Columbia Virtual AcademySultan

Our Mission:Columbia Virtual Academy (CVA) supports family 

choice education through the values of personalization, flexibility, choice, and control.

What is CVA?• CVA offers a highly flexible and personalized K‐12program to meet diverse family learning needs. Aparent or high school student with parentalguidance can take more or less control of thecurriculum through various curricular optionsincluding online courses or more traditional booklearning. Our intent is to listen to family needsand to design a program to match them.

• Any student in any Washington school districtmay enroll in CVA tuition‐free. Columbia VirtualAcademy offers the only totally public and sharedprogram in Washington State.

History

The Valley School District Board of Directorsestablished a small, local program in 2003 toserve the needs of families and of students who,for various reasons, chose not to attend atraditional public school. Once changes in statelaw opened the door for statewide enrollment inthe program as a virtual learning experience in2005, the program became Columbia VirtualAcademy in 2006 and other school districtscould become partners.

History• Sultan became a partner district in the spring of 2008.  At that time, we offered the Calvert curriculum for students K‐8.

• For the 2011‐12 school year, Sultan has become a Level II partner district, meaning we are now responsible for a majority of the administration of our program.  

• In addition to Calvert, we also offer a completely custom curriculum K‐12.

Meet The Staff

Cyd LeahyOffice Manager

Julie GressOffice Clerk

Meet The Staff

Darlene SmithTeacher

Kimber RolfeTeacher

Terry McIverTeacher

Our StudentsWe currently have 234 students enrolled at CVA ‐ Sultan

CVA (Valley) Improvement Plan

DATA DRIVEN

•OSPI Survey Data•MAP Testing Data• Staff Survey• Parent Orientations

Data‐Driven Goals1. Provide focused professional development

for CVA teachers.2. Involve parents and students in providing

feedback about CVA practices3. Continue to develop Student Support

Services (guidance counseling & special ed.)4. Develop parent training opportunities5. Improve student achievement each year by

3‐5% as measured by the MAP in math,reading and language.

CVA – Sultan Improvement Goals

1. Increase the percentage of CVA students that take the MSP or HSPE.  Establish baseline data this year.

2. Achieve 90% funding for students when possible.

3. Build relationships and make connections with families.

4. Develop site‐specific procedures for ordering curriculum and requesting CBI’s.

Columbia Virtual AcademySultan