Utah Virtual Academy

"We enjoyed our time with UTVA. The principals and teachers were wonderful. The K12, inc. curriculum is amazing! The fact that it is a public school, it is beholden to the regulations like Race to the Top and Common Core, and emphasized preparing for standardized tests. It took the love of learning out of it. UTVA, with the K12 curriculum had educated my kids far above what their peers in conventional public schools, so our only choice was homeschooling. And we love it. My kids got mostly 100s on the CRTs. UTVA administers the CRTs different from "regular" public schools. Where those schools spend a whole week on the tests, and often has the elementary teachers read the questions for the students, and in some cases, even narrows down answers for them, UTVA students complete the CRTs in a day or two, and they read the questions on their own with no adult intervention."

"Don’t send your kids to Utah Virtual Academy. Their standardized test scores are low, the principals are controlling and condescending, and the teachers and administrators talk to middle and high school students as if they are elementary students. UTVA activities are focused on younger students, so middle and high school students end up feeling really uncomfortable at them. (if you want the K12 curriculum with much better leadership and very caring teachers, check out Alpine Online: http://alpineonline.alpineschools.org/) The UTVA high school curriculum has a strong liberal bias and many of the courses are outdated, cheaply made and produced by third parties. There are also many technical glitches that cause students to receive “F”s or have to redo their work. Look at the state comparisons. Do you really want this for your kids? http://www.schooldigger.com/go/UT/schools/0013001196/school.aspx http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/ut/1964#from..HeaderLink If you want a good online high school, Utah Open High School is the best in the state. http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/ut/1998#from..HeaderLink"

"Don’t send your kids to Utah Virtual Academy. Their standardized test scores are low, the principals are controlling and condescending, and the teachers and administrators talk to middle and high school students as if they are elementary students. UTVA activities are focused on younger students, so middle and high school students end up feeling really uncomfortable at them. (if you want the K12 curriculum with much better leadership and very caring teachers, check out Alpine Online: http://alpineonline.alpineschools.org/) The UTVA high school curriculum has a strong liberal bias and many of the courses are outdated, cheaply made and produced by third parties. There are also many technical glitches that cause students to receive “F”s or have to redo their work. Look at the state comparisons. Do you really want this for your kids? http://www.schooldigger.com/go/UT/schools/0013001196/school.aspx http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/ut/1964#from..HeaderLink If you want a good online high school, Utah Open High School is the best in the state. http://www.greatschools.org/modperl/achievement/ut/1998#from..HeaderLink"

"We enjoyed our time with UTVA. The principals and teachers were wonderful. The K12, inc. curriculum is amazing! The fact that it is a public school, it is beholden to the regulations like Race to the Top and Common Core, and emphasized preparing for standardized tests. It took the love of learning out of it. UTVA, with the K12 curriculum had educated my kids far above what their peers in conventional public schools, so our only choice was homeschooling. And we love it. My kids got mostly 100s on the CRTs. UTVA administers the CRTs different from "regular" public schools. Where those schools spend a whole week on the tests, and often has the elementary teachers read the questions for the students, and in some cases, even narrows down answers for them, UTVA students complete the CRTs in a day or two, and they read the questions on their own with no adult intervention."