MERIDIAN, Idaho (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Idaho Virtual Academy ( IDVA) has been recognized as a 2024 Cognia School of Distinction, a program that recognizes preschool through 12th grade educational institutions that exemplify excellence in education and service to students.
Cognia selected IDVA as one of the 60 Schools and distinction systems from more than 1,900 institutions that were reviewed around the world. Idaho Virtual Academy is an accredited, full-time online public school serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade statewide.
“This is a great honor and testament to the dedicated Idaho Virtual Academy staff who are committed to excellence,” said Kelly Edginton, CEO of IDVA. “We are proud to serve students of all backgrounds and allow them to pursue their passions. “We are honored to receive this prestigious award.”
Idaho Virtual Academy participated in Cognia's rigorous Accreditation Commitment Review process, which is based on research-based performance standards. The process includes a review of evidence, interviews, and classroom observations by education experts. The assessment seeks to demonstrate evidence of growth in learning, a healthy culture for learning, engaging and high-quality educational environments, and effective leadership for learning.
As an online public school program, Idaho Virtual Academy is available tuition-free to students in grades K-12 in Idaho. Families and students choose online learning for a variety of reasons; provides a safe learning environment and the opportunity for students to balance a full academic load with extracurricular activities.
More information about the school, its accreditation, how to enroll, and a calendar of upcoming events can be found at idva.k12.com.
About Cognia
Cognia is a nonprofit global improvement organization dedicated to helping institutions and other education providers develop students, teachers, and leaders. Cognia offers accreditation and certification, evaluation and improvement services within a framework of continuous improvement. Serving 40,000 public and private institutions from early education to secondary school in 90 countries, Cognia brings a global perspective to advance teaching and learning.
About Idaho Virtual Academy
Idaho Virtual Academy ( IDVA) is an online public charter school serving students
throughout the state from kindergarten to 12th grade. As part of the Idaho public school.
system, IDVA is free and gives families the option to access the curriculum and tools provided by K12a Stride company (NYSE: LRN). Get more information at idva.k12.com.
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