Enrollment and Attendance FAQs

Our nine CAVA schools serve the counties listed below. Our enrollment consultants can help you identify the right school for your student.

• Alameda
• Amador
• Butte
• Calaveras
• Colusa
• Contra Costa
• Fresno
• Imperial
• Inyo
• Kern
• Kings
• Lake
• Los Angeles
• Madera
• Marin
• Mendocino
• Merced
• Mono
• Monterey
• Napa
• Orange
• Placer
• Riverside
• Sacramento
• San Benito
• San Bernardino
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• San Joaquin
• San Luis Obispo
• San Mateo
• Santa Barbara
• Santa Clara
• Santa Cruz
• Solano
• Sonoma
• Stanislaus
• Sutter
• Tulare
• Ventura
• Yolo
• Yuba

Because California Virtual Academy schools provide the lesson plans and educational materials needed for grades TK–12, many parents find it easy to enroll multiple children in the program.

Because CAVA is an independent public charter school program, it’s tuition-free. Enrolled families receive the K12 curriculum, and eligible families receive a loaner tablet (TK students) or computer (K–12 students), a printer, and an internet stipend.

Students are expected to complete the California requirements of 180 days of instruction.

Attendance in a California Virtual Academy is recorded in the Online School by marking lessons complete, submitting assignments as required, and entering the number of minutes spent on each school lesson in the attendance screen. It is expected that lessons will be completed and attendance will be logged before the end of each day. When a student completes work offline, the parent/Learning Coach must maintain a school-supplied learning log, as specifically directed by their assigned teacher, for each day of schooling without accompanying online work. All learning logs must be signed and submitted to the assigned teacher at the conclusion of each school day or as the assigned teacher requests. If a learning log is not submitted, the teacher will not credit the student with attendance for that school day.

Offline Work Log [PDF]

The school calendar includes school holidays or vacation time. Whenever possible, family vacations should align with school vacation days. If students skip a day during the week, they will be marked absent. Vacation is not an approved reason for absence in the state of California.