Collierville Virtual Academy FAQs

The CVA is a newly added (10^th) Collierville School.  The CVA provides 100% virtual instruction to students in grade 3-12. 

Collierville Schools applied to the state for CVA to be a permanent school and it is Collierville School’s 10^th school. CVA is not a response to the pandemic. The school meets the needs students looking for an option traditional schools can not offer.

Any student new to Collierville Schools will register at their base school and can apply for a transfer into CVA. The transfer process to get into CVA for current Collierville Schools students will open in the spring for the following year. If a student wishes to request a transfer to CVA during the current school year, the parent must contact Collierville Virtual Academy at 901-472-8669. Student transfers are dependent on space availability, grades, attendance, and behavior criteria.

The CVA is open to all students enrolled in Collierville Schools in grades 3^rd through 12^th. CVA is also open to students who reside outside of Collierville. Those students must complete an application and meet the transfer criteria. Students residing outside of Collierville must pay a tuition per board policy.

Parents must complete the CVA Transfer Request form to enroll their student in the CVA for the school year. If you have any questions, please call the main office at (901) 472-8669.

The CVA does not dictate a student’s physical location while attending classes.  However, all students are required to attend their live classes, complete all assignments, and always follow CVA expectations.  Communications with out of country sources are blocked for safety and security reasons; therefore, students who plan to leave the country must contact the CVA prior to traveling to allow our technology department to make necessary adjustments. 

CVA school hours are 8:30 am - 3:30 pm.

Students are asked to commit for one academic school year.

Yes. CVA students in grades 3^rd-8^th will receive Apple iPads and our 9^th-12^th students will receive Apple MacBook laptops. 

CVA is located at West Collierville Middle School in the Learning Cottage. It is accessible by turning into the car rider line at WCMS.

CVA follows the same curriculum and scope and sequence as the traditional schools. While the curriculum is the same, the delivery will be unique to meet the needs of online learners. Collierville Schools curriculum can be accessed here.

The CVA course catalog can be accessed here.

Yes. Students wanting to participate in TMSAA or TSSAA sanctioned sports will be allowed to participate with their base school team.

Students in grades 3-8 will be learning at home via live instruction from Collierville Schools teachers. Student bell schedules can be found here.

Students in grades 9-12 will be asynchronous learning at home, with students scheduling one-on-one sessions as needed with teachers.

Yes. Since CVA is a Tennessee Public School, it is obligated to record attendance for each student. CVA will adhere to the Collierville Schools attendance policy 6.200.

Students will be learning from home, however, for required benchmark and state testing the students will be asked to come in person. All scheduled in-person testing will be announced to allow parents enough time to plan.

Any new instruction will be recorded and available for learners to view after the live instruction has ended.

Teachers in 3-8 will have the same designated time every day for students to be able to get help. Students can schedule one-on-one time with their teacher during office hours. Students are also encouraged to email their teachers.

Students in 9-12 will be able to schedule times to get help from their teachers but the time will vary from teacher to teacher.

YES! CVA has events for our CVA students and parents to meet the CVA faculty and each other. CVA develops events that will allow students and parents to have fun. CVA plans field trips to enhance the learning student are receiving in the classroom.

Learning coaches are required for students in grades 3-8. Learning coaches are recommended for students in grades 9-12.

Students will be provided access to content through a class schedule in the virtual learning program. It is not expected or advised that a student spend 6.5 hours interacting solely on a computer. Daily activities can include: live class with teacher, viewing recorded activities, participating in online modules/activities, completing activities in consumable materials, chats with teacher/and peers, etc.

CVA is an optional school for students in Collierville Schools. If a student does not do well in CVA due to academic, attendance, or behavioral performance, the transfer will be rescinded, and the student will return to in-person learning at their base school. Transfer students that pay a tuition (out of district) will not have the tuition refunded due to a transfer being rescinded.

Any student that does not participate in class may be marked absent for the class period. Teachers will communicate with students and parents when there is a concern with class participation.

Students receiving services through an IEP or 504 plan will still receive their services as decided by the 504 or IEP team and documented in their individualized plan, but services will be delivered by CVA teachers.

ESL Services will be delivered by CVA teachers. English Learners receive their services and allowable accommodations in line with the student’s Individual Learning Plan and decisions by the ILP team.

For grades 3-8, the CVA teachers are Collierville Schools teachers. For grades 9-12, the teachers will be state certified teachers through our online platform (Village Virtual for 2022-2023).

CVA is located at West Collierville Middle School in the Learning Cottage. It is accessible by turning into the car rider line at WCMS.

Yes. High speed internet access is a requirement for CVA. Students that do not have high speed internet access will need to be an in-person learner at their base school.

CVA has supply lists for our 3-8 students as well as our 9-12 students. Please access them here.

Students must be logged in and ready to learn by the start of the class period. Ready to learn means that the students are seated with cameras on and participate in class when asked by their teacher.