JEDI Virtual School Quick Facts
Offers a comprehensive 4K-12 curriculum.
Created to meet the needs of students enrolled in the school districts of the JEDI consortium.
May be combined with traditional courses to create a blended learning environment for students.
Student learning can occur anywhere Internet access is available. Courses are available and accessible 24 hours a day.
A Personal Educational Plan is created for the unique needs of each JEDI Virtual School student, outlining courses the student will take, their optimum learning site, and the anticipated pacing of coursework.
All courses are taught by Wisconsin DPI licensed teachers.
Each full-time JEDI Virtual Student is assigned a JEDI Learning Coach and a JEDI Student Advisor.
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What Makes a Virtual Student Successful?
- Accept critical thinking and decision-making as part of the learning process. The learning process requires the student to make decisions based on facts as well as experience. Incorporating information and executing the right decisions requires critical thought.
- Be able to think ideas through before responding. Meaningful, quality input into the virtual classroom is an essential part of the learning process. Time is given in the process to allow for the careful consideration of responses. The testing and challenging of ideas is encouraged; you will not always be right, just be prepared to accept a challenge.
- Feel that high-quality learning can take place without going to a traditional classroom. Virtual learning is not for everybody. A student who wants to be on a traditional campus, attending a traditional classroom, is probably not going to be happy online. While the level of social interaction can be enhanced for students preferring written expression, it is different than the on-campus classroom.
- Have access to a computer or Chromebook and the internet. Learning and communication are all internet-based. The student must have access to the necessary devices and internet to be successful.
- Be willing to advocate for yourself when you need help. Many of the non-verbal communication mechanisms that instructors use in determining whether students are having problems (confusion, frustration, boredom, absence, etc.) are not possible in the virtual platform. If a student is experiencing difficulty on any level (either with the technology or with the course content), they must communicate this immediately; otherwise, the instructor will never know there is a problem.
- Be self-motivated and self-disciplined. With the freedom and flexibility of the virtual environment comes responsibility. Virtual students must dedicate time each school day to focused, dedicated learning. The school day will be six to eight hours for a virtual learner. Students can create their own schedule and choose the hours that they dedicate to school; however, attendance is still required every day, and pace charts must be followed.
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