Yes, BCVSS does accept seniors at the beginning of their senior year.  However, seniors are not eligible to enroll at mid-year.  

BCVSS has a $45 operational fee. Additionally, students might need to purchase online textbooks if required for Advanced Placement courses. Dual enrollment courses are tuition based, except at Coastal Alabama Community College where students can earn 18 hours of college coursework free of charge. Students are responsible for purchasing any books required for dual enrollment courses.

Yes. Official report cards are mailed home at the end of each semester; progress reports are mailed home at the end of quarter 1 and quarter 2. Please check the school calendar for the dates. Local courses, taught through MOODLE, have their grades recorded through INOW. ACCESS courses are recorded in INOW at the end of the first semester (for yearlong courses) and when the course is finished and marked as completed. For high school courses, credit is awarded and the GPA is calculated when the course is completed.

No. When students enroll at BCVSS, signing a Transportation Agreement is part of the enrollment documentation. That agreement allows for licensed sophomores, juniors and seniors to drive themselves to the virtual school sites. All others are to be driven by a parent or guardian. On occasion, bus transportation is included in field trips. Cost for field trip transportation is calculated into the price of the field trip.

Students must "attend" class daily in accordance with the Baldwin County School calendar. Students fulfill attendance requirements by logging into their courses daily. When a student's status changes to Academic Intervention, face-to-face attendance requirements are added. If students miss school days, parents can provide notes to excuse the absences.  From that point, Baldwin County Schools attendance policies and procedures are followed.

All unit tests and end of term exams must be taken in the physical presence of a BCVSS staff member at a BCVSS testing site.  Transportation is not provided; therefore, students and/or parents must arrange for reliable and safe transportation according to the terms of the singed Transportation Agreement. At this time, BCVSS does not allow electronic proctoring.

Yes. Students are required to take unit tests and course exams at one of the school campuses as well as mandated standardized state tests such as the ACT or ACAP for middle schoolers. In addition, the school year begins with mandatory orientation lessons. Students can attend at any of the BCVS locations except for the state mandated testing. That testing will occur at a location determined by BCVSS.

We use ACCESS Distance Learning, a program administered by the Alabama State Department of Education. Core curriculum classes are delivered through ACCESS. The courses are reading based; students work through the content by reading and taking notes from interactive slideshows. Courses also link out to video supplementary material from websites like SAS Curriculum and Discovery Education.

Locally developed courses are delivered through MOODLE, Baldwin County's online learning management system.

• Reside in Baldwin County
• GPA of 2.5
• Be on track for graduation (for high school students) or on grade level in reading and math (for middle school students)
• No more than 9 unexcused, full-day absences during the previous academic year
• No major disciplinary actions