UTVA Family

Feedback Forum
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
4:30PM

Welcome!

Parents are our partners in UTVA.

Leadership Team Introductions

UTVA is a Title I School

Our 2015-16 Report Card

Parent Involvement Policy

Our Program: Components to support students

Academic Goals

CTE- Destinations Career Academy

STEM & Literacy Events

School Culture

Q&A

UTVA Vision Statement

Challenging

minds,
creating opportunities,
leading change.

Your UTVA Administrative Team

William Johnston
Head of School

Debbie Dempsey
Academic Director

Meghan Merideth
Student Services

Shelly Strahan
Special Programs Director

Amberley Keeler
FAST Coordinator

Becky Seymour
Title I Director

Your UTVA Administrative Team

Vickie Peterson
High School
Principal

LuAnn Charles
Parent Liaison

Angie Kreitzer
K-8 School
Principal

Desi Wright
K-5 Assistant Principal

Sherie Allen
School Counselor

Jenny Collier
School Counselor

Your UTVA Administrative Team

Heather Goodwin-Nelson
Special Education
Coordinator

Charity Hinton
ELL Coordinator

Tabitha Pacheco
Special Education
Coordinator

Michelle Colburn
504 Coordinator

Jillian Hymas
George Pechmann
CTE Academic Administrator CTE Coordinator

UTVA is a Title I School

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UTVA is a Title I School

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UTVA uses Title I funds to support:

Supplemental

Instruction

Professional
Development for Staff
Parent

Involvement

FAST

team {FAMILY academic

support team} Engagement, trainings, extra support,
onboarding

Family/Parent

Events

UTVA School Improvement Plan

Graduation Rate

Test Scores

Qualified Teacher Retention

School Academic Goals

Increase Graduation Rates

Credit

Recovery Program

Increase
Track

CTE Offerings

transfers to increase
accuracy of cohort enrollment

School Academic Goals

Improve Sage Scores

Implement Multitier Systems of Support (MTSS)

Behavior Program- Family Academic Support

Team (FAST)

Academic Program- All teachers for Math and

Language Arts

Professional

development targeted to
implementation of effective Tier I instruction.

Implement

ACT Prep for UTVA Students

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Policy

Utah Virtual Academy regards parent involvement vital to the academic success of students. Parents
serve as partners with the school in helping their children achieve academic success.

Utah Virtual Academy will involve parents in the development of its school plan.

The school will interview at least two parents from each area within the school (elementary, middle school,
high school) to facilitate the development of the school plan. Information, including academic data,
teacher qualifications, and instructional strategies will be provided to all parents in the school at the
beginning of the school year.

Parents will be given time to review information, attend scheduled meetings and then may be asked to
give input into the development of the school plan.

The UTVA School Board will give final approval of the school plan.

UTVA Parent Involvement

Policy

Utah Virtual Academy will involve parents in the process of school review and improvement.

Share the achievement data from all schools with parents.

Invite input from parents regarding LEA and school academic goals.

Provide parents with information on scientifically-based research instructional practices.

Provide families with research-based curriculum materials that align with goals.

Utah Virtual Academy will provide coordination and technical assistance to promote quality parent
involvement activities.

At least twice during the year, school leadership discuss parent involvement in school leadership meetings across
departments to maximize coordination and effective use of resources.

Provide annual training to school administrators and teachers on effective parent involvement strategies.

Utah Virtual Academy will build the school and parent capacity for strong parent involvement.

Schedule an annual parent involvement seminar to build effective parent involvement strategies.

The school will allocate Title I funds to support a parent liaison.

UTVA Parent Involvement

Policy

Utah Virtual Academy will coordinate parent involvement strategies with other programs.

Representatives from other programs (i.e. ALP, ELL) will be encouraged to cosponsor the annual parent involvement
seminar with Title I.

School leaders who have responsibility for overseeing parent involvement activities will meet at least twice a year to
discuss plans and coordinate efforts.

Utah Virtual Academy will conduct an annual parent involvement evaluation.

Every six to eight weeks, parents will be asked to complete a Parent Pulse Check Survey and provide input on how the
school might improve support for parents and students.

At the end of the school year, the leadership team will review a summary of the Parent Pulse Check survey with its plans
to address identified needs and recommendations.

Utah Virtual Academy will ensure that UTVA is involving parents in a variety of school activities.

Periodically require each school to submit a report of successful parent involvement activities.

In the annual training for administrators and teachers, the school will share identified successful parent involvement
activities. They will be encouraged to share ideas with PTSO Presidents.

Principals will annually report to the school how they use Title I funds to support effective parent involvement strategies.

UTVA College and Career Readiness Program

CTE Pathways and Concurrent Enrollment
Opportunities
Area of Study

Pathway Certification(s)

Other

Therapeutic Services Nursing Program

Certified Nursing Assistant
National Red Cross
CPR Certification as
optional part of Health
Sciences II curriculum

Therapeutic Services Pharmacy Technician

Health Science
Education

Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam

Therapeutic Services Medical Assistant

Clinical Medical Assistant Certification

Web & Digital

Communications
Information
Technology
Education

ACA: Visual
Communication
Using Adobe
Photoshop
ACA: Web Authoring
Using Adobe
Dreamweaver
+ 2 others

Programming & Software

Dev

JAVA

Information Support &

Services

CompTIA A+
Network+
Security+
MS Office Cert

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT
Our students have the opportunity to take college-level courses, where they can
earn both college credit and high school credit. Through this program students will
be able to enroll in certain introductory-level Snow College courses offered via their
laptop during their regular school day.

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Jillian Hymas- CTE Academic Administrator & CE Administrator

George Pechmann- CTE Coordinator

Family Academic Support

Team (FAST)
Amberly Keeler- FAST Team Director

Currently the FASTeam is helping 185 students by meeting

with them individually to create a Back on Track Plan and
discuss their needs for academic success.

STEM EventsGeorge Pechmann- STEM Coordinator

STEM events invite students to learn important

life skills like problem solving in a fun and creative
environment.

STEM at UTVA is used as a lens through which all

subjects can be related to one another.

Family Literacy Events

LuAnn Charles- Family Engagement Coordinator

Family Literacy Events are designed to provide

opportunities when parents can engage in literacy
activities with their student.

During these events, reading strategies are

shared with and modeled for parents.

Students are able to engage with other students

through reading activities.

UTVA School Culture

Questions or Comments

Thank you for coming!