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Botetourt County Schools is excited to offer a new learning option for the 2021-22 school year: the BCPS Virtual Academy. We invite you to visit the Virtual Academy website for more information. You can access it through the Parents menu or the Schools menu on the main BCPS website. Each family must complete the BCPS Learning Options Survey located on the Virtual Academy website by February 1, 2021. This is required even if your child will not be attending the Virtual Academy so that Botetourt County Schools can make appropriate staffing and scheduling decisions.

Important notice about changes to the BCPS School Calendar: To better balance instruction days for A and B students, Parent/Teacher Conference Day will be switching from Monday, February 15th to Tuesday, Feb. 16th. The time will be 12-7 pm. Virtual meetings are expected, but in-person meetings can be done as long as we use mitigation. February 15th is now an instructional day for prek-2 and A day students. March 15 is now an “A” day with March 16 being a teacher workday.

Our library's digital collection has grown! BCPS students are now able to read more ebooks through a program called Sora.

If children do not complete school assignments on remote days, they are counted absent. Once a student has five unverified, unexcused, or "remote absent" days, the Code of Virginia (22.1-258) requires that the parents and child participate in a meeting to develop a plan to resolve the student's nonattendance. After an accumulation of more than ten days of absence per year, an official verification such as a doctor's note or court summons shall be required. Absences in access of sixteen days may result in denial of promotion to the next grade. Please contact the school if you have questions regarding this policy.

Remote students wishing to return for the second semester should contact the school today! The deadline is December 16th at noon. Due to communication with the BCPS transportation, late calls can not be accepted. The BCPS schedule for the second semester will be the same hybrid model currently in use.