• K-12 100% virtual learning option 
• Provides families with flexibility of space, time, and pace
• Stand alone program that allows parents/students to stay connected to neighborhood/choice schools

• Maintain a connection to your neighborhood or choice school
• Keep your spot in choice program
• For immersion programs, please see details from your school
• 100% online to remove COVID exposure concerns at school
• High quality coursework aligned to standards
• Continuity of instruction regardless of district risk level

• Anchorage School District Teachers
• Highly qualified 
• Alaska Certificated
• Teaching their subject/grade level of expertise
• Virtual teachers will be trained to engage students and support online learners

• Coursework will be graded
• Coursework will mirror the elementary schedule 
• Students will typically need 15-20 hours a week to complete activities, assignments, and projects
• Students will have access to social emotional learning (SEL) support
• Teachers use a variety of real-time and self-paced activities to engage students in their learning, which may include:
• Face-to-face Zoom lessons (real-time and recorded)
• Self-paced assignments and quizzes
• Online discussions, both text and Zoom
• Individual and group projects
• Parent/guardian support is critical to online learning success and will require 3-5 hours a day to:
• Be the student’s learning coach
• Assist with assignments and time management
• Provide assistance with projects
• Preview course content and available resources

• The courses have been purchased from Calvert Learning
• Courses use a variety of e-textbooks, interactive websites, and project based-learning

For additional course selections, students should contact their school counselor.

For a course change request, students should contact their school counselor.

• All course content will be facilitated by ASD virtual teachers
• Opportunities for real-time tutorials with virtual teachers
• Provide regular and explicit feedback on student learning and progress
• Provide useful and timely communication

Yes, students will earn grades in the ASD at Home Virtual Program according to ASD grading practices.

Similar to how device needs were addressed in the spring, if a device is needed for access for any student, regardless of the grade level, that need will be addressed. However, that may happen through the shared use of a device issued to a sibling or through a personal device already present in the home. It is important to distinguish between the 1-to-1 device initiative and the need for access to devices. The 1-to-1 initiative for grades 3-12 extends past the efforts put in place in response to COVID-19. 

Special Education services will be provided as part of the virtual learning model of instruction for students with disabilities to meet Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals and objectives. Students services may include tutoring sessions or on-line remediation interventions depending on individual needs. Related services will be provided through teletherapy for students requiring speech/language therapy, occupational therapy and/or physical therapy.  504 accommodations will also be provided as part of the virtual learning model.

ASD at Home Virtual Program will combine different online education experiences. 

• Some online learning will be done in real time (synchronous)
• Other learning will be done independently at one’s own pace and in their own space (asynchronous) 
• All learning in ASD at Home Virtual Program will be done through a partnership between the virtual teacher, student, and parent/guardian
• Flexibility will be offered for both types of online learning to meet a student’s need

ASD Virtual program teachers are highly qualified, Alaska Certificated, and will teach in their subject/grade level of expertise. Virtual teachers will be assigned to teach students throughout the District, so students may not have a virtual teacher from their neighborhood/choice school.  

The curriculum in the ASD at Home Virtual Program will be tied to educational standards, not the teacher’s classroom. What’s being taught at ASD in School will not line up perfectly with ASD at Home. The program is not meant for families to “slide in and out.” If families participating in ASD at Home Virtual Program decide they are ready to send their students back to ASD in School, the start of the new quarter would be an appropriate time to do so.

Quarter end dates are October 16, December 18, March 5 and May 20.

No, students may participate in the ASD at Home Virtual Program and remain enrolled at their school of choice.

Unlike the new ASD at Home Virtual Program, PAIDEIA, Family Partnership Charter School, and Frontier Charter School are separate schools, with academic advisory councils, governing boards, and academic policy committees. If a family enrolls in a traditional home school program, they would then be opting out of their current school, whether that be a neighborhood school or charter school.

There will only be consumables for students in grades K-2 and they will either be mailed or available to pick up at the student's neighborhood/choice school.  Parents will have the option to print things at home or through a local print shop if needed.  

• Student Login Information 
• Student Username: last.first
• Password: use existing ASD password

• K-12 100% virtual learning option 
• Provides families with flexibility of space, time, and pace
• Stand alone program that allows parents/students to stay connected to neighborhood/choice schools

• Maintain a connection to your neighborhood or choice school
• Keep your spot in choice program
• For immersion programs, please see details from your school
• Participate in school sponsored activities
• 100% online to remove COVID exposure concerns at school
• High quality coursework aligned to standards
• Continuity of instruction regardless of district risk level

• Anchorage School District Teachers
• Highly qualified 
• Alaska Certificated
• Teaching their subject/grade level of expertise
• Virtual teachers will be trained to engage students and support online learners

• Coursework will be graded
• Coursework will mirror the secondary schedule with three courses a quarter, two core content courses and one elective course
• Students will typically need 8-10 hours a week for each course to complete activities and assignments
• Students will have access to social emotional learning (SEL) support
• Use a variety of real-time and self-paced activities to engage students in their learning, which may include:
• Face-to-face zoom lessons (real-time and recorded)
• Self-paced assignments and quizzes
• Online discussions, both text and Zoom
• Individual and group projects

Parent/guardian support is critical to online learning success and will require 20-30 minutes a day to monitor student progress and ensure they are engaging with support services as needed

• The course catalog will consist of courses from APEX Learning and eDynamics
• The final course catalog will depend on student graduation needs
• New courses will be added each quarter
• iSchool single courses have been transitioned to ASD Virtual

For additional course selections, students should contact their school counselor.

For a course change request, students should contact their school counselor.

• All course content will be facilitated by ASD virtual teachers
• Opportunities for real-time tutorials with virtual teachers
• Provide regular and explicit feedback on student learning and progress
• Provide useful and timely communication

Yes, students will earn grades in the ASD at Home Virtual Program according to ASD grading practices.

Similar to how device needs were addressed in the spring, if a device is needed for access for any student, regardless of the grade level, that need will be addressed. However, that may happen through the shared use of a device issued to a sibling or through a personal device already present in the home. It is important to distinguish between the 1-to-1 device initiative and the need for access to devices. The 1-to-1 initiative for grades 3-12 extends past the efforts put in place in response to COVID-19. 

Special Education services will be provided as part of the virtual learning model of instruction for students with disabilities to meet Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals and objectives. Students services may include tutoring sessions or on-line remediation interventions depending on individual needs. Related services will be provided through teletherapy for students requiring speech/language therapy, occupational therapy and/or physical therapy.  504 accommodations will also be provided as part of the virtual learning model.

ASD at Home Virtual Program will combine different online education experiences. 

• Some online learning will be done in real time (synchronous)
• Other learning will be done independently at one’s own pace and in their own space (asynchronous) 
• All learning in ASD at Home Virtual Program will be done through a partnership between the virtual teacher, student, and parent/guardian
• Flexibility will be offered for both types of online learning to meet a student’s need

ASD Virtual program teachers are highly qualified, Alaska Certificated, and will teach in their subject/grade level of expertise. Virtual teachers will be assigned to teach students throughout the District, so students may not have a virtual teacher from their neighborhood/choice school.  

The curriculum in the ASD at Home Virtual Program will be tied to educational standards, not the teacher’s classroom. What’s being taught at ASD in School will not line up perfectly with ASD at Home. The program is not meant for families to “slide in and out.” If families participating in ASD at Home Virtual Program decide they are ready to send their students back to ASD in School, the start of the new quarter would be an appropriate time to do so.

Quarter end dates are October 16, December 18, March 5 and May 20.

No, students may participate in the ASD at Home Virtual Program and remain enrolled at their school of choice.

Unlike the new ASD at Home Virtual Program, PAIDEIA, Family Partnership Charter School, and Frontier Charter School are separate schools, with academic advisory councils, governing boards, and academic policy committees. If a family enrolls in a traditional home school program, they would then be opting out of their current school, whether that be a neighborhood school or charter school.