Welcome to Illinois Virtual Schools & Academy!
Illinois Virtual Schools and Academy is administered by the Lake County ROE 34 and is the only approved public provider in the ISBE Virtual Course Catalog.

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Student School Calendar
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IMPORTANT DATES 26-27
Enrollments must be dropped on or before this date in the IVSA system for fees to be eliminated/refunded
| COURSE START | GRACE DROP DATE | COURSE END | GRADES POSTED |
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| SEMESTER 1 | |||
| 8/18/2026 | 9/1/2026 | 12/18/2026 | 1/5/2027 |
| 9/15/2026 | 9/29/2026 | 12/18/2026 | 1/5/2027 |
| 10/13/2026 | 10/27/2026 | 1/8/2027 | 1/15/2027 |
| SEMESTER 2 | |||
| 1/5/2027 | 1/19/2027 | 5/21/2027 | 5/28/2027 |
| 2/2/2027 | 2/16/2027 | 5/21/2027 | 5/28/2027 |
| 3/2/2027 | 3/16/2027 | 5/21/2027 | 5/28/2027 |
| SUMMER TERM | |||
| 6/1/2027 | 6/15/2027 | 7/30/2027 | 8/6/2027 |
Virtual Solutions for EVERY Student that is Centered on Highest Quality Instruction
Full-Time AcademyThe Illinois Virtual Academy is a new approach to full-time virtual school. Students don’t simply log in to online courses. Instead, they are part of an active learning environment that provides daily, real-time support, live instruction, and rich applied learning options.Learn more
Supplemental CoursesThe Illinois Virtual Schools provides supplemental online course options to districts, schools and students. We offer over 200 different course options, including credit recovery, AP courses, core curriculum, electives, world languages, and more.Learn more
Teacher Shortage SolutionsWe provide solutions to address teacher shortages and staffing challenges. IVSA offers synchronous and asynchronous instruction options for full classes. We work with districts to ensure students have more choices for electives, world languages, higher level math and sciences and even core courses.Learn more
Testimonials
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I wish that all Illinois schools that are not working with IVSA knew about this option! I want more students to have options to complete a course of study like my student.
The teacher has been VERY responsive and easy for my daughter to work with. The instructor was friendly, helpful, and a good communicator.
My success coach stood out to me. When I first joined he let me know how things work, and how to work around this platform.
My teacher has helped me considerably with navigating my health challenges at IVSA. He is, without a doubt, the most thoughtful, kindest, understanding, and helpful teacher I have ever had. His feedback on assignments is also specific and very helpful. I have really enjoyed working with him.
IVSA Customer Service is outstanding and it's been a smooth experience working with them to educate our students.
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