Virtual School

New 100% Online Virtual School Option for Grades 5-12

Bentonville Schools offers variations of Virtual School to District residents including (1) High School Online blended learning, (2) NWACC Online proctored, distance learning for college credit, and now (3) 100% Online for students in grades 5-12 who may travel often, are unable to attend school on the local campus, or who may have medical needs in the home requiring less interaction in the community.

Bentonville Schools’ new 100% Online Virtual School option allows students in grades 5-12 in our community to choose online instruction that is designed and monitored by our certified teachers.  

Teacher, student, parent, and peer interaction may occur through video conferencing, email, online classroom chat and comment features, phone, and face-to-face.

Benefits

• Chromebooks
• Bentonville Schools curriculum, teachers, intervention, and support
• Bentonville Schools parent and student resources, extracurricular activities, and events
• Bentonville Schools diploma and transcript

Student Enrollment

Enrollment is limited to students zoned to Bentonville Schools or those with approved out-of-district transfers. Interested students should contact Josh Vest, the Virtual School Administrator, at jvest@bentonvillek12.org. 

Cost

While Bentonville Schools provides all coursework in a traditional brick and mortar format for free to all students, some optional courses and optional course formats do include fees.  Online coursework is an optional format. Online students currently incur a fee of $50 per course or $25 per semester. This fee totals $300 per year for a student enrolled in a 100% program of six courses per year.   

Resources

CLICK HERE for sample schedules.

CLICK HERE for FAQs.

Contact

Mr. Josh Vest - jvest@bentonvillek12.org

Dr. Jennifer Morrow - jmorrow@bentonvillek12.org

Dr. Matt Saferite - msaferite@bentonvillek12.org