> What courses are available to my high school student through VLA?
The LISD Virtual Learning Academy offers a wide range of high-quality courses across most core subject areas and some electives. These courses are all taught by qualified LISD teachers who have also completed the TEA required 30 hours of qualified training for teaching online courses through the Texas Virtual School Network. The VLA catalog consists of 30 courses including 5 AP classes.
VLA Course Catalog and Course Descriptions
MATH | ENGLISH |
Algebra 1 | English 1 |
Algebra 2 | English 2 |
Geometry | English 3 |
Pre-Calculus | English 4 |
AP English 3 | |
SOCIAL STUDIES | AP English 4 |
World History | Creative Writing |
World Geography | Professional Communications |
US History | |
Economics | LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH |
US Government | American Sign Language 1 |
Psychology | American Sign Language 2 |
AP US History | Latin 1 |
AP US Government | Latin 2 |
AP Psychology | Spanish 1 [NEW Fall 2021] |
Personal Financial Literacy | Spanish 2 [NEW Spring 2022] |
ELECTIVES | |
Art 1 | |
Foundations of Personal Fitness | |
Personal Financial Literacy | |
Professional Communications |