Westview Academy, Capistrano Unified School District's planned online high school, will be delayed a semester. Instead of launching in September, the school will begin the following Spring with limited offerings, grow a bit into summer classes in 2012, then launch in earnest in Fall of 2012.
The reason? The district is still securing a site for the school, but more importantly, developing cyber classes that are acceptable for the UC and CSU systems is challenging.
Robert Nye, the former principal at Dana Hills High who will head Westview, still has plenty to do. Not only does he have to get the new virtual school up and running, he's the principal of CUSD's Adult School.
And now they can have their "principal on special assignment" to help him out!!
Posted by: Well? | June 29, 2011 at 09:56 PM
Salterview Academy??
Posted by: Suffered Enough Under Salter | June 29, 2011 at 10:01 PM
Now maybe they can come up with a better name.
Posted by: Room with No View | June 30, 2011 at 08:35 AM
Where did this information come from? It's not on the district website and wasn't in this week's update. ??? Just curious.
Posted by: MellowMVmom | July 01, 2011 at 08:20 PM
Maybe Marcus doesn't know about this.
Posted by: Got News? | July 02, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Marcus knows:
http://sanjuancapistrano.patch.com/articles/capo-delays-launch-of-new-online-high-school
Posted by: Well? | July 02, 2011 at 06:46 PM
I hope that when the on-line high school is underway, CUSD will consdier allowing all high school students in CUSD to access UC's on-line classes for high school students. This would be a great way for students to add to course offerings at their local high schools and best of all, the courses are free and approved for admission to UC - http://www.uccp.org/. It also seems like a good way to develop courses for the online high school as well.
Posted by: socmom | July 04, 2011 at 01:48 PM
great idea, socmom.
This way CUSD can offer AP level classes without full time teachers and still pocket the ADA funding.
Remind me again, why we need real teachers in actual class rooms?
Posted by: titan teacher | July 05, 2011 at 02:26 PM
The on-line classes are supposed to be offered under the supervision of qualified, certificated teachers. Keep in mind that most of the science classes require wet labs, etc.,that have to be taught in person, and that on-line classes don't teach themselves but require a teacher to interact and guide the students through the material. It is just another way of delivering course content that still uses live teachers, just like the Westview Academy will.
I guess I am guilty of looking at this issue from the persepective of the students, who might appreciate being able to take on-line classes while in high school just like they will when they get to the UCs and CSUs.
Posted by: socmom | July 06, 2011 at 11:39 AM
they can come up with a better name.
Posted by: freelance writer | July 18, 2011 at 05:08 AM