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Expanded Learning Program FAQs
The first day of the Expanded Learning Program is 7-1-2025.
Pre-enrollment is now open. You will receive additional details and requests for information in February 2025 to complete enrollment. Families who do not respond to requests from the school for additional information will be removed from the pre-enrollment roster.
May 23rd, 2025, by 4pm is the deadline for completing the enrollment process.
a. Complete the Referral Form on the website.
b. Open the automatic reply email to complete the enrollment process (scheduling an in-person Orientation Meeting and a Virtual Meet & Greet with your teacher on 7/1).
c. Attend a Virtual Orientation Meeting in May or June (mandatory for parent/guardian and student to attend).
d. Pick up technology and textbooks (with a parent or guardian who can sign the Technology Agreement Form).
e. Attend a Virtual Meet & Greet with your teacher on 7/1.
Students will not receive their first credit until they attend a Virtual Meet & Greet. There will be designated make-up Meet & Greet Sessions 7/2 and 7/3. Please contact Stacey Roth ([email protected]) to schedule a make-up Meet & Greet.
Expanded Learning Program Staff will start reaching out to parents/students that have completed the pre-enrollment link in February. Expanded Learning Program Staff will start reaching out to parents/students that have completed the online link mid-March to April.
Students can take a total of 10 credits (2 semester courses) during the Expanded Learning Program.
You must complete 1 course/semester before you may begin the second course/semester.
You should complete the courses in the order that your counselor recommends. If you haven’t
completed your first credit by Friday, July 25, you will be dropped from the Expanded Learning Program.
Please send any 504 Plan or IEP to Shannon DeSantis. (See contact information in question 34.)
Whether you make this decision prior to or after the Expanded Learning Program begins on 7-1-2025, please inform our Operations Staff via email if you decide not to remain enrolled. Minors will need to have a parent notify our Operations Staff via email [email protected]
The Expanded Learning Program will be virtual. Students will be required to attend Virtual Classroom Hours. We will do our best to accommodate your scheduling preferences; however, there will be specific days and times that specific courses will be offered.
Students will attend Virtual Classroom Hours 2 times per week for 2 hours each session.
We highly recommend students speak with their high school counselor prior to signing up for the Expanded Learning Program. Vista Real is not responsible for students that select the wrong course(s).
Vista Real is a public charter high school. The Expanded Learning Program is free. Note: Students are not allowed to be enrolled in 2 public high schools simultaneously.
Yes, Vista Real will provide technology. Students that have technology issued from their home district will still need to check out technology for the Expanded Learning Program to avoid possible accessibility issues. Parents or guardians/students will pick up technology, novels, and textbooks at the Camarillo campus (4001 Mission Oaks Blvd. Suite E Camarillo, CA 93012) and Simi Campus (1407 E. Los Angeles Ave. Simi Valley 93065) after the in-person Orientation. Parents and/or guardians are required to sign a technology agreement when they pick up technology.
Technology, novels, and textbooks must be returned to Vista Real within 7 days of the student’s exit date.
To avoid possible accessibility issues, we ask that students use Vista Real issued technology. We have found that some students with non-Vista Real issued technology have difficulty accessing some of our educational websites.
Click on ‘Course Descriptions’ at the top of the page to view all offered courses.
Click on ‘Course Descriptions’ at the top of the page to view which courses are A-G.
Yes, Vista Real has courses that are NCAA approved. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian and the student to check that they are choosing the correct course, which is why Vista Real strongly recommends students speak to their high school counselor prior to selecting courses. If a student plans on playing sports at a Division I or Division II university, please indicate that on the follow-up form that you receive after filling out the initial enrollment form.
Vista Real does not offer Honors courses during the Expanded Learning Program.
Credits will be assigned to students in Google Classroom. Students will use an app called Kami to answer questions within the credit. Many credits also require a performance task, like an essay or project, that students will submit through Google Classroom. If a student is unfamiliar with these digital tools, a staff member will help.
Each assigned Learning Events Packet with all required components is equal to one credit. These are labeled numerically in the order that they will be assigned and completed. Upon full completion and grading by a teacher, the student will have earned that credit.
Most credits require a completed Learning Events Packet and a Performance Task, like an essay or a
project.
A credit is not complete without all components. If a component is missing, the credit will not be graded. The teacher will return the incomplete credit through Google Classroom which will then alert the student via school e-mail. It is then the student’s responsibility to complete and re-submit the credit. Students are welcome to reach out to their teacher any time between 8:00-4:00 M-F for additional support.
Traditional, comprehensive high school districts may not accept core credits if an entire semester (5 credits) is not completed. That means if a student does not complete 5 credits of a class, the student’s district will determine how those credits will be applied to the transcript. The transcript will reflect the total number of credits received out of the number of credits attempted.
Students will receive their first credit on 7-1-2025.
Students will receive 1 credit at a time in sequential order.
Vista Real will gladly accommodate course adjustments prior to 7-1-2025. Please reach out to our Expanded Learning Program operations staff by emailing: [email protected]. Course change requests after 7-1-2025 should be directed to Stacey Roth to change your course selection. (See contact information in question 34). Course changes require an Addendum to the Master Agreement with additional signatures. These must be submitted within 24 hours of receipt.
Transcripts will be sent via FedEx and email to each high school. Students may request an official transcript to pick up from Vista Real. Parents should call 805.702.1547 or email [email protected] to request an official transcript.
Transcripts will be available and delivered to the student’s subsequent school of enrollment within 14 days of exiting Vista Real’s program.
The student’s parent/guardian should begin this process by contacting Jessica Ortega ([email protected] 805.223.1919) or Juana De Santiago ([email protected] 805.206.5726) to schedule an orientation appointment at the closest Vista Real learning center.
- Enrollment Procedures – Operations [email protected] Pick-Up Questions – Operations Staff805.702.1547
504 Plans/IEPs - Shannon DeSantis
805.273.1334
Course Changes –
Stacey Roth – Learning Center Coordinator
805.702.1734
Student Progress – Individual Teacher Contact Information will be given during the 7/1 Meet and Greet.
Transcripts - Operations Staff
805.702.1547
General Questions/Concerns–
Stacey Roth – Learning Center Coordinator
805.702.1734
