Parent Resources
The parent resources page serves as an online learning guide for sponsors/parents of DVHS students. Here you can learn about the school’s mission, vision, values, and policies. The parent resources page helps you understand what to expect from the school as well as student and parent responsibilities. We look forward to welcoming you and your child to our school community.
The DoDEA Virtual High School (DVHS) provides online courses to military-connected students. The DVHS Instructional Model provides insight into program eligibility, attendance, teaching and learning technology support, and more.
Students who have never taken an online class are probably wondering how online courses compare to traditional classes. Online courses and traditional classes have similarities such as teachers, classmates, completion requirements, course materials, and assignments. Though the basic academic skills for success are similar for all grade levels, self-direction, time management, and self-motivation are critical for student success in the online environment.
Caring adults play an important role in each student’s education. Best practices and research indicate that students do best when they receive additional support and guidance from an adult who will make a commitment to routinely provide educational support.
The courseware and curriculum for the DoDEA Virtual High School have been carefully selected to ensure that each student will receive an education from an accredited entity that meets all DoDEA requirements, including adherence to DoDEA’s Learning Management System, Schoology. Each student will be provided with a DoDEA student email address upon registration in their local school that will allow them to access their online courses. Parents are welcome to use their student’s account information to access their student’s courses as well.
The official gradebook for all DVHS courses is DSIS (aka Aspen) and is accessible to parents via the DSIS Family Portal. Please check with your student's local school for access.
With access to the Family Portal parents/guardians can have an email generated whenever the student has a grade that falls below a specified threshold.
View the instructions for setting up the automatic emails in DSIS.
DoDEA Virtual High School provides parent communications throughout the year as needed. Instead of quarterly newsletters, we are now sending graphics and/or videos on single topics as appropriate.
Often parents and other stakeholders are interested in learning what the DVHS courses look like and how they work. Take a few minutes and review our Sample Course Demo video.
The Student Orientation, or Online Learning Guide, is always available in each DVHS course. All students are directed to complete this orientation at the beginning of every course. This ensures they understand how our learning management system (LMS) works and how to navigate through the course.
Note: The Student Orientation is currently being revised and updated. Students can still access the old one using the Online Learning Guide on the left navigation bar in their course.
DoDEA Virtual High School operates under the expectation that all students will hold to academic standards that are both ethical and honest; thus, any sort of academic dishonesty is prohibited. All assignments submitted to your instructor should be your original work.
Though this list is not all-inclusive, using a language translator or any form of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI such as Chat GPT, Chatbox, Bing Chat, etc.), plagiarism, cheating, copying the work of another student, copying answers from the internet, or copying any source other than the student’s own creation, are all examples of academic dishonesty. Students who violate this policy are subject to academic consequences.
Review our Online Learning Tips for more information on how best to learn online.
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DVHS Supplemental
- Students wishing to enroll in the DVHS supplemental program must register at their local DoDEA school. That school then registers the student for their supplemental DVHS courses.
- Visit the DoDEA Registration page for more information.
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Expanded Eligibility Pilot Program
- Students interested in enrolling in the Expanded Eligibility Pilot Program, must complete an application and be accepted into the program.
- Visit the DVHS Expanded Eligibility Pilot Program page for the application and more information.
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Others
- For information on registering through the Non-DOD Schools Program (NDSP), please visit their website.
- The Domestic Transition Program is a tuition-based program. Please review the Domestic Transition Program flyer for more information.
Parents may have questions that are not otherwise answered in this resource. Review any additional pages listed on the left navigation under Parent Resources. Another resource is the DVHS Frequently Asked Questions.
