1. LAKE COUNTY VIRTUAL SCHOOL
WELCOME TO
English II

2. Meet your English Instructor
Mrs. Stratton

3. English II Course:
Segment 1 (1st Semester):
Segment 2 (2nd Semester):

4. 90%-100% A 80%-89% B 70%-79% C 60%-69% D 59% or Below F
Grading Scale
90%-100% A 80%-89% B 70%-79% C 60%-69% D 59% or Below F
* Credit will not be issued for a grade below a 60%, if you are a grade forgiveness/credit recovery student please be sure to verify with your guidance counselor the grade you must earn in the course.

5. FLVS Policies Academic Integrity
All work must be completed by you – no copying or plagiarism in any form
Items submitted by “free write” or “essay responses” are analyzed through Turn-it-in software which identifies plagiarism.
Monthly Contact – Contact between the parent and instructor is mandatory once a month at a minimum either by phone, text or – please let your teacher know your preference.

6. Student Agreement
Students are expected to agree to the following as part of the registration process.
I acknowledge that during the first 14 days of being activated into my FLVS course I may drop the course without penalty. I understand that for each online course there are a minimum number of assignments that must be completed each week. Failure to submit the minimum number of assignments on a weekly basis will result in my removal from the course and may result in a failing grade being assigned to my academic transcript. If I drop the course after completing 50% of the class requirements and fail to take the final exam, Florida Virtual School will issue an "F" for my final grade.
(Disclaimer: Local district/local school drop policies supersede Florida Virtual School drop policy. It is the responsibility of the student/parents to be informed of their local school district policies.)

7. Student Expectations
Read all required lessons BEFORE accessing the assignments.
Submit a minimum of 2 assignments each week for traditional pace (4 assign a week for accelerated pace)
(16 weeks to complete a segment for the “trad pace”) – make sure you are completing assignments IN ORDER
Check FLVS frequently
Review grades & teacher feedback in ‘My Gradebook’ regularly. If there are any grades you are not content with - you may reset the assignment in your Gradebook and resubmit it for a better score. If you need a test reset, please your instructor the test number with a small note asking for a reset.
Academic Integrity – all work must be done on your own – no copying or plagiarizing
Respond to all questions in complete and correct sentences. *I take points off for spelling and grammatical errors.
Call your instructor when you are having difficulty.

8. Parent Expectations
Keep in contact with your student’s instructor a minimum of once per month ( , Text, or Phone)
Monitor your student’s progress on a weekly basis to be sure they are on staying on track – minimum 2 assignments per week (trad pace) and minimum 4 assignments per week (accel pace)
Contact the instructor with questions and concerns.
Encourage your child to succeed.

9. Instructor Expectations
Return calls within 24 hours
Return s within 24 hours
Grade work within 48 hours
Assignments and essays are manually graded
Multiple Choice/Fill-in-the blank are graded automatically
Help YOU finish English 2 successfully!

10. Student Dashboard

11. Navigating the Course
The Navigation bar appears on the left side of the screen once you are in the course.

12. Pace Chart

13. Important Changes to Pace
You must be at 5% complete by the first Friday after being activated , and you must be at 10% complete by the second Friday after being activated, or you will be removed from the entire program.
If a student fails to be on pace in one course at any point in the semester, they are at risk of being removed from the entire program.

14. Discussion Based Assessments (DBA’S)
The Discussion Based Assessments are located at the end of each module before the module test. Complete them BEFORE moving on to the next module.
These are required to be completed in order to receive credit for the class.
Contact your Instructor by either calling or scheduling an appointment to talk about what you learned in the module to verify your mastery of the concepts.
Be sure to have your notes for the module before we speak.

15. Collaboration Component
Must work with a partner on at least one assignment per segment.
*Find a partner through the Discussion Board.

16. If you are having technical issues, please contact the FLVS Help Desk.

17. Parents Resources
Guardian account – This gives the parents the ability to monitor the student’s progress and grades. To sign up: Here is the link to set up your guardian account. If you are unable to open the link, please go to You will see the link to sign up.

18. Contact Information
It is important that you write down your instructors contact information once you log into the course. On the announcement page you will find: Instructor’s Name Instructor’s Phone Number Instructor’s address

19. Email the Passcode to me once you are finished with this power point
the Passcode to me once you are finished with this power point. Please also any questions you may have. I will then call you to complete the Welcome Call. Talk to you soon!
Passcode: DEDICATED

20. Thank you for attending You may start working in the course on MONDAY,
AUGUST 18TH.