Vincennes partners with virtual academy

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May 14, 2012

Vincennes partners with virtual academy

Anonymous CNHI The Hendricks County Flyer Mon May 14, 2012, 10:08 AM EDT

Beginning in the fall, Achieve Virtual Education Academy will offer college credit courses in partnership with Vincennes University. The two schools signed a memorandum of understanding creating the partnership April 24.

Achieve Virtual, Indiana’s first virtual public high school, opened in the summer of 2011 in the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township. Since it was launched, more than 150 students have taken courses through the school on a full-time or part-time basis. Achieve Virtual students can now be found throughout Indiana.

“Achieve Virtual has grown much more quickly than we had anticipated, most likely because it serves students with a wide variety of needs,” MSD of Wayne Township Superintendent Jeff Butts said in a press release. “It is helping students recover credits so they can stay on track to graduate. It is also providing new options for students in rural areas whose schools may not offer some of the courses they’d like to take. Now, Achieve Virtual will give high school students an option that’s in increasing demand: college credit.”

This is not the first partnership between the MSD of Wayne Township and Vincennes University. The two first forged a partnership several years ago to create Ben Davis University High School, the early-college high school in Wayne Township. In 2011, Ben Davis University had a 100 percent graduation rate, which was the highest in the state. In addition, the vast majority of Ben Davis University students received two-year associate’s degrees.

“Vincennes University is delighted to enter into this partnership with the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township,” VU President Dick Helton said. “By working together to extend the reach of Achieve Virtual Education Academy, more Hoosiers will be provided the education they need to improve their lives and reach their goals.”

In this new partnership, the college courses offered through Achieve will be taught by MSD of Wayne Township teachers, and the final exams will be created and overseen by Vincennes professors. Staff from Vincennes and MSD Wayne will collaborate throughout the year to ensure the needs of their students are being met.

For more information on taking high school or college credit courses through Achieve Virtual, call 988-7144 or visit the website at achievevirtual.org.

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