Mesa Valley Community School exists to serve both the homeschool population and students who benefit from a blended learning school option, providing a distinct, common culture for our students and allowing them to build supportive and positive social connections. A District 51 charter school, we serve all grades (K-12) and offer two distinct programs for our students?a homeschool enrichment program (grades K-5), and a blended learning school (grades 6-12) which combines the structure of the cla…
ssroom on some days with the opportunity to do classwork at home on the other days of the week. This UIP is for the grade 6-12 portion of the school; the other is included in this description for context. We offer classes for our students within a 2 or 3-day-a-week blended-learning framework. Students have the option of including other types of classes as appropriate for their grade, areas of interest, and skill level (online or independent study; work experience; a class at a District 51 school, CMU, or CMU Tech). Students enrolled in MVCS may either be full-time students of MVCS or be registered homeschool students who attend MVCS part-time. Students complete 2 or 3 days at our campus (depending on their grade level and program); other assignments, activities and lesson are completed at home. MVCS offers many choices to students to personalize their learning and choose the schedule that works best for them, providing opportunities for students to experience voice, choice, and community. MVCS classes are designed to be full classes (not enrichment, as offered by the elementary program). High school classes are placed on a student?s transcript and meet graduation requirements. Additionally, MVCS supports students with special needs because of IEP, 504, ALP, and ELL (part-time students are not eligible for IEPs or ALPs). Because of the unique blended learning structure of MVCS, when students aren?t at MVCS or other campuses, they ?do school? the rest of the week at home and can flex their schedule as needed on those days. This offers an educational option not available anywhere else in the Valley. If students are enrolled full-time with MVCS, parents support their child?s learning at home and manage their child?s schedule (designate and enforce study times, provide transportation, provide input into which classes are chosen, etc.). MVCS is responsible for the overall educational program of the student, but the parent is able to have their child at home 2 or 3 days a week and still be involved by helping the student navigate their classes and stay on track. Middle school students attend classes 2 days a week (Tuesdays & Thursdays). High school students attend classes 3 days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays). The blended learning model for classes provides key instruction on-site during class time, with other work completed at home. Students have school work to do when they are not on-site, but they have some flexibility to complete these requirements in a way that fits their personal schedule best. At MVCS, students are excited to be part of a small, welcoming learning community, but are not with each other day-in and day-out, allowing students time for other social connections outside of school.
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Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Priority Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Turnaround Plan - These schools are identified as among the lowest performing schools in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Insufficient State Data - These schools are assigned this plan type when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a school received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.