September 4, 2025

We are extending registration for Standard Start classes through September 19! See all the details below.

Please forward this e-lert to any stakeholders who may need it. They can subscribe to the e-lert here.

Fall Registration Extended

Great news! We have extended registration for Standard Start classes to September 19. Early Start registration is still open through September 8. This extension gives schools and students extra time to finalize schedules and make sure all students are placed in the right courses. Don’t miss this opportunity to get your students enrolled in our high-quality, teacher-led online classes!

Enrollment Options After September 19

After September 19, we will still have enrollment options for you.

Transfers – NCVPS accepts transfer students after the regular enrollment period has ended. Ideally, transfer students should have already been enrolled in the course at their face-to-face school, have received instructional time with a teacher, and have a grade to transfer in with.

If a student is starting the course new, the school must provide a plan outlining how they will support students until they catch up and are on pace to complete the course.

Transfers are not limited to individual students—entire classes can be transferred as well. This can be especially helpful if a school experiences a teacher loss. Before submitting a transfer request for a large group of students, please contact us or open a support ticket to check course capacity first.

Open a ticket with our Virtual Support Center to transfer students. Be sure to include the following in your ticket:

• Student’s Name
• PowerSchool ID#
• School Name
• Transfer Grade
• Course Needed
• Support Details - Please submit support details that your school will provide if the student is new to the course or has a failing transfer grade.
• Additional Details: Any student details that can help the NCVPS teacher

Transfer options will remain open through midterms each semester.

Co-teaching – You can add students throughout the semester to our co-teaching OCS and intervention courses.

PE/Health – Our second session health and PE courses are still open for registration.

Emergency and Special Requests – We understand that unforeseen events can disrupt your regular school operations. Contact our Virtual Support Center for help. 

Partnership Courses – You can continue to add students to your partnership courses throughout the semester. We will create a new invoice for you.

Spring Semester 2026 - Enrollment is open for spring classes until February 3, 2026.

In other NCVPS news . . . .

African-American Studies

We will offer African-American Studies and African-American Studies Honors on our Standard Start calendar in the Spring '26 semester. Enrollment is open now!

Middle School Arts Update

We have a name change: "Visual Arts Specialization (6-8): Art of Discovering Photography" is now titled "Visual Arts Specialization Grade 8: Art of Discovering Photography." However, you may enroll sixth and seventh graders in the course based on your district's discretion.

This course follows the 8th Grade Visual Arts standards. These standards are for those students who have achieved the 6th and 7th-grade Art Standards. For help determining placement, please refer to the NCDPI Arts Ed Course Manual.

The NC State Board of Education recently approved changes to the science graduation requirements for students following the Occupational Course of Study. These changes go into effect for eligible EC students entering the 9th grade for the first time in 2025-26. This is the link to the policy: View Policy GRAD-004: State Graduation Requirements. Excerpts of the policy related to science requirements are below, along with how NCVPS is prepared to support schools in implementing these requirements.

For incoming 9th graders:

GRAD-004 State Graduation Requirements excerpt

III. FOR ELIGIBLE EC STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 9 FOR THE FIRST TIME in 2025-2026. Students following the Occupational Course of Study must pass the following 22 credits plus any local requirements.

3. Three Science credits that shall be:

a. Physical Science or Earth/Environmental Science

b. Employment Preparation I: Science (to include 150 work hours)*

c. Biology

NCVPS Support

For students following the OCS and entering 9th grade in 2025-26, NCVPS is offering:

• Blended Biology 9232BX0 (Enrollment open now)
• A blended version of Earth/Environmental Science 35012X0 will be offered beginning in Spring 2026. (Enrollment for this new course is open now.)
• A blended version of Physical Science 34102X0/34102Y0 is under development.

What to do if you’ve enrolled incoming 9th graders in Applied Science?

If you enrolled incoming 9th graders in Early Start Applied Science, submit a help desk ticket to request their enrollments be transferred to a Blended Biology course (available now) or Blended Earth/Environmental course (available in Spring 2026).

If you enrolled incoming 9th graders in Standard Start Applied Science, you can drop their enrollments through Sept. 8th and re-enroll in a Blended Biology course (available now) or Blended Earth/Environmental course (available in Spring 2026).

If your student entered the 9th grade for the first time during this policy, which is 2021-2022 through 2024-2025 these are the Science requirements: 

GRAD-004 State Graduation Requirements excerpt

IV. FOR ELIGIBLE EC STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 9 FOR THE FIRST TIME in 2021-2022. 

Students following the Occupational Course of Study must pass the following 22 credits plus any local requirements:

3. Three Science credits that shall be:

a. Applied Science, Physical Science, or Earth/Environmental Science

b. Employment Preparation I: Science (to include 150 work hours)

c. Biology

For students following the OCS and entering 9th grade between 2021-22 and 2024-2025, NCVPS is offering:

• Applied Science 9231BXO (Enrollment open now)
• Blended Biology 9232BX0 (Enrollment open now)
• A blended version of Earth/Environmental Science 35012X0 will be offered beginning in Spring 2026. (Enrollment for this new course is open now.)
• A blended version of Physical Science 34102X0/34102Y0 is under development.

Registration for Fall '25 and Spring '26 classes is open. Here are our two fall start dates:

Early Start: August 11

Standard Start: August 25

Visit our 25-26 calendar for more details.

Funding

If your district or charter school exhausts its allotment, you can request use of NCVSP reserve funds. The request must come from the district office or the superintendent's designee for the entire school system or from the charter school principal.

Registration Tips

Here are a few tips as you register:

• Use our new filters to ensure you’re enrolling in the correct semester. We have summer, fall, spring, yearlong, early standard, and standard start options.
• Be sure to add the IEP and 504 modifications as you enroll students with IEPs.
• Download an enrollment report when you’re done registering for the day. Check to see if your students are enrolled or waitlisted.
• Understand our waitlist. Our instructional directors use the waitlist to determine if they need to open a new section of the course or increase the capacity of an already opened section.
• We will likely have a few courses end up on our course capacity list. Popular demand and teacher limitations drive this list. Students waitlisted for those courses may have a difficult time getting a seat in the course.

Early Start vs. Standard Start: Choose Your End Date for Final Grades

NCVPS has two dates for reporting Fall 2025 final grades:

• Early Start classes: December 11, 2025
• Standard Start classes: January 15, 2026

For Spring 2026, we also have two dates for reporting final grades:

• Early Start Classes: May 14, 2026
• Standard Start Classes: May 21, 2026

Each semester, we offer two calendars: Early Start and Standard Start. Consider two points when choosing a calendar in which to enroll students.

First: When do you have access to your students? You need to ensure they can access their NCVPS courses.

Second: When do you need final grades?

Determine when you need final grades and register students for that calendar (Early Start or Standard Start). In the past, we’ve had several schools request early final grades late in the semester. We have moved away from that practice. Our concerns are always for student success and academic integrity. We prefer that students are not rushed through a course. They need time to complete all the modules and objectives in their courses. Please guard that teaching and learning time for your online students. Work with your data managers and curriculum directors to help ensure this best practice.

See our 2025-2026 Academic Year Guide for full registration details.

NCVPS is excited to expand our course offerings for the upcoming school year with a selection of new courses and rewritten courses! From world languages and cultural studies to business, marketing, and cutting-edge science electives, these courses are designed to challenge students and prepare them for college and career pathways. Students can explore their interests and earn honors credit at the same time.

African American Studies Honors

Astronomy

Astronomy Honors

Blended Earth/Environmental Science

Business Essentials Honors

Entrepreneurship I Honors

French I Honors

French II Honors

Latin I Honors

Latin II Honors

Marketing I Honors

Oceanography Honors

Spanish I Honors

Spanish II Honors

Vet Science Honors

Visual Arts Grade 8

Visual Arts Intermediate

Visual Arts Specialization (Accomplished Honors): Digital Photography II

World Mythology

World Mythology Honors

Note: all of our art courses, health and PE, and Success 101 have been revised and updated!

Visual Arts Grade 8

This introductory art course is designed for students who want to explore their creativity while building a strong foundation in the visual arts. Students will develop essential drawing skills and experiment with a variety of media, including painting, photography, printmaking, graphics, and sculpture. They will also learn the basic vocabulary of art and design, study influential artists and art history for inspiration, and be introduced to a variety of art-related careers. Throughout the course, students will practice organizing and presenting their artwork, finishing the semester with a portfolio that showcases their growth and achievements.

Visual Art Intermediate

Visual Arts Intermediate is aligned with the North Carolina State Standards, encompassing a comprehensive exploration of artistic ideas and works, encouraging students to connect, create, present, and respond to visual art in meaningful ways. Throughout the course, students will relate artistic concepts to personal, societal, cultural, historical, and daily life contexts, analyzing the impact of historical, societal, and cultural perspectives on the visual arts while exploring advancements in the field. Students will conceive and develop original artistic ideas individually and collaboratively, creating diverse 2-D and 3-D artworks across various mediums while considering copyright and fair use laws. They will refine their artworks based on relevant criteria and develop visual art presentations that effectively communicate their artistic voice and processes. Additionally, students will analyze, evaluate, and critique visual artworks from a variety of styles and genres, synthesizing different viewpoints to interpret the intent or purpose of works of art and developing self-generated criteria for critiquing personal artwork or the works of others. Through these standards-aligned objectives, Visual Arts Intermediate fosters critical thinking, creativity, and appreciation for the arts while preparing students for future academic and career endeavors in the field of visual art.

Success 101 & Middle School Success 101

Prepare students for success—in school and beyond—with NCVPS’s Success 101 courses for middle and high school! These elective courses help students build essential skills like time management, study strategies, digital literacy, and responsible online behavior. Middle school students explore learning preferences and high school planning, while high schoolers dive deeper into real-world topics like budgeting, career exploration, and post-secondary pathways. Both courses align with future-ready frameworks, helping students thrive academically and personally in a digital world.

World Mythology & World Mythology Honors

World Mythology focuses on the exploration of themes, motifs, and archetypes across different mythological traditions, including Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse, and Native American mythology. Students will gain active reading, research, and presentation skills as they define and connect to myths, fables, and legends before analyzing universal themes like creation, life, death, love, and trickster myths. Throughout, the study emphasizes how mythology reflects cultural beliefs and explores universal human experiences through storytelling.

You can register students for World Mythology today!

What Grades Are Currently Posted?

September 2 - Standard Start Day-5 No-Show Report Posted in the NCVPS Registration System

What's Next on the Schedule?

September 11 - Progress Reports Posted in the NCVPS Registration System

Progress Report Action Steps

What should your action steps be with our progress reports? We’re glad you asked! Visit our Progress Report Action Steps page for all the details.

A Snapshot of NCVPS Grading Guidelines

See our Snapshot of NCVPS Grading Guidelines for a quick overview of NCVPS's grading and testing policies and procedures. Please note that NCVPS teachers must adhere to the NCVPS grading guidelines, practices, and procedures, which can be found in our Grading and Testing Quick Reference Guide. NCVPS teachers cannot adjust their NCVPS grading guidelines, practices, and procedures based on a local school's or district's policy.

Reporting Overview

See our Grades and Testing Quick Reference Guide for an overview of our reporting. We have details on our Student Status (No-Show) Reports, Progress Reports, Final Grade Reports, and how we calculate grades.

NCVPS has four programs that will enhance your professional educational journey! North Carolina teachers have been transforming teaching and learning by engaging with our developmental and transformational programs. We aim to help educators bring innovation to their classrooms, schools, and districts.

Let NCVPS help you elevate your work and campus. Start by choosing the program that's right for you!

Get Involved! NCVPS offers many ways students can participate in extra-curricular activities. Check out our Culture Cafe series, the iWorkNC speaker series, our various clubs, and free tutoring! See our Student Life page for details.

As virtual learning has become a part of everyday learning for most families across North Carolina, many parents, guardians, and mentors continue to struggle with how to support their online learners in blended and online classes. To provide resources and strategies for how to support not only our NCVPS students, but all online learners in North Carolina, NCVPS has created two Supporting Online Students (SOS) video courses in Canvas. Both courses are free, open to the public, and do not require login credentials. Please share both links with your educational communities and parent networks.

The first course, Supporting Online Students – All NC, is general in nature and is designed for parents, guardians, and mentors of any student who is participating in a blended or online course or is enrolled in a fully online program regardless of school or grade level.

The second course, Supporting Online Students – NCVPS, is specific to NCVPS and includes specific examples, demonstrations, and resources for NC Virtual parents, guardians, and mentors.

NCVPS has a mobile app, and Canvas has two mobile apps and a web portal. What does each one do? We're glad you asked! Here you go:

NCVPS App: Stay connected with what's happening at NCVPS. Think of these as "front office" notifications.

Canvas Apps and Web Portal: Connect with a student's course, see grades, due dates, pacing guides, and message the teacher.

Check out the guide on our Mobile Apps page to see when and where it's best to use each app or portal.

Thank you, everyone!

Your North Carolina students appreciate your dedication and hard work!

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