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LVS Student Elton Taylor Excels in the classroom and on the field - The Gazette - January 30, 2009
Louque Receives Honor Of AP Scholar - News Examiner - November 20, 2008
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Increasing Higher Learning - The Daily News Online - May 6, 2008
Spring 2010 Dates
The Louisiana Department of Education, through the Louisiana Virtual School, is accepting applications from secondary certified Louisiana teachers interested in teaching online courses for the Louisiana Virtual School. Please make sure you meet the requirements below before you apply. We are looking for individuals who:
After submitting an application and meeting the above requirements, potential instructors must successfully complete the following before being considered for an online instructor position:
To apply for an LVS teaching position go to the: LVS Instructor Online Application
Submission of an application does not guarantee an LVS teaching position. If you have previously applied for a teaching position within the LVS during the 2008-09 school year, you do not need to re-apply. Applications are kept on file for the duration of a school year. The new cycle for each school year starts on May 1st.
Should you have questions, please contact Stephanie.Cox@la.gov.
The Louisiana Virtual School, in collaboration with Northwestern State University, will offer the following courses for dual credit:
Participation in the Louisiana Early Start Program provides an opportunity for high school students to earn high school and college credit simultaneously while in the familiar environment of their high school. Courses chosen for this program are on the 2009-2010 Board of Regents' Master Course Articulation Matrix (public institutions) http://www.regents.state.la.us/Academic/articulation_2009-2010.htm. Students may enroll in a maximum of 3 credit hours per semester/term, up to 6 credit hours per academic year, with Early Start funding. To continue enrollment in subsequent semesters/terms (e. g., spring) through Early Start, student must have successfully completed (earned a college grade of A, B, C, or P) current (fall) dual credit courses. Students who earn less than a C or who withdraw/resign from a course may not enroll in the following semester or term with Early Start funding. Continued state funding is not guaranteed and the enrollment criteria may be changed for the spring semester.
Non-public students may enroll in dual credit courses with the same eligibility requirements at a cost of $300.00 per course.
In order to be eligible for the Louisiana Early Start Program, student must be 15 years of age and currently enrolled in the 11th and 12th grade at a public Louisiana high school. Student must be on track for completing (a) the Regents/TOPS high school core (if graduating in 2010 or 2011) or (b) the Louisiana Core 4 Curriculum (if graduating in 2012 and beyond).
Student/High School Information - Eligibility Criteria:
English IV/English 1010
English Literature/English 1020
Advanced Math/Math 1020 Math 1090
Advanced Math is a year long course (1 Carnegie Unit) and is offered in conjunction with Math 1020 (College Algebra) and Math 1090 (Trigonometry). Students will receive 3 credit hours for the successful completion of Math 1020 in the fall semester. Students will have an opportunity to earn 3 credit hours in the spring semester with the successful completion of Math 1090.
Note: If a student decides not to enroll in Math 1090 in the spring semester, they will continue to be enrolled in Advanced Math for the 2009-2010 school year, earning 1 Carnegie Unit of Advanced Math.
Fine Arts Survey/Fine Arts 1040
American History/History 2020
Principles of Sociology/Sociology 1010
To apply for admission into the Louisiana Early Start Program students should contact Julie Longlois with the Carl D. Perkins Program Office at (318) 357-5721 or e-mail longloisj@nsula.edu . A $20.00 application fee to the university is required.
Students planning to attend any of Louisiana's public universities after graduation should visit the “Board of Regents’ Statewide Student Transfer Guide and Articulation System” (http://www.regents.state.la.us/articulation.html) to verify course transferability.
NSU key dates:
URGENT !! URGENT !! URGENT !! URGENT !! URGENT !!
Gaggle.net, LVS’s email provider, has informed us that they will be utilizing a new content distribution network beginning tomorrow, February 23, 2010. What this means is that schools and/or districts need to allow access from the new content distribution network provider through their firewall. Your school’s network administrators should make these adjustments ASAP. The content distribution network provider is Edgecast.
To test your school’s firewall, click on this link: http://wac.1c59.edgecastcdn.net/801C59/static.gaggle.net/gaggle/outer/images/logo...
If your school’s firewall is not allowing access to and from this content distribution network, you will receive a “403 Forbidden” error, or something similar.
Click here to register as an LVS facilitator. The registration process takes approximately 15 minutes.
The Louisiana Virtual School, in collaboration with Louisiana State University at Eunice, will offer the following course:
Psychology 2000: Introduction to Psychology 3 lecture credits. An introduction to the understanding, prediction, and control of human behavior.
Early Start tuition is free for students attending Louisiana public high schools except for a student taking Early Start credit from another college. The state will only reimburse one university for one three-hour course, so public school students taking more than one Early Start class may have to pay tuition. Those public school students, like non-public school students, pay LSUE's Early Start tuition rate of $288 for this three-hour course. (Please note: Tuition stated is based on Fall 2009. Rates are subject to change.)
In order to participate in the LSUE Early Start Program, students must . . .
To apply for admission into the LSUE Early Start program, a student and parent/guardian should complete Sections I and II of the Dual Enrollment Initial Application and submit the application to the high school counselor for completion and certification of Section III. Once a school official completes Section III, the application should be sent to Director of Continuing Education David Pulling [Fax (337) 550-1393, or mailed to PO Box 1129, Eunice, LA 70535]. Questions regarding the program or application process should be directed to Mr. David Pulling, Director of Continuing Education, dpulling@lsue.edu.
Once a student is admitted, University personnel will register the student in the course. Tuition will be assessed and billed to students who do not attend a Louisiana public high school or who are taking state-funded Early Start courses from another college. Textbooks will be provided through the high school by LVS.
2010 Spring Semester key dates:
The Louisiana Virtual School, in collaboration with the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at McNeese State University, will offer the following course:
Introduction to Engineering (Engineering 109 - Engineering Science and Computing)
3 lecture credits. Introduction to techniques needed to successfully study engineering while in college and skills needed to effectively perform as practicing engineers after graduation. Addresses the functions of engineers, working as part of a team, and use of computers in engineering problem solving and design.
Participation in the Dual Enrollment Program provides an opportunity for high school students to earn college credit while still enrolled in high school. Depending on school system policies, students may also earn high school credit for Engineering 109. Questions regarding high school credit should be directed to the high school counselor.
In order to be eligible for the McNeese Dual Enrollment Program, students must:
To apply for admission into the McNeese Dual Enrollment Program, a student should complete the Dual Enrollment Initial Application and submit it to his/her high school counselor. Once the counselor completes the high school section of the form, the application should be faxed to Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, Dean, College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at (337) 475-5237. A one-time application fee of $20 is required and will be charged to the student's University account. Questions regarding the program or application process should be directed to Dr. Nikos Kiritsis at (337) 475-5857 or nikosk@mcneese.edu.
Once a student is accepted, University personnel will register the student in the course, and tuition and fees of $180 will be assessed to the student's University account. Textbooks are not required for the course. This course is not funded by the Louisiana Early Start Program. At this time, McNeese State University intends to cover the tuition for all registered students through scholarships supported by a federal grant. We strongly urge all interested students to fill out the McNeese Scholarship Application and turn it in with the Dual Enrollment Application. To be considered for a scholarship, interested students should complete the McNeese Scholarship Application and fax it to Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, Dean, College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at (337) 475-5237. Once the scholarship funding has been finalized, students will be contacted with inforamtion. At this time, our intent is to seek funding that will cover the entire tuition for every student enrolled.
McNeese key dates:
