• 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

    Families interested in enrolling should complete the Virtual School Intent to Enroll Form. Current Bentonville Schools students in grades 5-12 are eligible to transfer at this time. All in-district transfers must complete the Intent to Enroll Form by November 15th. In-district transfers will begin Virtual School courses in January 2020.  Enrollment is limited to students zoned to Bentonville Schools or those with approved out-of-district transfers.

     

    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

     

     

    Virtual School