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Virtual Learning Academy Charter School
The Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS, Virtual Learning Academy) is a statewide virtual charter school located in the US state of New Hampshire. Most students are considered to be "high risk".
VLACS offers a full-time option to both in- and out-of-state students; state residents may study part-time (supplemental) or full-time. Approved in May 2007, it serves serving grades 7-12. VLACS is predominantly supplemental, unusual for a virtual charter school.
VLACS had approximately 4,000 part-time students within the nearly 8,000 course enrollments in 2009-10. As of November 2010, there were 5,600 high school students.
The Virtual Learning Academy Charter School web site is at http://www.vlacs.org/
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Funding for VLACS comes from the New Hampshire state board, not from local school districts. The Academy receives state-funded tuition through New Hampshire's Education Trust Fund.
The student body is 57% female and 43% male.
References
- "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
- "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/
- Virtual Learning Academy Charter School web site, http://www.vlacs.org/