FAQs - Enrollment & Attendance

Who is eligible to attend the Texas Virtual Academy@Southwest?
If your children live in Eastern or North Central Texas and will be in grades 3-9 for the 2009-2010 school year, they are most likely eligible to attend TXVA (depending on school capacity). View a complete list of eligible counties.

How many of my children can attend the Texas Virtual Academy@Southwest?
Since TXVA provides all of the lesson plans, materials, and teacher support needed, you may find it easiest to enroll more than one of your children at TXVA.

How much does it cost to attend the Texas Virtual Academy@Southwest?
As a public virtual school program, there is no tuition. TXVA provides students all instructional materials for the program. Students and families will be responsible for providing some consumable materials.

What is the attendance policy?
Students are required to log 1,080 hours of attendance during a complete school year; this equates to an average of 30 hours per week. Also, each student is emailed a question every school day by his/her teacher; these questions are a combination of academic questions and brain-teasers. Your student must respond each day to receive credit; these questions are a transparent measure of attendance that is similar to your student responding to the teacher calling roll.

Can I take a vacation during the school year?
The school calendar includes school "holidays" or vacation time. Whenever possible, family vacations should align with school vacation days. If a student skips a day during the week, he or she will be marked absent. Vacation is not an approved reason for absence in the state of Texas.

Parents can apply for "Educational Leaves of Absence" during the school year. Requests must be submitted to the Head of School 10 days prior to the absence. Leave will be approved based upon consistent student progress and attendance. No educational leave will be granted in any of the testing windows for state mandated testing.

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