Academic Information

The Warren County Virtual Community School is very pleased to be using curriculum resources from Learning Springs, Inc. Their web site is www.learningsprings.com. The courseware is in use worldwide by nearly twenty thousand students. The highly interactive, user friendly digital platform is delivered online. The company is well respected throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia as a cutting edge developer of software and software learning systems. The Learning Springs curriculum, Aurora 5, has been fully accredited by the American Association of Colleges and Schools. Moreover, it has been aligned with the Ohio content standards. TLS has eight full time curriculum specialists who work with professionals in various states to align their curriculum with proficiency standards. Finally, it works constantly to improve its course offerings, both qualitatively and quantitatively. In its future are plans to increase its virtual learning offerings. We are sure all of our students in Warren County and beyond will find this top-rated courseware both challenging and rewarding.

Virtual Learning Course Offerings 2008 - 2009

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The Aurora Learning course catalog has been adapted for the Warren County Virtual Community School. Each one-year course contains 36 weeks of lessons, with a five hour workload per lesson (totaling 180 class hours). A semester course contains eighteen 5-hour lessons. Students are required to complete five credit hours of studies during the school year. All courses can be adapted to the Carnegie Unit system. For example, 1.0 credits in the Aurora system equal 1 Carnegie unit, and .5 credits in Aurora Learning correspond to 0.5 Carnegie units.

Initial Grade Placement

Previous school records will be used to place current students. If a student has been home schooled the parent must provide a teacher assessment. Changes will be made if evidence proves it would be in the best interest of the student to be placed in a different grade.

Credits needed for High School grade placement

• Sophomore - 5 completed credits
• Junior - 10 completed credits
• Senior - 16 completed credits

Grading Scale

Graduation Requirements

To earn a diploma from the Warren County Virtual Community School, students must meet the requirements and standards adopted by the state of Ohio and the Virtual Community School of Ohio's Board of Education. The parents and students have the responsibility for tracking and completing courses necessary for graduation.

1. Pass all sections of the Ohio Graduation Test
2. Earn a minimum of twenty (20) credits
3. Successful completion of the following specific credits:
   • English - 4 credits
   • Health - ½ credit
   • Mathematics - 3 credits
   • Physical Education - ½ credit
   • Science - 3 credits
     • Biological Science (1 credit)
     • Physical Science (1 credit)
   • Social Studies - 3 credits
     • American History (½ credit)
     • Government (½ credit)
   • Electives - 6 credits
     • Units must include 1 unit or 2 half units in Business/Technology, Fine Arts, or Foreign Language