The LISD Virtual Learning Academy (VLA) is the district's virtual campus for high school classes which has been in existence since 2007. VLA is authorized by the Texas Virtual School Network to provide fully online courses taught by LISD teachers who have completed a 30-hour course in the teaching of virtual classes. VLA currently has nearly 40 courses in their catalog. Students can take these classes as part of their campus or virtual learning schedule, creating flexibility in their schedule by taking a combination of classes on campus and classes online through VLA. Students may take up to three VLA courses in a year.

The LISD Virtual Learning Academy (VLA) is the district's virtual campus for high school classes which has been in existence since 2007. VLA is authorized by the Texas Virtual School Network to provide fully online courses taught by LISD teachers who have completed a 30-hour course in the teaching of virtual classes. VLA currently has nearly 30 courses in their catalog. Students can take these classes as part of their campus or virtual learning schedule creating flexibility in their schedule by taking a combination of classes on campus and classes online through VLA. Students may take up to three VLA courses in a year. While these are not self-paced classes, students do have a lot of flexibility in time of day and days of the week they must work on their courses. Middle school courses do not count towards the GPA or class rank. 

The District’s 2020-21 virtual and virtual plus options differ from VLA in that they provide a full-time online option available to all students grades K-12 who did not wish to return to campus in the 2020-21 school year because of COVID-19. This option allowed students to take a full schedule online using a curriculum specifically designed for online learning and selected by LISD. This program is NOT the same as the At-Home learning from Spring 2020.  Per TEA, students will be expected to work on their courses and make progress each day of the week in the same way that campus classes meet. 

While these are not self-paced classes, students do have a lot of flexibility in time of day and days of the week they must work on their courses. Middle School courses do not count towards GPA calculations or class rank.

No, at this time, we do not have any course offerings designed for 6th graders to be taken during the school year. 

Lewisville ISD instructors teach all courses authored and provided by the Virtual Learning Academy. Lewisville online teachers are highly qualified, certified by TEA in the subjects they are teaching. In addition to holding subject-area certifications, Lewisville online teachers have earned their online teacher certification through an approved TXVSN professional learning provider and remain current through continued professional development.

Students in the program learn a lot about themselves as well as the subject of each course. In addition, the flexibility of the VLA program allows students to follow their individual dreams. Some students wish to take more AP classes to add to their “resume”. For others, they wish to dedicate more time to athletics, arts, or getting an early start on their career. Still others find the flexibility of VLA classes and scheduling allows them to take other classes of interest on their home campuses. In addition, VLA classes allow students to take classes that might not be available on their home campuses. The reasons are many. What will be your reason?

Generally, registration opens after Spring Break. Look for the VLA alerts in your student's LISD Gmail account and the Skyward Messenger system.

We recommend a limit of 2 courses in the summer session.  Due to the compression of instructional time, the student will be expected to work approximately 2-3 hours a day per course.  This would equate to 2 half credit courses to earn 1 total credit.

During summer registration, you will receive alerts in your student's LISD Gmail account and/or Skyward Messenger for a custom Skyward form.  Complete that form to alert the VLA staff of your interest. Scheduling and fee payment will be sent out at a later date. 

Yes.  $250 per half credit.  

For example, if your student plans on taking Algebra 1 A and B, then the total cost would be $250 for Algebra 1A plus $250 for Algebra 1B for a total of $500.

If your student is on the Free/Reduced Lunch program, the cost is $125 per half credit. 

*Reminder to please ensure your paperwork is submitted prior to requesting a summer school course. 

No, VLA courses are authorized through the Texas Virtual School Network and attendance is set at 100% present upon successful completion of the course. However, the courses are NOT self-paced. Students are provided with a pacing guide with assignment due dates. Successful completion of the course is defined as a final course grade of 70 or higher. 

Yes. Grades from a VLA course work the same way as grades from any campus-based course. All VLA courses will generate grades on your transcript. The course credits earned will count towards graduation requirements.

However, courses taken prior to 9th grade do not get factored into GPA or rank. 

For a list of middle school course options, please look here

VLA is a three-term campus, which means that we offer most of our classes in the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.

Registration for Fall and Spring classes for the next year is done during the course selection process. When you receive instructions to request classes for the next school year, you will find that the VLA classes are listed with the rest of your classes. This means that if you need a math class (i.e. Algebra 2) and if you want to take that class online, you would simply select Algebra 2A- Virtual Learning AND Algebra 2B- Virtual Learning. In VLA, each 1.0 credit class is broken into two 0.5 credit classes. 

Students and parents can speak to their school counselor to enroll in a VLA course outside of the next-year registration process. 

No. Current state law does not allow full funding for students taking a full-time course load in a virtual environment that is not one of the seven TEA authorized full-time virtual schools in the state. This is a law that we hope will change and are actively working to inform the public and Texas lawmakers about these limitations and the negative impact they have on some students and public-school districts. Middle School students are limited to accelerating their math course of study, Languages Other than English (LOTE), or art courses only and are only able to take courses outside the school day. 

LISD high schools operate on an accelerated block schedule. This means that students take four 90-minute classes each day as a full schedule with a full credit class being completed in two 9-week terms. You may schedule VLA classes as one or more of your four classes during periods 1, 3, and 4. We do not normally schedule VLA classes during the daily attendance period, which is currently period 2. Taking a class outside the school day would mean the student is taking a 5th class scheduled for period 00 or 08. Middle school students must take courses outside the school day or over the summer per LISD policy.

For information of fees,check here.

State law limits the total number of online courses a student may take in a single year as part of their regular school schedule. In most cases, high school students may take up to three credits in a full year without any difficulties. Middle school students are able to take one credit over the course of a school year and up to one credit in the summer session.