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Bienvenidos
Sandtown
Middle School
www.gavirtualschool.org
GaVS Log In - Register
ParentPortal
Portal ––Parent
Parent
GaVS Dashboard
Dashboard
Important Parent Links
Parent Auditor
Student Progress
GaVS Knowledgebase
Tips for Success!
Time Management
During the school week students are expected
to log in to their course daily.
Students on an 18 week schedule should expect
to spend at least 60-90 mins. per weekday (5-8
hours per week ) working in their course.
Time spent on course work increases on a
shorter schedule.
Preferred Browser
Mozilla Firefox is our preferred browser.
Download free web browser at:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox
Working Ahead!
GaVS - April 7-11, 2015
Students should always follow the GaVS schedule they
chose upon entering their course. If local school breaks
do not coincide with the GaVS break, students must meet
the assignment due dates on their chosen schedules.
Students should communicate school breaks with their
teacher as soon as possible and if necessary discuss with
their instructor how to get ahead.
Teacher Information
Course Information
Course Schedule
Final Exams
Assignment Tips
Print a hard copy of your course schedule and be sure
to follow it.
Assignments are due bi-weekly by midnight EST of
each Friday due date as outlined on the course
schedule.
If there are questions about assignments students
should contact their instructor in advance of the
assignment due date.
Synchronous Class
Attend instructor’s
live chat.
Opportunity to speak
with instructor LIVE.
Students need
speakers/microphone.
Students can type
questions into
chatbox.
Spanish Grading Scale
Late Work Policy
Technical Difficulties
Technical difficulties are not an excuse for late
assignments Students must have computer access
to complete GAVS work. It is the student’s
responsibility to secure backup computer options
when technical difficulties arise.
• Many public libraries offer computers with
internet access.
• GAVS courses can be accessed on a variety of
mobile devices.
Late Work Policy
Check course schedules for
specific assignment due dates.
Student work is due bi-weekly
on Friday at midnight EST.
Work turned in after the deadline
on the course schedule will be
accepted within 1 week with a late
penalty assessed. Late penalty
begins on Saturday and is
deducted at a rate of 10% of the
assignment value per school day.
Work submitted on Saturday,
Sunday, and Monday is
considered 1 day late.
Late Work Policy
At the end of the semester, all classwork must be
submitted prior to the time period the final exam is
available. If final exams begin Wednesday of the last
week of school, all other assignments except the final
exam must be submitted by Tuesday of the last week of
school.
Extensions past the last day of school will NOT be
granted.
Student Code of Conduct
Academic Honesty
Do not copy and paste information from the
internet and submit as an assignment to be
graded without reference.
Plagiarized work will receive a grade of zero.
• Your work should be yours alone without help from
others unless your teacher gives permission.
• Do not use an online translator.
Academic honesty is important to your success as an
online student.
Special Accommodations
If your student is a special education student and would
like GaVS to consider making accommodations, please
email a copy of your IEP or 504 plan to Sarah Newman at
[email protected] or fax a copy to 770-357-3704.
If you do not have a copy, please contact your school
facilitator.
Student Absences
Make-up Work Requests
When a student has an excused absence of more than 3 days the
teacher must be notified in writing and given a copy of any
documentation within 10 school days during fall and spring and
within three school days during summer.
Parents can also submit a request and documentation at
https://docs.google.com/a/gavirtualschool.org/forms/d/1hA9fYaR
fnSCNJU8yQW4kznYQoqMnHvRn_fsvWSpzF44/viewform
If the makeup work request is approved by GaVS administration,
the teacher will provide a new deadline and a list of makeup work
that can be submitted for full credit.
Communication - Correspondence
•Use GaVS gmail or pager for correspondence with instructor.
•*Check email daily.
•Watch for pages when you login.
SchoolCast will send grade notification emails to parents
each Wednesday and phone calls to parents on the
Wednesday following each assignment due date.
Three-Important Reminders
•Read the Spring 2015 Student Handbook.
•Create a parent auditor account.
•Link the parent auditor account to your
•student’s account.
Questions?
Email Addresses
[email protected]
[email protected]
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