Academic calendar
Fall Block Cohort Semester 1 runs Aug 13, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Block Cohort Semester 1Full-Year Cohort Quarter 1Relevant now
- Fall Block Cohort Semester 2Full-Year Cohort Quarter 2
- Spring Block Cohort Semester 1Full-Year Cohort Quarter 3
- Spring Block Cohort Semester 2Full-Year Cohort Quarter 4
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
A
- Async
- Short for asynchronous work; the self-paced portion of the curriculum completed independently.
C
- Canvas
- The virtual 'campus' or classroom where all assignments, modules, and course communications live.
G
- Genius
- The administrative portal used by students to check final grades and manage their profile.
L
- LMS
- Learning Management System; the platform (Canvas) where students access their actual course content.
- LSC
- Local School Coordinator; the designated staff member at a student's physical school who facilitates VVA enrollment and testing.
P
- Pacing
- The required speed of progress through modules to stay on track with the course calendar.
S
- SIS
- Student Information System; the administrative platform (Genius) used for registration and records.
- Sync
- Short for synchronous sessions; these are the live, scheduled online classes with instructors.
T
- The Portal
- Common shorthand for the Genius SIS login page used to access Canvas.
V
- VDOE
- Virginia Department of Education, the state agency that oversees the Virtual Virginia program.
- VHSL
- Virginia High School League, the body governing extracurricular eligibility for VVA students at their local schools.
- VVA
- Virtual Virginia, the state-led online learning program for K-12 students in Virginia.
- VVA-PTA
- The Virtual Virginia Parent Teacher Association, providing support and community for online families.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- BigBlueButton
- The virtual classroom platform (often called BBB) used for live synchronous instruction.
- Canvas
- The virtual 'campus' or Learning Management System (LMS) where all course materials and assignments are housed.
- Full-Time
- Refers to students who take their entire course load through VVA rather than just individual supplemental classes.
- Genius
- The Student Information System (SIS) that acts as the 'front office' for registration, final grades, and transcripts.
- Help Desk
- The technical support ticket system used to resolve login, software, or hardware issues.
- Local School Counselor
- The designated staff member at a student's physical home school who manages VVA enrollment and testing.
- Pacing Guide
- A mandatory schedule provided in each course to help students stay on track with assignment deadlines.
- ProctorFree
- The automated, on-demand proctoring software used to monitor students during high-stakes exams.
- Proctoring
- The process of having a local school official (usually the LSC) supervise high-stakes exams.
- The 10% Rule
- The standard late policy where assignments submitted after the due date receive a 10% point deduction per day.
- The Dashboard
- The primary landing page in Canvas that displays a student's current course tiles.
- VVA Email
- The official @virtualva.org Gmail account that students must use for all teacher communication.
- VVA Voice
- The official blog and news outlet for Virtual Virginia updates and student highlights.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Block Cohort Semester 1 runs Aug 13, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 13 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.