SVHS_FAQ Flashcards
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Is SVHS an accredited school?
Yes, SVHS accredited by AdvancED, the largest community of education professionals in the world. AdvancED is the trusted partner to 34,000 educational institutions—employing more than four million educators and enrolling more than 20 million students—across the United States and 70 other nations.
Which commission accredits SVHS?
AdvancED operates three commissions: 1) North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI); 2) Southern Association of Colleges and School Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI); and 3) Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC). NWAC is managing the schools in California where SVHS is headquartered. But AdvancED schools are accredited under all three commissions since a merger in 2012. So SVHS is accredited under all three commissions.
Students actually like our courses!
Teenagers tend to prefer watching videos to reading textbooks and they find the logical step-by-step flow of our courses simple to navigate. You can see from the testimonials on our website that we get some great feedback from students.
Parents like our courses—
especially the $95 price point. They’re happy that their child is happy, they like the way they can monitor progress, and parents like the support they receive when they call us or visit our website.
Schools and school districts like our courses.
They like that SVHS is accredited by the largest accrediting body in the world, AdvancED, that the courses are approved by the NCAA and University of California (a-g program). The schools we work with like the way our credentialed teachers grade assignments, provide feedback and support to students. From our base in California, SVHS has been growing at a tremendous rate, mostly through adoption by various schools and school districts.
Counselors like our courses.
They appreciate that they’re designed to meet the common core curriculum and are mapped to the relevant academic standards. Counselors and educators like the fact that their students tend to stick with our courses and counselors appreciate that they can track the students’ progress online. One thing that education specialists appreciate is that SVHS teachers do the grading and support their students throughout the course.
Counselors like working with us.
Our credentialed teachers and customer service staff help counselors get their students through the courses they need to graduate. As you know, some students need a lot of help if they’re going to get the credits they need in time for graduation. The SVHS team has worked through tight deadlines and pulled out all the stops to help counselors and their students achieve their goals. Here at SVHS, we’re in the business of building trusted long-term relationships with counselors.
Where can I find an online catalog of the courses offered?
Here, you will find our online course catalog. It is kept up-to-date on a daily basis, so as new courses are released, you will see them in the catalog.
Where can I find a printable flyer listing all SVHS courses?
Here you can find a PDF document that you can print out and hand to your students.
Does your health course comply with the California Healthy Youth Act?
Yes, our Health Part 1 course covers the material required by California Healthy Youth Act, Ed code § 51934 (“CHYA”). Health Part 1 is not a pre-requisite for our Health Part 2 course.
How does the lab component of the biology course work?
The lab work is integrated into the course. For example, virtual labs and assignments are based on experiments the students perform at home with regular household items. There is no need for students to attend a mobile lab or attend a separate lab class.
How does the lab component of the chemistry course work?
Students need to purchase a custom lab kit from a vendor called Quality Science Labs. In the course, students will find a discount code for the lab kit. Students need only one lab kit as the kit covers both part 1 and part 2 of the chemistry course.
Are the biology and chemistry courses approved by the University of California (a-g)?
Yes. The University of California recently updated its requirements for science courses and labs and approved the SVHS courses, as you can see in our catalog and the UC a-g website.
Are the courses synchronous or asynchronous?
The course are self-paced. With the exception of Spanish and language courses where the student has conversations with the teacher via video conference, there is no need for the student and the teacher to be online at the same time. Hence, all the courses are asynchronous.
How do the courses work?
A course is made up of units, each unit is made up of lessons. Each lesson has one or more videos and reading materials, then there’s a quiz for each lesson, at the end of the unit is a test and an assignment. The quizzes can be taken as many times as the student needs to master the materials. The unit test can be taken only once. The unit assignment is submitted for grading and feedback by SVHS teachers. The teacher is available to answer student questions.
The final is taken online. If a school would like to proctor the final then we can coordinate that with the school. By default, the final is not proctored.
Can my student enroll at any time?
Yes. As our courses are self-paced, and available 365 days a year, there’s no restriction on when your students can start a course. If you have a student that needs to enroll in the middle of a semester, that’s no problem at all.
How do I enroll a student?
That depends on whether the parent is paying for the course or the school is paying. Where the school is paying, request the parent or student to create an account with SVHS at http://lms.svhs.co/login/index.php prior to the school generating a purchase order. Important–the account must be in the student’s name as this is the name that will appear on the transcript.
How can parents pay for a course?
The student needs an SVHS user account, they log in to their account and select the course they want. They can pay with a credit/debit card, or a PayPal account. PayPal will process the transaction and then enroll the student into the course. Please note that a PayPal account is not required to pay for a course. PayPal accepts credit and debit cards.
Where the school is paying for the course, do you accept purchase orders?
Yes. Many of the schools we work with send us a list of students to be enrolled together with a purchase order. We enroll the students and invoice the school. Please make sure the students have created their SVHS accounts before you would like them to be enrolled.
Is SVHS an accredited school?
Yes, SVHS is accredited by AdvancED (now renamed “Cognia”), the largest community of education professionals in the world. AdvancED is the trusted partner to 34,000 educational institutions—employing more than four million educators and enrolling more than 20 million students—across the United States and 70 other nations.
Which commission accredits SVHS?
AdvancED operates three commissions: 1) North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI); 2) Southern Association of Colleges and School Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI); and 3) Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC). NWAC is managing the schools in California where SVHS is headquartered. But AdvancED schools are accredited under all three commissions since a merger in 2012. So SVHS is accredited under all three commissions.
Why isn’t SVHS accredited by WASC?
WASC is a regional accrediting body, focused on California and western US states. However, SVHS serves students across the US and all over the world. Hence, SVHS is accredited by AdvancED, the largest network and accrediting body in the world. AdvancEd accreditation is global, whereas WASC is regional.
Are the courses NCAA approved?
Yes. Silicon Valley High School courses are approved by NCAA, the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Why are some courses NCAA approved and some are not?
NCAA only approves core curriculum courses like English and Math. NCAA doesn’t approve courses it considers electives.
