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What is accreditation?
Accreditation is a voluntary dual-purpose process that schools (1) must be worthy of the trust placed in them to provide high-quality learning opportunities and (2) clearly demonstrate continual self-improvement.
An accredited school is focused on a mission and goals for students; it is student-oriented and examines its students' performance continuously; it accepts objective evaluation from a team of outside peer professionals trained by WASC; it maintains a qualified faculty within an effectively organized school; it collaboratively assesses the quality of its educational programs on a regular basis; it plans for the future...More Info
Program Enhancements
•AP test prep and study teams
•Opportunities for acceleration
•Access to experts in the field
•Summer learning opportunities
•Virtual clubs and organizations
•Student showcase events
•Senior cumulative projects
•Research components in all courses
•AP course audits
•Links to colleges and universities
Extracurricular Programs
Local RVS students have the opportunity to participate in athletic team sports and fine arts programs (band, orchestra, theater) at RUSD comprehensive high schools. This is a unique opportunity that is not commonly available to students attending online schools. Audition and try-out requirements apply.
Questions?
•Why would a student take an online course through RVS?
•Are all students successful in online classes?
•Are RVS courses for credit?
•How are parents involved in student learning?
•When do students complete their coursework?
•Do students need a computer at home?
•Is there a teacher for every class?
•Will students need to be online at the same time as the instructor?
•What is the difference between "asynchronous" and "synchronous" discussions?
• What about assignments, quizzes and tests?
•How many RVS courses can students take at one time?
•What is the cost for RVS courses?
•What if a student needs to withdraw from a course?
•Who can a student contact if he/she is having trouble with an online course?
•How do students receive their username and password for the Blackboard system?
•Where do students go to log into their classes?
•Who should students contact when having trouble logging into their courses?
•How does a student order his/her textbooks
Riverside Unified School District
3380 14th St.
Riverside, CA 92516
Richard L. Miller, Ph.D
District Superintendent
David Haglund, Ed.D
Principal (Twitter) (Blog)
Board of Education
Mrs. Kathy Y. Allavie
President
Mr. Lewis J. Vanderzyl
Vice-President
Mr. Tom Hunt
Clerk
Mrs. Gayle Cloud
Member
Charles L. Beaty, Ph.D
Member