in the Virtual Academy Program, which will be reflected in the IEP if the team determines it is appropriate. Please contact your child’s current school or school of residence for more information about this process.

Yes. Students with related services identified in their IEP will receive these services in-person at an LAUSD location or online as determined by the IEP team.

Every student will receive a mix of live learning through synchronous and asynchronous time, time working on real-world projects based on their Virtual Academy theme, and individualized learning assignments. Please visit the About and Academic tabs for specific information about what a school day may entail.

A single supervising teacher will provide students with online curriculum assignments and the teacher will guide students through virtual activities and projects. Secondary students may rotate to other teachers for specific content courses for lessons and assignments.

Students will receive up to three hours of daily instructional support from a teacher, along with weekly one-on-one meetings with student, teacher, and family to review the work completed, academic success, and upcoming instructional expectations.

Yes, Honors and AP courses are available for high school students. Enrolled students can speak to their counselor about the list of offerings.

The Virtual Academy uses the same grading standards as all Los Angeles Unified schools using a Mastery Learning and Grading approach. This allows a student to continue working on learning standards as well as demonstrating mastery of skills in multiple opportunities.

Yes, our teachers are highly qualified LAUSD teachers holding current teacher California credentials.

LAUSD students who have a device/hotspot from their current school will continue to use the technology already provided. Technology/Device requests for new students are made to their Virtual Academy School.

More information forthcoming.

Parents and students can access teachers via email or through messages in Schoology and the Parent Portal in addition to weekly one-on-one meetings with student, teacher, and family to review the work completed, academic success, and upcoming instructional expectations.