Virtual School Status: School Directory Public Portal
This data element records the type of virtual instruction offered by a school, if any. The value of this data element describes how a school offers virtual instruction. Virtual instruction means that students and teachers are separated by time and/or location, and interact by way of computers and/or telecommunications technologies.
USES: This data element is part of the School Directory, used to provide detailed information about schools in Wisconsin.
| Submitted Response | Description |
|---|---|
| Exclusively Virtual | All instruction offered by the school is virtual. This does not exclude students and teachers meeting in person for field trips, school-sponsored social events or assessment purposes. All students receive all instruction virtually. |
| Primarily Virtual | The school’s major purpose is to provide virtual instruction to students, but some traditional classroom instruction is also provided. Most students receive all instruction virtually. |
| Primarily Classroom (Supplementary Virtual) | Instruction is directed by teachers in a traditional classroom setting; virtual instruction supplements face-to-face instruction by teachers. Students vary in the extent to which their instruction is virtual. |
| No virtual instruction | The school does not offer any virtual instruction. No students receive any virtual instruction. |
FAQs, Details, and Points to Note
- Virtual options can only be offered by public schools.
- Virtual learning can be a full-time schooling option, or it can be a part of a student's school day. Visit the DPI's Online and Blended Learning webpage to learn more.
- Some public schools that provide virtual instruction are virtual charter schools.
- Visit the Parental Educational Options (PEO) webpage on Currently Operating Charter Schools to find a listing of Virtual Charter Schools.
- For more detailed information about what a Virtual Charter School is, visit the PEO Virtual Charter Schools webpage.
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