[0:00] Edina Public Schools has long been one

[0:03] of the leading lights of Minnesota's

[0:05] public education system nationally

[0:07] recognized and locally treasured

[0:09] its high school is consistently rated as

[0:12] the number one college prep school in

[0:14] the state

[0:15] in 2022 a dino brought its rigorous high

[0:19] school learning opportunities to a new

[0:21] online school Edina virtual pathway now

[0:25] every student in Minnesota has the

[0:27] opportunity to learn from the best

[0:29] teachers in the state

[0:31] Edina virtual pathway is a free online

[0:34] school with classes built and taught by

[0:36] Edina teachers

[0:38] whether a student is looking for a

[0:40] full-time online school or just to take

[0:43] one or two classes EVP does online

[0:45] learning right Edina virtual pathway

[0:48] classes are asynchronous this means that

[0:51] classes don't meet live at a specific

[0:53] time instead students can complete the

[0:57] work on their own schedule during the

[0:58] day this flexibility can be especially

[1:01] helpful for students participating in

[1:03] events during the day including

[1:05] Athletics or work experiences I I teach

[1:17] I think it's a it's a great opportunity

[1:19] for kids too I think online should be an

[1:21] option for all students I think lots of

[1:24] families really need that kind of

[1:26] learning and that kind of opportunity

[1:28] for their students online classes can

[1:30] help prepare a student for Life Beyond

[1:33] High School I think it can give them

[1:34] flexibility as they're looking at

[1:36] college or Community College or evening

[1:39] courses if they're working through the

[1:40] day so I do think the online can help a

[1:43] student as they reach their young

[1:45] adulthood EVP courses are not

[1:48] independent studies

[1:49] teachers post work a week at a time

[1:52] students then must complete all of their

[1:54] work by the end of the week

[1:56] this model provides some flexibility for

[1:58] students from day to day but also

[2:00] prevents them from procrastinating

[2:03] after the week is done teachers grade

[2:05] and provide feedback on student work

[2:07] helping them to do even better on the

[2:09] next learning opportunities

[2:11] as teachers I think I had to review kind

[2:15] of our process of how students can learn

[2:19] and how we can present our materials so

[2:21] it's a way for teachers to provide

[2:24] information for them that is spot on

[2:27] it's timely it's it's it's the most

[2:30] important information to provide kids an

[2:32] opportunity to learn at the place

[2:35] they're at and to take some of the

[2:37] structure of the business away from them

[2:39] that they can get their coursework done

[2:41] when they have time to get it done

[2:43] versus living by the Bell all the time

[2:45] Medina virtual pathway courses are

[2:48] aligned with their in-person

[2:49] counterparts while some lessons and the

[2:52] way they are taught May differ the

[2:54] learning standards covered are the same

[2:57] though the online classes are not live

[2:59] teachers are of course available to help

[3:02] students

[3:03] students can email their teachers or

[3:05] schedule online one-on-one meetings to

[3:07] get help additionally students are

[3:10] encouraged to sign up for weekly video

[3:12] check-ins with one of our Educators to

[3:15] answer questions and make sure that they

[3:16] stay on track

[3:18] staff in the Edina virtual pathway

[3:20] office are just a phone call away during

[3:22] the regular school day when students or

[3:24] families have questions

[3:26] EVP also provides special education and

[3:30] English language learner services and

[3:32] its teachers honor all 504

[3:34] accommodations

[3:36] all full-time Edina High School students

[3:39] whether in person or online are eligible

[3:42] to participate in after-school clubs or

[3:45] to compete as members of our nationally

[3:47] recognized athletic teams

[3:50] please note that most of these

[3:52] opportunities do require students to

[3:54] participate in person

[3:56] we can do a lot of great things online

[3:57] but serving as the goalie for the Edina

[4:00] Hornets hockey team is not yet one of

[4:02] them

[4:03] students select online learning for a

[4:05] variety of reasons during lockdown some

[4:08] students found that they learned better

[4:10] from the comfort of their own home they

[4:12] could pause or replay videos of their

[4:14] teachers lectures

[4:15] for some students anxiety is lower with

[4:18] online learning some students are unable

[4:20] to attend in person due to matters

[4:22] related to their health

[4:24] for those students and many others the

[4:26] Dyna virtual pathway is here that said

[4:29] many students learn better in person

[4:31] online learning is best suited for

[4:34] students who are self-motivated Edina

[4:36] virtual pathway is not an easier School

[4:39] than its in-person counterparts and

[4:41] requires just as much time and

[4:43] dedication as attending in person

[4:46] the most successful online students will

[4:48] be those who can keep to a schedule and

[4:50] be counted on to complete their work

[4:52] each day students who can self-advocate

[4:55] reaching out to ask a question when they

[4:57] could use a hand are also good

[4:59] candidates for online learning online

[5:01] learning through

[5:05] my particular student with the

[5:07] flexibility she needed to succeed it

[5:10] took the elements of school and it

[5:13] brought it into Focus for her she was

[5:16] able to silence the external noises of

[5:20] the school environment and able to

[5:22] really focus on her academics some of

[5:26] the good things about online classes is

[5:27] that you don't have to worry about right

[5:29] or who's going to take you to school you

[5:31] just do all your work at home and you

[5:33] don't have to like stress over it

[5:35] because you can just wake up and do your

[5:37] work my favorite class was friend sex

[5:41] um it was really fun enjoyable and my

[5:43] teacher was really nice like very nice

[5:46] he would always help me out every time I

[5:47] would send him like an email he would

[5:49] like respond so fast and help me out

[5:52] with everything I did I learned a lot

[5:54] from my online classes thus far this

[5:57] video has focused on comprehensive

[5:59] students that is those students who

[6:01] attend school online full-time Edina

[6:04] virtual pathway also offers Standalone

[6:06] courses for students who attend other

[6:08] schools we welcome Edina High School

[6:11] students who wish to take one or more

[6:13] classes online as well as students from

[6:16] all over the state supplemental classes

[6:18] are taken in place of in-person courses

[6:21] and are offered free of charge please

[6:23] see the school website for a list of

[6:25] course offerings some other things to

[6:28] know about EVP one

[6:31] students may use their own computers but

[6:34] for those who need one a dyna virtual

[6:36] pathway loans out Chromebooks

[6:38] two

[6:39] are you a student athlete the NCAA

[6:42] recognizes EVP courses

[6:45] three a dynavirtual pathway though

[6:48] online is a Traditional School in some

[6:51] ways students cannot move freely between

[6:54] in-person and online learning enrollment

[6:57] is by semester and students are expected

[6:59] to commit to their entire semester or

[7:02] year

[7:03] 4. a free and public education is

[7:06] provided free of charge by the state of

[7:09] Minnesota to all school-aged residents

[7:11] for purposes of State rules residence

[7:14] means being physically present within

[7:16] the state

[7:17] students who expect to travel

[7:19] extensively are encouraged to reach out

[7:21] to learn more about how we can serve you

[7:25] attended Edina schools and I never

[7:28] imagined that one day I would work for

[7:31] them one thing I knew even as a kid was

[7:33] that I was attending a really good

[7:36] school one thing that I'm really excited

[7:38] about with the United virtual pathway is

[7:41] that it allows the opportunity for

[7:43] students all over the state to enjoy the

[7:45] same high quality education that I had

[7:48] access to when I was a kid Edina Public

[7:50] School's mission is that students will

[7:53] discover their possibilities and thrive

[7:55] Edina virtual pathway does just that we

[7:59] make sure that all of our students

[8:00] discovered their possibilities and

[8:03] interested in learning more

[8:05] ready to sign up for a rigorous online

[8:08] Edina education either way the next step

[8:11] is to contact us at a dynavirtual

[8:13] pathway through our website by sending

[8:16] us an email or giving us a call