Wickenburg Virtual Academy, located on the Wickenburg High School campus, is a unique program for students who find it challenging to succeed in the traditional school setting or who find their lifestyle doesn't fit the traditional school schedule. We aim to help our students meet the Wickenburg Unified School District's graduation requirements as well as State requirements for grades 4-8. Students work independently, following the appropriate pacing calendar for each course. All students have access to highly qualified teachers. With our dedicated teachers and disciplined structure, we help our students achieve their academic goals.

The curriculum we use is aligned to the Arizona State Standards. Our platform (Imagine Learning) allows us to customize the pacing to help optimize the best learning strategies for each grade level while still meeting the state attendance requirements. All classes for all grades are asynchronous, meaning:

• The student moves at their own pace throughout the course BUT must maintain a pace of a minimum of 5 hours a week per class.
• There are no scheduled live virtual lessons but students can schedule live, individual weekly meetings with their teachers. 
• The teacher's role is to grade work, provide feedback, and be available if a student needs assistance.

Grades 9-12

GRADES 9-12 ARE ON A 9-WEEK BLOCK SCHEDULE. STUDENTS WILL FOCUS ON 2-4 CLASSES EACH 9-WEEK BLOCK, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF CREDITS THEY NEED TO COMPLETE. THE FINALS FOR THESE COURSES WILL BE AT THE END OF EACH BLOCK. 

Highly qualified teachers present lessons through videos and incorporate various hands-on engaging activities, which students have access to, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our district teachers also supplement each course with additional resources to help the learning process. Within each course, a Course Map is provided. These “maps” provide students with guidance for pacing the work so that they complete courses by the end of the academic block or semester. Students and parents know exactly when every assignment for the course is due and the estimated time of how long each assignment will take. Students can learn goal setting, time management, and work/life balance when they correctly use this tool. 

Another important tool offered in most Edgenuity core classes is Guided Notes. Students use these Guided Notes to learn how to determine important information presented.  A quiz will be taken after each lesson, and a test finalizes the unit, with cumulative exams/final tests rounding out the assessments.  All notes taken by the student can be used on any of the assessments. District policy states that the final must be passed with a 60% or higher to earn credit for the course. 

District-hired highly qualified teachers and staff monitor and support students’ progress and are available to help students when needed.  The WVA lab is open to provide a place for students to come in and get additional help if needed. However, the only times that full-time online students are required to physically come to the WVA lab is for end of course Final Cumulative Exams and State-mandated testing.  

Grades 6-8

GRADES 6-8 ARE ON A 18-WEEK SEMESTER SCHEDULE. STUDENTS WILL FOCUS ON 4 CORE CLASSES EACH SEMESTER. BECAUSE WE USE IMAGING LEARNING COURSES, MODIFICATIONS/CHANGES CANNOT BE MADE TO THE CURRICULUM, COURSE CONTENT, OR THE 18-WEEK PACING OF THE COURSE. THESE ARE NOT OPEN-ENROLLMENT COURSES, SO STUDENTS MUST START CLASSES WITHIN THE ENROLLMENT WINDOW AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SEMESTER. 

Highly qualified teachers present lessons through videos and incorporate various hands-on engaging activities, which students have access to, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each class has a teacher with scheduled office hours and a virtual classroom that students can access. Individual virtual meetings can also be scheduled for tutoring/remediation. Within each course, a Course Map is provided. These “maps” provide students with guidance for pacing the work so that they complete courses by the end of the academic block or semester. Students and parents know exactly when every assignment for the course is due and the estimated time of how long each assignment will take. Students can learn goal setting, time management, and work/life balance when they correctly use this tool. 

In addition to the online curriculum, there needs to be a family member at home that serves as a learning coach to provide a support system and teach the student how to set goals, manage their time and complete assignments. 

Another important tool offered in most Edgenuity core classes is Guided Notes. Students use these Guided Notes to learn how to determine important information presented.  A quiz will be taken after each lesson, and a test finalizes the unit, with cumulative exams/final tests rounding out the assessments.  All notes taken by the student can be used on any of the assessments. The student is required to take an end-of-course exam at the end of each semester. 

Grades 4-5

GRADES 4-5 ARE ON A 18-WEEK SEMESTER SCHEDULE. STUDENTS WILL FOCUS ON 4 CORE CLASSES EACH SEMESTER. BECAUSE WE USE IMAGING LEARNING COURSES, MODIFICATIONS/CHANGES CANNOT BE MADE TO THE CURRICULUM, COURSE CONTENT, OR THE 18-WEEK PACING OF THE COURSE. THESE ARE NOT OPEN-ENROLLMENT COURSES, SO STUDENTS MUST START CLASSES WITHIN THE ENROLLMENT WINDOW AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SEMESTER. 

For these grade levels, there is one teacher that manages all four content areas for the student. Each teacher provides weekly assignments for the students to complete. According to the Imagine Learning website, 

Using a combination of animations, simulations, video-led direct instruction, relevant websites, and a myriad of activities that support the lesson’s topic, students have a wealth of information at their fingertips that can be reviewed as many times as necessary to achieve mastery. Edgenuity strongly believes that each student is unique and acquires information in his or her own way. As a result of that belief, our courses are designed to provide students with activities that support the ways they learn best: seeing, hearing, and touching the course materials.

In addition to the online curriculum, there needs to be a family member at home that serves as a learning coach to help the student navigate their educational adventure! 

 WVA Office Hours

Monday – Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

While we are a fully online school, we do have a lab that services students. If high school students need extra help to master concepts, they can make arrangements to meet with the Program Assistant/Lab Coach in our lab for a scheduled appointment. Students in grades 9-12 can also set up in-person meetings and Google meets with their core teachers, which can happen in our lab. For students in grades 6-8, we can set up appointments for them to receive help from one of our staff members through a video call. Grades 4-5 can meet their teachers through "office hours" scheduled within their course platform.