FAQ

Elevated seeks to partner with parents. We believe that parents are the experts on their own children. We partner our expertise in learning resources with parent expertise on their own children. Together we create personalized learning plans that can include Elevated virtual classes, alternative curriculum, hands-on learning, experiential learning, digital learning, and most often a mixture of all of these.

Elevated students have access to instruction and academic support from licensed teachers. If parents choose alternative curriculum or classes, our teachers still provide academic support as needed. If parents need help finding the right curriculum fit for their student(s), we can provide recommendations based on your child's learning style.

Elevated students learn at home, and so we need parents to partner with us to optimize each student's learning experience. 

Parents partner with us by reminding students when it's time for Elevated virtual classes, and by providing a quiet, distraction-free space in which their students can focus on and fully participate in classes. We highly recommend headphones for live classes. Younger students may need parents to sit with them and help with materials needed for class meetings. 

Parents support us and their students by checking Schoology to stay updated on class materials and assignments. 

We ship class materials, each class packaged in its own labeled box, but we need parents to ensure students have materials ready when it's time for class. 

Parents are welcome to attend in-person activities and field trips or drop off their students. 

The key to a great partnership is communication! Elevated is flexible and willing to change and accommodate students to create the right learning environment, but we need parents to communicate and let us know when a change is needed.

Nope! Well, maybe if they love computers. 

Elevated classes meet 1-3 hours per week, for each class/subject. We implement a flipped classroom model that includes highly interactive live classes and time outside of class for students to personalize their learning. Teacher are also available outside of live class meetings if students or parents have questions or need support.

Elevated virtual classes require less sitting still than most classes, online or in traditional classrooms. Students can stand up during class, sit in their favorite chair, or sit outside for some fresh air. Live classes include hands-on activities, games, short videos, discussions, and movement. 

If students need a break, they simply mute and turn off their camera and take their own break. Hurry back for all the learning fun when ready!

Cohort Teachers partner with parents to create personalized learning plans that can blend our virtual classes, alternative curriculum, in-person classes, projects, and experiential learning.

Elevated embraces Personalized Competency-based Learning (PCBL), which is a great fit for students who are above or below grade level, in one subject or multiple subjects. Cohort Teachers work closely with parents and students to create a Personalized Learning Plan that starts at the right skill level for your student, in each subject area. We want to challenge every student, while still building confidence and fostering a love for lifelong learning.

Elevated classes are grouped by skills levels. Students are placed in classes at a level that is challenging enough to be interesting but not frustrating. Many classes include a range of ages/grades, which facilitates peer learning and teaching and a more natural learning environment. 

Teachers provide additional resources on Schoology, so your student can has extra help to understand a skill or concept, or dive deeper and take learning to a higher level. Teachers provide choices in assignments to challenge students who are ready to work at a higher level or support students who need a little more practice to master a skill/concept. Students have choices in books to read, topics to explore deeper, and unit-end projects to inspire every student and help them succeed.

Your Cohort Teacher tracks grade level skills and provides support and resources as needed. Our focus is progress, not a finish line. Lifelong learning is our goal! Support can look like teacher 1:1 Zoom meetings, small group intervention classes, digital software with games and activities, and board and card games shipped to you. 

Monday Funday includes in-person classes and field trips throughout Utah! Elevated offers in-person, elective classes that run 4-5 weeks, holiday parties, and field trips.

We want to build our learning community by facilitating in-person interactions between students and teachers and parents. Meeting in-person just once per week builds trust that carries into virtual classes.

Students can also use their Personalized Learning Funds for 3rd-party in-person classes, zoos, aquariums, museums, theater, and more.

Currently, we hold in-person classes, activities, & field trips in: St George, Orem, Saratoga Springs, Taylorsville, Vernal, and Logan. As enrollment grows, we will add in-person locations.

Elevated Charter School provides every student with a Chromebook equipped with 5G internet access and safety software. If you live in an area that has no internet access, our amazing Tech Team will work with you to ensure your student can access live classes and all digital  resources. 

Absolutely! Elevated's model works well for students who have special learning, behavior, and/or health needs. Your Cohort Teacher partners with you to create a learning plan that fits your child's needs. We also have an Intervention team for support in Reading and Math, and a SPED team for students with IEPs.

Many students who struggle to participate in other school settings thrive at Elevated. Students can control the volume of the class, use focus mode to minimize distractions, take breaks as needed, turn on closed-captions.

Elevated has a wonderful SPED Team who will review your current IEP or help you determine if your student needs specialized supports. Many students attend SPED classes and other services through Zoom, but if the SPED team determines that your child needs in-person services then we will connect you with a contractor provider.

Class teachers and Cohort teachers can help modify assignments to meet the needs of your student. 

Your students are "present" when they are engaged in learning, whether that is attending an Elevated virtual class, a 3rd-party class, co-op, working on self-directed projects, or out learning at a zoo, aquarium, museum, or other activity. Elevated wants to create lifelong learners by first helping students understand that learning happens everywhere!

At the end of each Unit (about every 6 school weeks), Elevated verifies learning engagement in 3 ways: (1) Cohort Teachers meet with each student and a parent for a Learning Conference, during which students get to share what they have been learning that they loved, (2) parents submit an Attendance Verification Form confirming that their student engaged in learning throughout the Unit, and (3) students/parents submit a Learning Sample in each core subject. Learning Samples can be paper & pencil work, photos with a short paragraph about what is being learned, Learning Summaries, or a combination. We want each student to have the opportunity to demonstrate learning in a way that is meaningful for him/her.

As a public school, Elevated is required to offer Utah State Standardized Tests, including benchmark tests 3 times during the school year, and RISE tests in the Spring.

Parents in Utah have a right to exclude their children from State Standardized Tests, by submitting a 1-page form to the school. 

Elevated offers a variety of ways in which learning can be measured, including online tests that adapt to your student's level, digital games, virtual class participation and submitted assignments, Learning Samples, and Learning Conferences with Cohort Teachers. 

Elevated seeks to educate the whole child to grow a love of learning, to show students that learning happens everywhere, and to build goal setting skills.

Elevated students have Personalized Learning Funds that can be applied to teacher-approved alternative curriculum, learning materials, 3rd-party classes, and extracurricular activities. 

All schools budget for classes, curriculum, and materials for their students, but at Elevated, we partner with parents to direct those funds to what your whole child needs to learn.

We are currently accepting applications for the 25-26 school year for grades K-9.

We will offer grades K-12 beginning August 2026.

Enrollment for the 25/26 school year is OPEN NOW!

We are currently enrolling K-9 Utah students.

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Students using UFAS funds are not eligible to enroll in Elevated Charter School. Contact us to find out how your student can participate on a tuition-basis.