Craft Category: Examples from the field

Montana Digital Academy is a state virtual school that provides supplemental, flexible coursework options, for both original and college credit, serving students across Montana public schools.

The mission of BERK12 is to support Berkshire County school districts and educators by collaboratively offering solutions to short- and long-term issues, in order to promote high-quality public education, which all children deserve, regardless of background or circumstance.

Newport News Virtual Learning Academy, a virtual school based in Virginia, serves 467 grade 1-12 students. They describe their middle- and high-school instructional program as a hybrid model with asynchronous classes, dedicated online office hours, in-person support time, and in-person extracurricular activities and clubs.

Cabarrus Virtual Academy, a hybrid school based in North Carolina serving 300 K-12 students, describes their instructional model as a combination of virtual and in-person instruction.

West Chester Area School District’s Cyber Program, a virtual and hybrid school based in Pennsylvania, serves 230 students in grades 6-12. Their instructional model offers a combination of synchronous and asynchronous courses.

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools’ (P-CCS) Virtual Academy, a virtual school based in Michigan, serves 299 K-12 students. Their instructional model includes synchronous instruction alongside access to in-person clubs and sports for middle- and high-school students at their local school.

Madison Promise Online Program, a virtual school in the Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, serves 125 students in grades 4-11 and describes their instructional model as a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning.

Cajon Valley’s Virtual Learning Program has an enrollment of 250 students in grades K-8 and describes their instructional model as a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning.

A hybrid program based in New York serving 60 students in grade 9, the NYC School Without Walls (SWOW) launched at the start of the 2022-23 school year. Their instructional model offers a combination of virtual and in-person classes with a focus on student-created passion projects and place-based learning (outside of the traditional classroom).

A small, virtual school based in Washington, D.C. serving 200 K-12 students, KIPP DC’s instructional model offers a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning.