About Texas Virtual School Network
The 80th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1788, authorizing the Texas Education Agency to establish and administer a state virtual school network to provide education to students through electronic means. An electronic course is defined as a course in which instruction and content are delivered primarily over the Internet; a student and teacher are in different locations for a majority of the student's instructional period; most instructional activities take place in an online environment; the online instructional activities are integral to the academic program; extensive communication between a student and a teacher and among students is emphasized; and a student is not required to be located on the physical premises of a school district or open-enrollment charter school.

TxVSN Facts

The Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) is a supplemental rather than diploma granting program.

Electronic courses will supplement the services the district currently offers students, based on students’ academic needs.

The home (receiving) district will continue to award credits and diplomas and the TxVSN partners with the home district to meet student needs.

SB 1788 does not affect the provision of distance learning courses offered under other law.

Education Code Chapters 30A Sec 30A.001 State Virtual School Network

Districts are course providers

Private providers are eligible via districts

The Network will include: 2008-09 grades 9-12

TxVSN Student Eligibility

Eligible to enroll in TxVSN provided courses only if:

- Younger than 21

- Has not graduated from high school, and

- Is otherwise eligible to enroll in a public school

Full-time enrollment

- Enrolled in a Texas public school in the preceding school year or

- Is a dependent of a member of the US military,

- Was previously enrolled in a Texas public school in the preceding year, and

- Does not reside in Texas due to military deployment or transfer

Texas State Technical College Harlingen TxVSN Offerings

Fall 2009 Semester – GOVT 2301 American Government I

Dates: Oct 11 – Dec 16, 2009

Steps for Enrollment

Students

If you are a student interested in taking a course through TxVSN, you will need to inform your school district.

School Districts

1. Go to the TxVSN WebSite for all student and district information/requirements.

2. Contact your local "Host" Virtual College of Texas (VCT) coordinator. Find coordinator listing at http://www.vct.org

VCT “Host” College

1. Register student(s) in the Texas State Technical College Harlingen TxVSN course listing inside the VCT website.

3. ALL VCT Host/Provider agreement, procedures, process should be followed as they would for any other course(s).  

4. Contact TSTC Harlingen Distance Learning at 956-364-4950 if you have any questions.