{{Multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=June 2011}} {{primary sources|date=June 2011}} {{promotional|date=June 2011}} }} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Wisconsin Virtual Academy | logo = Wisconsin Virtual Academy logo.png | city = McFarland | state = Wisconsin | address = 4709 Dale-Curtin Drive | zipcode = 53558 | country = United States | affiliation = K12 Inc. | district = McFarland School District | type = Virtual school | opened = 2002 | grades = Kindergarten – 12th grade | website = {{URL|wiva.k12.com}} }}
'''Wisconsin Virtual Academy''' ('''WIVA''') is a virtual school administered as a charter school by the McFarland School District in McFarland, Wisconsin. The school is operated by the for-profit K12 Inc. corporation of Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/article_8cfb3a2e-b6c8-11de-82a9-001cc4c03286.html |title=Madison.com |publisher=Host.madison.com |date=2009-10-11 |accessdate=2010-10-05}}</ref>
==School history== The original WIVA was operated as a charter school of the Northern Ozaukee School District of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin from 2002 until 2009. In a December 2007 ruling, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals found that the operation violated Wisconsin school laws by misapplying the state's open enrollment statute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weac.org/news_and_publications/education_news/2007-2008/virtual.aspx |title=Appeals court rules against statewide virtual school | 2007-2008 | Education News | News & Publications | Wisconsin Education Association Council |publisher=Weac.org |date= |accessdate=2010-10-05}}</ref> The issues were resolved{{clarify|date=November 2014}} with the Department of Public Instruction about the open enrollment statute and a cap on virtual school enrollment under Act 222 was imposed, limiting the number of virtual school students to 5,250.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/acts/07Act222.pdf |title=Act 222 summary |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2010-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/onlinevir.html |title=DPI Website |publisher=Dpi.wi.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-10-05}}</ref> In late 2008, WIVA changed its name to Wisconsin Virtual Learning (WVL). Beginning in the 2009–2010 school year it changed its curricula providers to Little Lincoln and Calvert for grades K–4. Lincoln Interactive, Calvert, Aventa, and Florida Virtual provide the curriculum for grades 5–12.<ref>http://www.wisconsinvl.net/ WVL Website</ref>
McFarland School District in Wisconsin opened a charter school called Wisconsin Virtual Academy (WIVA), supplied by K12 Inc., in the 2009–2010 school year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcfarland.k12.wi.us/msd/schools/wiva.php |title=McFarland Website |publisher=Mcfarland.k12.wi.us |date= |accessdate=2010-10-05}}</ref>
==Curriculum and teaching== WIVA has Wisconsin-licensed teachers{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} who help parents and students with their courses through video, phone, or e-mail contact. WIVA students are required to take Wisconsin State testing between October and November.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} Lessons are on the K12 Online School (OLS). Lessons include online reading followed by offline textbook work and a lesson test, called an assessment. At the end of the school day the parent records what courses their student worked on that day and how much time they spent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.k12.com/take-a-peek/ |title=K12 Sample Lessons |publisher=K12.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-05 |archive-date=April 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415214834/http://www.k12.com/take-a-peek/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Teachers select key course lessons and have the student send the completed lessons to them though K-mail for lesson evaluation. Teachers also have complete access to the student's progress and test results. Teachers schedule classes that the majority of the WIVA students are currently working on, so that students can discuss the lessons together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://online.k12.com/login/ |title=K12 Online School |publisher=Online.k12.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-05}}</ref>
== Notable people ==<!--Please only add entries here if a.) they have a Wikipedia page about them and b.) the association to the school is mentioned in their page-->
* Mark Gundrum's eight children, who were homeschooled through the school
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== External links == * {{Official website|www.wisconsinvl.net}}
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Category:Charter schools in Wisconsin Category:Online K–12 schools Category:Public high schools in Wisconsin Category:Public middle schools in Wisconsin Category:Public elementary schools in Wisconsin Category:Online schools in the United States