• Parents/Guardians who would like to transfer a current student to D60 Online for the current school year (2021-22) should contact the Student Registration office at (719) 253-6014 to submit an enrollment exception transfer request.
• Parents/Guardians who would like to enroll a student in the D60 Online School for the next school year (2022-23) should submit a School Choice application and select D60 Online as a preferred school for that student.
• Mid-semester transfers into or out of the online school are highly discouraged in order to avoid credit and learning gap impacts.

• Edgenuity has been selected as the online Board-approved curriculum and learning management system.
• Most academic curriculum materials (core and electives) will be housed on the Edgenuity platform.
• Edgenuity social and emotional curriculum components have been purchased to support students.
• Edgenuity can be accessed on Chromebooks, laptops, desktops, and mobile devices.
• The curriculum is aligned to Colorado Academic Standards, which ensures rigor.
• All courses can be completed within a 4 day school week. Differentiated supports include: translation, audio, transcripts, closed captioning, instructional videos, online dictionary, calculator, and annotation tools.

• The Wonders Board-approved elementary literacy curriculum will be utilized in grades 1-3 in order to comply with State-approved curriculum early literacy requirements.
• Students will receive consumable workbooks in Core subjects in addition to online materials.
• Students will be enrolled in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and special(s) courses.
• Specials courses may include art, physical education, health, and social-emotional learning.
• Edgenuity and the District highly recommend that each elementary student has a “learning coach” alongside them in the home as they complete online daily independent work. The learning coach could be a parent, guardian, grandparent, or other adult identified by the parent/guardian or family.
• Although a licensed teacher will interact with students daily, the District will NOT provide the recommended learning coach.
• The learning coach will be able to access Guides for each unit of study to help support their student’s educational experience.
• Students will receive synchronous online direct instruction from a District 60 licensed teacher daily.
• Synchronous learning may occur in large or small group online settings. Edgenuity offers the following elementary academic supports: text translation, text to speech, picture dictionary, word dictionary, reading text in a human voice, and the ability to stop and replay audio as needed.
• Online lessons are interactive and contain things such as videos, and games.
• There will be a variety of online assessments to measure both content and skills.

• Students will be enrolled in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies and assigned to elective classes.
• Assigned electives may include health, physical education, art, technology, and social-emotional learning.
• Students will receive synchronous online direct instruction from a District 60 licensed teacher a minimum of 1-2 times per week.
• Synchronous learning may occur in large or small group online settings. Edgenuity offers the following middle school academic supports: read-aloud, translations, transcripts of videos/audio, captions, videos, guided notes, glossary, calculator, and highlighters. Students can replay audio as needed as well as control the rate of speech.
• Each course is composed of multiple units. Each unit contains the following: a warm-up activity, instruction (video), a summary and application of instruction, an assignment, and an assessment.
• There are a variety of online, CMAS-aligned assessments to measure both content and skills.

All Students

• Students will follow the same D60 school calendar and 4-day student week as all other schools.
• Students will complete both synchronous and asynchronous learning from home.
• Students will submit assignments and complete coursework using the Edgenuity platform.
• Students will receive teacher feedback and grades via the Edgenuity platform. Students will utilize Google Meets during synchronous instruction (large group and small group).
• Students will have access to Infinite Campus.
• Students will need access to the Internet, a District provided device (Chromebook), and a quiet home location that can serve as their “classroom”. Students who need assistance with obtaining Internet access should contact the Technology Liaison at the D60 Online School.
• Students will be educated by District 60 certified teachers specifically trained in online learning and the Edgenuity platform.
• Students will be required to participate in state tests (CMAS) as well as identified District assessments.
• Students will not be able to bypass content in order to move quickly through courses. All lessons will be completed in their entirety.
• Edgenuity is not a self-paced online learning experience. Students will be expected to keep pace with the scope and sequence provided by the teacher in order to receive timely best first instruction.
• Students on an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) will receive support from a certified special education teacher in alignment with their IEP goals.
• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse learners (CLDE) will receive the required 45 minutes of daily oral language development instruction from a qualified D60 CLDE licensed/endorsed teacher.
• Middle School students will be able to participate in sports and extracurricular experiences at their neighborhood school.
• Students will be able to obtain individualized support by meeting with teachers during assigned office hours and/or during a scheduled meeting with the teacher as available.
• Students will also have access to a technology coach to troubleshoot issues with technology.

All Students

• Students will be expected to log into and complete their class assignments every student contact day within the D60 school calendar (minus official absences).
• Students will be expected to attend all synchronous lessons and meetings with their teacher(s) at their scheduled date and time.
• Student academic performance is directly related to regular student attendance and therefore, students will be expected to participate and document their attendance daily.
• Students will be responsible for making up any missing work as a result of an absence.
• In addition to completing work Monday through Thursday during school hours, students will have the flexibility to complete asynchronous work in the evenings as well as weekends.

All Levels

• Parent/Guardian will be asked to sign a “Parent/Guardian Memo of Understanding” that outlines responsibilities and expectations regarding online student success.
• Parent/Guardian will have the ability to monitor student academic progress, grades, attendance, and view teacher feedback utilizing Edgenuity reports and Infinite Campus.
• D60 Online staff will provide all parents/guardians with training in navigating the Edgenuity platform and how to monitor their student’s progress. These trainings will be provided free of charge on multiple dates and times. It will be an expectation that at least one parent or guardian from each online family attend all trainings.
• Parent/Guardian will have access to an online school technology coach to troubleshoot issues with technology.
• See Elementary Learning Coach information referenced under “elementary school curriculum.”