Remote Or Virtual Academy Options For Parents

WAAY 31 is answering what the difference is between the two online learning options Huntsville schools are offering.

A big question parents are asking is - what's the difference between the two online learning options huntsville schools are offering?

Waay 31's sydney martin is live outside the district's central office after taking that question directly to the superintendent.

Huntsville city schools superintendent christie finley told me - both remote learning and the huntsville virtual academy will use the same platforms but remote learning will be closer to a traditional school day.

Now parents have 48 hours to make a decision.

"this is school.

We are going to have school.

It's not what we want it to look like and we want our students in the building.

And we also know it's equally important that the well being of our students staff and teachers are clearly what the goal is right now."

Huntsville city schools superintendent christie finley explained traditional vs.

Remote learning.

"we have remote learning which will look just like the school day, but the virtual academy is for that flexible student that may want to login at 10 o'clock because you know high school students might not like to login at 8 o'clock."

Finley told me parents have until friday to make the decision which option is better for their family - and won't be able to change their selection until the end of the semester.

She also admitted the district still needs to get a lot of information to parents.

Christie finley, huntsville city schools superintendent "if they are un-enrolling from the virtual academy.

The understanding is they will likely come back to the building that last nine weeks.

It is important to know if you are staying in the virtual academy you are staying there the entire semester."

Finley wants parents to know all students will get the same curriculum across the board.

The main difference is students work at their own pace on the virtual academy and remote learning includes live classes online.

"we are all using the same curriculum.

Schools plp is the platform we are using because our teachers are the same teachers are kids would have in the classroom too.

" "everyone will have access to that same platform and the same method of learning, so it will look the same."

Parents who have already enrolled their children in the virtual academy but want to switch to the remote learning option have until four- thirty on friday to do that.

You need to call or email the district on how to make that change.

We posted that information on waaytv.com.

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