- July 27, 2021
- Ed Timke
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To reach as many students as possible this summer, Michigan Virtual has created a win-win incentive program for schools willing to share our programs. This referral program will help you earn revenue for your school AND keep students learning over summer break.
If you’re a school leader interested in exploring what this partnership may look like, get in touch with us! Every enrollment that comes from a student in your district could put funds back in your budget.
Typically, during the summer, it’s important for kids to have less structure than usual, so they can relax and recharge. This year, in the face of a pandemic, the needs of our students may be a little different. They’ll need routines & structured learning opportunities in a way they didn’t in years past.
Furthermore, parents are experiencing a lot of uncertainty regarding their existing summer plans, including face-to-face summer camps, programs, and sports. Our online summer programs provide safe alternatives that allow students to keep learning and potentially even earn school credit.
By setting up an online summer school program, you can:
Get started creating a highly effective & financially sound online summer school program in your school or district with this free guide.
Every online course we offer is taught by a highly-qualified, Michigan-certified teacher who is trained in best practices for online instruction and provides your students with individualized feedback on their assignments.
Our calendaring structure for Summer offers many different options for start and end dates for student courses. Schools and parents can select whichever start or end date option fits best for their academic calendar or their specific situation.
*All times listed reflect the Eastern Time Zone.
Summer course offerings include Plus, Essentials and limited Middle School courses
| Summer (10 weeks) | Class Start | Class End | Enrollment End | Drop for Refund End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start 1 | FRIDAY 4/30/21 | FRIDAY 7/9/21 | 3 P.M. TUESDAY 7/6/21 | TUESDAY 5/25/21 |
| Start 2 | FRIDAY 5/7/21 | FRIDAY 7/16/21 | 3 P.M. TUESDAY 7/6/21 | TUESDAY 6/1/21 |
| Start 3 | FRIDAY 5/14/21 | FRIDAY 7/23/21 | 3 P.M. TUESDAY 7/6/21 | TUESDAY 6/8/21 |
| Start 4 | FRIDAY 5/21/21 | FRIDAY 7/30/21 | 3 P.M. TUESDAY 7/6/21 | TUESDAY 6/15/21 |
| Start 5 | FRIDAY 5/28/21 | FRIDAY 8/6/21 | 3 P.M. TUESDAY 7/6/21 | TUESDAY 6/22/21 |
| Start 6 | FRIDAY 6/4/21 | FRIDAY 8/13/21 | 3 P.M. TUESDAY 7/6/21 | TUESDAY 6/29/21 |
Additional start options are available; however, students will have less than 10 weeks to complete their courses.
You can download the following flyer to share with students and hang around hallways in your school! For best results, print out in full color and distribute in both your office and on prominent locations in school hallways.
You can download the following summer school catalog with the list of all our online summer courses. For best results, share a digital copy of this catalog with parents and students who are interested in exploring their online summer learning options.
Interested in learning more about the “summer slide” and the benefits of online summer learning? Read more in the following articles:
If you’re a school leader interested in setting up an online summer program at your school or in your district, don’t hesitate to fill out the form below to indicate your interest. We’ll get back with you as soon as we can to chat more about how you can get started providing your students with flexible summer learning options.
We’re sorry to inform you that we have reached capacity for several of our Semester 1 and Trimester 1 courses. You’ll notice when attempting to enroll students in our Student Learning Portal that some courses are unavailable. While we are no longer accepting new enrollments for these courses at this time, many courses continue to remain open for enrollment.
With many students across the state 100% remote, demand for our online courses is greater than ever before. Because every course we offer is taught by a Michigan-certified teacher, this high volume of enrollments has created capacity issues for our teachers who provide each and every student with individual feedback.
While the Michigan Virtual team anticipated and planned for significant increases in student enrollments this Fall, the increased demand we’ve experienced has been unprecedented. As a result, we are taking steps to hire even more part-and full-time teachers to support larger numbers of student enrollments for Semester 2 as well as for Trimester 2 and 3.
For schools that still need online learning options this year, please fill out the form at the bottom of our virtual pathways page to meet with someone to discuss other solutions. While some of our teacher-led courses are full, we may still have the capacity to help you in upcoming terms or can discuss timing to implement a whole-school or collaborative program in which local teachers from your school/district use our online course content to teach students. We also have free course content and resources available for you to use.
We know this is an incredibly stressful time for all, and we’re sorry if the courses you’re looking for are unavailable. We never want to turn away a student who wants to learn from us. Our top concern, however, is student success, and we have a policy to not take on additional enrollments if we cannot guarantee that all students will have a quality online learning experience.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate the unusually high volume of enrollments we are receiving.
