Independent Study 7-12

For students who want a parent or guardian to be their primary instructor (using district-purchased and provided software), working with a teacher mentor, who checks in with each student and/or guardian monthly, and provides Pass/Fail term grades on report cards.

Content Delivery & Instruction

Students will be assigned to a mentor teacher, who will work directly with the student and parent to support learning.
Parent leads instruction, using district-purchased software.
Davis Connect uses district-adopted digital software curriculum.
- Edmentum Courseware (grades 6-8) - English, Math, Science, and Social Studies
Teacher of record (mentor) will monitor progress weekly and will check in with student and parent monthly.
Parents will create an enrichment/remediation plan which includes instructional activities to supplement student learning. This plan will be approved by the mentor teacher.
Students will participate in all required district and state standardized testing.

Time Expectations

Students can expect to spend a minimum of 4 hours per day to complete academic course work and maintain grade level pacing, as outlined by the software provider guidelines.
Parents can expect to spend a minimum of 2 hours of preparation time in addition to spending 4 hours teaching their student per day.
Ten-minute mentor meetings are scheduled at least twice monthly.
Students who are behind grade-level pacing, will meet with the teacher mentor to create a re-engagement plan.
Students who have not been active in a course for ten consecutive school days may be dropped from Davis Connect

Accommodations

Students with a 504 plan or Special Education Individualized Education Plan (IEP) will have their accommodations provided.
IEP services will be provided by their case manager, with a combination of general education and special education class time.
Prior to enrolling with Davis Connect, the IEP team at the boundary school will meet to determine appropriate service, program, and location.

The Software Option 7-8 is only available for students who enroll in Davis Connect and only includes core subjects (English, Math, Science, and Social Studies). Students may also add any of our Davis Connect Independent Study (I.S.) electives or magnet the student into classes the student wishes to take from their boundary school (must be arranged with the boundary school and based on availability).

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NOTE: Students can complete these courses at their own pace (but must continue at a steady pace that allows them to meet the expected level of completion by the end of the school year) and will receive a P/F grade in each core subject areas at the end of each term.

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Details: Software Option 7-8

For students who want a parent or guardian to be their primary instructor (using district-purchased and provided software), working with a teacher mentor, who checks in with each student and/or guardian monthly, and provides Pass/Fail term grades on report cards.

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