Liberty Online School Overview:
Students will be able to access their learning on any day at any time, at their own pace by actively listening to video-recorded lessons that they can stop and start to complete interactive lessons. The learning platform, Edgenuity, provides a curriculum and digital instructional resources designed specifically for online learning. Student annual license fees are paid by the school district. A Liberty teacher will monitor and support each child’s progress. The Liberty Online School is designed for full-year enrollment and requires a learning coach at home, particularly for younger learners.
Kindergarten–Grade 8
- Access 5 days per week, 24 hours
- Requires a learning “coach” at home
- Enrollment in Online School for the entire school year
- Self-paced, personalized-learning using Edgenuity
- Liberty district teacher supporting assigned grade-level bands of 50-100 students
- English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, art, music, and Spanish courses
- Social-emotional support
- Accommodations and support services provided
- District devices available; reliable internet connection required
Parent’s role: Primary Learning Facilitator (aka Learning Coach)
- Guide children through each lesson, monitoring and facilitating the learning experience (Edgenuity provides an online training required to support learning coaches before courses begin.)
- assist with logging into courses and modules
- discuss what is being taught
- facilitate hands on learning communicate with the teacher
- provide basic technology support to child
- communicate with online support system as needed
- track child’s pacing through the learning modules
- Provide a learning space and environment for students to work
- Preview resources necessary to facilitate learning
- Each lesson has a learning coach tab with information to help the learning coach guide the student through the lesson, including learning objectives, prerequisite skills and any needed materials.
Teacher’s role: Provide remote support for learning online
- Assign students core courses within the Edgenuity online system
- Manage caseload of 50-100 students in an assigned grade-level band
- Provide weekly office hours and conduct monthly contacts via phone/email
- Monitor student progress, make adjustments to student learning assignments, and provide students with feedback
- Provide grades based on mastery of learning standards and completion of online courses