Virtual School Instructor Expectations

Virtual and Boise Online School Instructor Expectations

Welcome to the 2020-21 School Year

What Parents Can Expect From Their Virtual Teacher

(Virtual learning begins Aug 17, 2020 until further notice)


  1. All teachers will foster personal relationships with each student. Teachers will use a blend of different communication methods in connecting with students, including:
    • Personalized responses to student discussion boards
    • Large and small group Google Meets with students
    • Personalized emails

Teachers will create classroom expectations for their students and establish a regular routine and schedule for logging into their classroom and supporting their students.  Elementary students will meet online with their teacher two to three times per day (mix of whole group and small group). Elementary teachers will be expected to provide small group student instruction as needed. 


  1. All teachers will provide timely and meaningful feedback on student work using clear, concise and understandable language.  Teachers will monitor assignment submissions and communication with students to remind students of missed and/or upcoming deadlines. Teachers will provide parent/guardian access to their student’s google classroom/seesaw progress via email notifications.
  1. All teachers will record all instructional Google Meets and save them so that those students who are unable to meet during the designated time will be able to view the instruction at a later time.  Flexibility will be provided for all students as they are not always going to be available during the assigned time to participate in the class.
  1. Teachers will take daily attendance for their classes in Infinite Campus. We will be flexible if a student is unable to “participate” during the allotted time. Students will be marked present if they are progressing through their coursework anytime during the day, following normal school’s absence reporting procedures. 
  2. Teachers will be mindful of a student's emotional needs and will reach out to parents if additional support may be needed or requested by the parents.