W-W Virtual Academy Newsletter

Contact Information:

• WWIA Address: 5400 Fourth Street, Wayne, MI 48184
• Email - swansonc@wwcsd.net,
• Join ClassDojo - https://www.classdojo.com/ul/p/addKid?target=school&schoolID=6391f664d7bbba2d7dd1e8fd
• Call - 734-713-4355.

When corresponding please make sure to include:

• Your name
• Your student's name
• Your question or quandary

Please reach out with any questions you have.

September 4 & 7 - The building will be closed and staff are off for the Labor Day holiday

Week of September 14 & 21 - Middle School NWEA testing

September 19 - John Glenn Homecoming Dance 6:30-9:00 in the JG Gym - see below and on ClassDojo for more details on tickets and paperwork needed for attending.

September 23 - No In-person classes; staff professional development day; virtual program students can work on classes or take the day.

October 6 - Picture Day - for all students, in-person & virtual; come to WWIA to have a picture taken for the yearbook, student ID, and family mementos - More details to come on times.

October 10 - Wayne Memorial Homecoming Dance - details TBD.

October 23 - HS STUDENTS ON QUARTERS - All Graduation Alliance assignments due.

January 8 - ALL MS & HS (QUARTER & SEMESTER) - All Graduation Alliance assignments due.

March 12 - - HS STUDENTS ON QUARTERS - All Graduation Alliance assignments due.

May 21 - ALL GRADUATING SENIORS - All Graduation Alliance assignments due.

May 28 - ALL MS & HS (QUARTER & SEMESTER) - All Graduation Alliance assignments due.

All families are welcome at the open house scheduled for Tuesday, September 8th.

In-Person families can meet teachers, see the building, and learn more about all that WWIA has to offer.

Virtual Program Families can meet the virtual program mentors, ask questions about the Graduation Alliance platform and meet with community organizations that support WWIA.

Please note that as of Monday, August 31st all email passwords will change from eight digit birthdays to your student number plus the first three letters of you birth month.

If your current password is your birthday (10082012) then as of Monday it will change to your student number and birth month abbreviation. Example: 20123456Oct.

The first letter of the birth month MUST be capitalized.

If you were already using your student number and birth month abbreviation, so change will be made to your login.

All in-person and virtual 9th - 12th graders are eligible to attend homecoming at the high school whose attendance area you live within. If a student is a school of choice student the student may select which high school to attend.

If students have questions as to which homecoming to attend, please see Ms. Gladden in the main WWIA office.

JOHN GLENN HOMECOMING INFORMATION:

DATE: September 19th

TIME: 6:30-9:00pm - Door close at 7:30pm

LOCATION: John Glenn Gym

CONTRACT & TICKET SALES INFO:

• Contracts are attached below and print copies are available in the WWIA office. Contract should be filled out at your earliest convenience.
• Tickets will be on sale September 8-11 in the WWIA office.
• Tickets are $30/person, CASH ONLY - contracts - guest and student must be turned in when the ticket is purchased.
• Read the contracts for additional details

WAYNE MEMORIAL HOMECOMING INFORMATION:

DATE: October 10th

TIME: TBD

LOCATION: Wayne Memorial Cafeteria

CONTRACT & TICKET SALES INFO: Information to come

Returning WWCSD Student Tasks

• Log into Parent Connection (Click here for Directions)

• Update All Current Student Enrollments on Parent Connection. This can be done starting now and will be available until September 16th. (Click here for Directions)

• Complete the Online Household Reporting Form. (Directions and Screenshots) (if you are unable to complete this process online, please fill out this Household Reporting Form and have your student return the completed form to their 1st hour teacher on August 26th).

• Complete the MCIR FERPA form. This form will be due to 1st hour teachers by September 1st.

• Pay all fines owed to WWCSD with cash or cashier's check in exact amount. We do not have change.

New WWCSD Student Registration

• To register your student please complete our online pre-enrollment at https://www.wwcsd.net/new-families/enroll-today/ located under Enrollment Process.

• If pre-enrollment was completed before August 14, 2025, contact Chrisena Orr at our board office (734-419-2083).

• Contact Mrs. Chene at 734-419-4379 or chenek@wwcsd.net if Pre-Enrollment is finished after August 12, 2025. Complete the documents located in this New Student Enrollment Packet. These documents can also be found on the Pre-Enrollment page at WWCSD.NET (follow the new family process).

Need Vaccines? We will have the vaccine clinic here to provide any vaccinations your child may require. We will share the information once we have secured a clinic date.

If you need your ParentConnect login information, send Chris Swanson an email or ClassDojo message anytime and that info will be sent to you.

For your ease and convenience, there is an app that has been created to have quick access to your Parent and Student Connection. In your Google App or Play store, type in "MiStar" and you will have the option to download the "Q ParentConnection" app for yourself and also the "Q StudentConnection" app for your child. I downloaded it and found it to be very easy to use. The convenience of having an app, rather than locating the website and looking up my PIN and password each time, was great. I highly recommend downloading if you have a device.

If you get the app, you can select the "Re-Enrollment" in the drop down menu to submit your information that way as well.

A few facts:

• ClassDojo is COMPLETELY FREE. Though there is a paid version that you can use at home for chore charts, there is no monetary obligation to families.
• WWCSD has gone district wide with ClassDojo for the 2026-27 school year.
• All families in the district are expected to join ClassDojo to receive and be able to send information to your child(ren)'s school.
• ClassDojo is an app for your phone so there is no need to search through emails for the info you need, all dates and events are listed in Dojo.

If you have not yet joined WWIA's ClassDojo please click on the link or button below.

All buildings in Wayne-Westland will be implementing Capturing Kids Hearts. This is a set of strategies to support all students in feeling connected and valued in all learning spaces.

Please read over the Cell Phone Procedures that will be implemented for all middle and high schools across the district. This applies to all electronic devices (tablets, headphones, earbuds, and phones.) This will be implemented and enforced beginning the first day of school, August 25th.

For Juniors and Seniors who have been accepted to William D. Ford Career Technical Center and plan to drive daily or intermittently please complete the form below. Students will need to go the Career Tech office and see Mr. Calhoun the first week of school to obtain the parking pass. Students must have registered the request on the google form first.

CTE SCHEDULES:

• AM scheduled students should report beginning Tuesday, August 25th. First bell is at 7:20am & class starts at 7:25am. The AM session ends at 10:50am.
• PM scheduled students should report beginning Wednesday, August 26th. First bell is at 11:20am & class starts at 11:25am. The PM session ends at 1:40pm.
• Any day that the district has a half day AM students report, PM students do not.

ATTENTION MIDDLE SCHOOL FAMILIES

• Middle School families please sign up for one test session from the dates and times available. Test sessions are scheduled for the weeks of September 7th and 14th. High schoolers are NOT asked to come in for NWEA testing at this time.
• Complete the form for each middle school student in your family that needs to take the NWEA assessment, grades 6th - 8th. A family with multiple children is encouraged to bring all students at once. The test sessions are not grade specific as NWEA can be given to different grade levels simultaneously.
• ROUTING HAS BEEN DETERMINED AND NO ADDITIONAL SCHEDULING CAN BE MADE. If your student needs transportation to and from school via bus please indicate that need. The transportation department is able to provide busing to and from WWIA on Thursday, September 10th and Thursday, September 17th for the AM session.
• Test sessions are scheduled for three hours but students can leave after the completion of their tests, unless they are waiting for bus transportation. Most students do not take the full three hours.
• A reminder that participation in the NWEA testing session is required to remain virtual. When you signed the Virtual Learning Agreement you committed to bringing your student in for testing as directed by the district/state requirements.

There are a variety of tutoring options available to all students throughout the district. A link below in a current comprehensive list.
http://bit.ly/4nQMTjk

The newest is the Virtual Homework Help option offered through Wayne Youth Assistance. It is open to all WWIA students.

COUNSELORS:

• EMC, Virtual & In-person Students - Last Names A-J: Mr. Booker - BookerT@wwcsd.net - 734-419-2436
• 23A, Virtual, In-Person & Adult Transition Students - Last Names K-Z - Ms. Horgan - HorganE@wwcsd.net - 734-419-2436

VIRTUAL PROGRAM MENTORS:

• Last Names A-G: Ms. Hess - HessL@wwcsd.net
• Last Names H-M: Mr. king - KingC@wwcsd.net
• Last Names N-Z: Ms. Nosakowski - NosakowskD@wwcsd.net

HYBRID MENTOR (Students taking in-person classes with one or more Grad Alliance Classes)

• All Students: Ms. Blay - BlayA@wwcsd.net

Helpful Videos:

• How to submit a quiz
• How to submit a discussion post
• How to submit and activity
• How to copy and activity to complete

HOW TO GET THE BEST SCORE POSSIBLE:

• Complete all quizzes and activities.
• You must complete ALL activities. You will NOT get a passing grade by only completing the quizzes. All classes are based on 1,000 points. Quizzes are worth a few points (2-20) but activities and project make up the majority of the points (50-100 a piece.)
• Redo any quizzes or activities that are below 70%.
• If after completing all lessons you have a 70% or higher you can skip the final.

TEACHER FEEDBACK - SPEECH BUBBLES: Ever wonder what your teacher thinks of your work. Look for the speech bubble. When you look for the score to an assignment if the teacher has given feedback there will be an icon that looks like a speech bubble from a comic book (💬💭.) Click on the bubble and your teacher's feedback will be presented.

IS YOUR CHROMEBOOK GOING SLOW? - CLEAR THE COOKIES USING CHROME MENU:

1. Open the Chrome browser on your Chromebook.

2. Click the three vertical dots (More menu) in the top-right corner of the window.

3. Hover over More Tools, then select Delete browsing data.

4. In the "Time range" dropdown menu, choose a time frame. More ⬇️Select All time to delete all cookies.

5. Make sure the box next to Cookies and other site data is checked.

6. You can uncheck other items like "Browsing history" or "Cached images and files" if you only want to remove cookies.” Make sure to hit 'Show more ⬇️' if you plan to select more boxes.

7. Click Delete data.

Is your Chromebook stating that the disk is full? If your Chromebook is stating that the disk is full, it won't let you download or upload a document to Graduation Alliance, or you can't get into Graduation Alliance it may be because your Chrome OS needs to be updated.

Steps to Update:

• Click on the button on the bottom left of the screen - it looks like a donut.
• Click on the Settings button
• Click on Choose Chrome OS
• Click on Update Chrome
• Reboot your computer and log back in with your school account.

Once this update is complete students have found they can complete all functions needed to complete their Graduation Alliance lessons.

TIPS:

• If you are new to Graduation Alliance, or if you have been stumped so far about a part of the dashboard watch the Student Dashboard Tour.
• If you have a question about a concept in a class you can text, email, or schedule a tutoring session with your Graduation Alliance Teacher. The information for instructors can be found under the "Need Help" tile on the dashboard.
• If you text make sure to include your name, the class, and the lessons you have a question about.
• If you are emailing include your name, the lesson, the class, and the question you have.
• If you are making a tutoring appointment check to make sure your email is spelled correctly and you add the meeting to your google calendar. The Meets Link, meeting date and time, will be sent to your email and your Google Calendar (your calendar can be found in your Google Waffle.)
• Reminder: You can retry any assignment as many times as you need to achieve the minimum 60% to pass the assignment. You can redo any assignment to earn the highest percentage you desire.
• Make sure to complete and redo all quizzes and activities for higher scores before submitting the last assignment. You MUST complete all assignments to get a grade and close the class.

Grade Codes:

• 0% = automatically assigned for missing work past the due date
• 1% = plagiarism
• 3% = significantly incorrect work or blank attachment
• 4% = unreadable link/incorrect file type
• 5% or above = score earned on the assignment based on work completed.

Grading Turnaround Times

Because feedback is important for student success, teachers strive to have all assignments graded within 24-48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays). If a student has waited more than 48 hours on the weekday, please inform Mrs. Swanson, the program administrator.

Late and Missing Work

Late/missing work is normally indicated by a 0% grade. Graduation Alliance policy allows for late/missing work to be accepted. Students may turn in late/missing work for full credit, so long as it is turned in by the last day of class (the course end date).

Other important information:

Please make sure to read through the Course Introduction section of each course, especially the section titled, “Course Success Strategies.” Student will learn how to:

• Access and work on lessons and assignments
• Upload documents - Watch this video to learn how to upload work.
• Links to assignments will not be accepted.
• Submit quizzes - Watch this video if you keep scoring 0% on your quizzes
• Submit discussion posts and respond to comments
• Avoid plagiarism and understand what happens when they plagiarize
• Understand rubrics and how assignments are graded
• Access the course syllabus, which also includes how students will be graded and the total points possible in the class.

GOOGLE DOCS THAT WON'T DOWNLOAD

Are you having difficulty getting your documents to download from your Google Drive so that you can attached them to your Graduation Alliance assignment? A number of students reported to staff this week that their Chromebooks were not allowing them download to their desktop and upload their document to Graduation Alliance.

The Technology Department came to the rescue with a workaround for us. Watch the video below for the steps on how to use your Google Drive to save a pdf of your document and then access that document in your Google Drive to upload to Graduation Alliance.

As you run into other stumbling blocks please email or call Mrs. Swanson or your virtual program mentor teacher (Mr. King, Ms. Nosakowski, Ms. Hess, and Ms. Blay) so that solutions can be found.

For those interested in playing sports or participating in clubs at their school of residence I will include links to the middle and high school newsletters as they become available. If you are not sure what would be your school would be you can look it up at LOCATE MY SCHOOL

Some schools may not yet have a newsletter out to families. I will add and update schools as they become available.

Procedure for the work permit completion:

• The student should fill out the top portion of the document.
• The employer fills out the middle portion of the document.
• The student then brings the work permit to WWIA for Ms. Gladden, Ms. Willibey, or Mrs. Swanson to complete the bottom portion.
• The work permit is then turned into the employer for work to begin.

If your student is interested in playing a sport this year they have to complete the Finals Form

At this time please have your student choose the school they are going to play for, not WWIA. There is a glitch in the system that if you choose WWIA it does not allow students to choose a sport. The athletic department staff are working on fixing this glitch.

We understand that many of our families may be impacted by the temporary shutdown of the SNAP program in November. Please know that Wayne-Westland Community Schools is here to support you during this time.

Our district is proud to offer free breakfast and lunch to every student, every school day—no forms or qualifications required. We encourage all families to make sure their children take advantage of these nutritious meals.

• If your family needs additional food assistance, our Family Resource Center can connect you with community resources and local support programs. Please contact our Family Resource Center at (734) 419-2709 or FRC@wwcsd.net.

• Care Solace is available 24/7 and 365 days a year. They can help families locate food, housing, medical, dental and mental health resources. Contact them at 888-515-0595. They also have multilingual support.

• Below is a list of nearby food banks and pantries that can provide additional help:

1. Wayne-Westland Family Resource Center – (734) 419-2709
2. Wayne First United Methodist Church Food Pantry – 3 Towne Square, Wayne, MI
3. St. Mary Catholic Church Food Pantry – (34646 Sims, Wayne, MI)
4. Open Door Ministry – Westland – 4300 S. Venoy Rd, Westland, MI
5. Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry – 25670 Northline Rd, Taylor, MI
6. Gleaners Mobile Food Distribution – Visit www.gcfb.org for locations and dates

Please see the information below that can help you and your family have a smooth start to the new school year.

Family Resource Center

Wayne-Westland Community Schools has a Family Resource Center (FRC), offering free services to all students and families within our district. Among the services provided are basic needs assistance, access to over 700 local resources, and a Laundry Assistance Program. Additionally, the FRC offers essential items, such as emergency toiletries, socks, underwear, hats, gloves, and scarves, to those in need. School supplies and backpacks are also available year-round for any district student.

Please contact our Family Resource Center at 734-419-2709 or FRC@wwcsd.net. A Digital Request for Services Form is also available. If you have additional questions about their services, please contact the Family Resource Center directly.

• Back to School Hub

• Family Resource Center

• Parent Resources

Located inside Adams Middle School
33475 Palmer
Westland, MI 48186
Phone: 734-728-2423
Fax: 734-728-2183

OUR MISSION
The mission of the Beaumont Adams Child and Adolescent Healthcare Center is to improve and maintain the overall health and well-being of the children at the Adams Middle School. This center is funded funded by the Beaumont Foundation and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

• We Accept all Insurances and Uninsured Students.
• Fees are based on income.
• No Insurance? No Problem!
• We can assist you in obtaining insurance.

We provide medical services to all WWCS students:
All students in Wayne-Westland Community Schools are eligible to benefit from the Beaumont Child & Adolescent Health Care program.

We can help your child with:

• School and Sports Physicals
• Immunizations
• Sick Care
• Asthma Screening and Management
• Counseling
• Health Promotion
• Vision Testing
• Hearing Testing
• Nutritional Counseling

Call today to schedule your child's appointment at 734-728-2423!

Since its launch in September 2014, OK2SAY has received over 56,000 tips identifying students in crisis and helping to prevent school violence. The top five cumulative tip categories have been suicide threats, bullying, drugs, other (anxiety, depression, harassment), and planned school attacks.

OK2SAY is available 24/7, and tips can be submitted in the following ways:

• Call: 8-555-OK2SAY (855-565-2729)
• Text: 652729 (OK2SAY)
• Email: OK2SAY@mi.gov
• OK2SAY website: Michigan.gov/OK2SAY
• OK2SAY mobile app: Available for download in the app store for iPhone and Android.

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• 100% online and flexible — Work on classes anytime and anywhere.
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Both cities of Westland and Wayne offer programming to support youth and their families struggling with challenging and/or negative youth behaviors, truancy issues and more. Some of the services offered through their programs include, but are not limited to: youth support groups, parent support, case management, referrals and more. Exact services will vary by program. To learn more, please reach out to these programs directly or let your child’s school know you would like to be connected through a school referral.

Westland Youth Assistance: 734-467-7904

Wayne Youth and Family Services: 734-721-7004

Wayne-Westland Community School District has partnered with Care Solace to support the well-being of our community. If you or a family member are looking for help with mental health or substance use, Care Solace can help you quickly find treatment options matched to your needs, regardless of the circumstance. This is a complimentary and confidential care coordination service provided by Wayne-Westland Community School District. If you would like to use Care Solace to help you find a mental health care provider:

• Call 888-515-0595. Multilingual support is available 24/7/365.

• Visit www.caresolace.com/wwcsd and either search on your own or click “Book Appointment” for assistance by video chat, email, or phone.