Category: School Portal

Update: Monday, November 16, 2015 (PM): We are open for Spring 2106 High School Credit Recovery!

Update: Monday, November 16, 2015 (AM): We received word over the weekend that rollout of the needed functionality is imminent.  We’ll post here when you can start enrolling students in credit recovery.

Attention site facilitators:

Happy November from MTDA!  As November is traditionally the start of our spring enrollment period, we wanted to make a few announcements related to the opening of enrollment across our program.

We are currently working with our SIS partner, GeniusSIS, to roll out new functionality related to gathering a correct grade level for students enrolling in courses to make sure our data is accurate for reporting and tracking student progress.  As that work is not finished yet, we will modify our intended enrollment opening schedule.

• High School Credit Recovery: Monday, November 16
• High School Original Credit: Monday, November 23
• Middle School Multi-Language Sampler: Monday, November 23

We will update this post with additional information should there be updates or changes.

If you have any questions, please contact Jason, MTDA’s Assistant Director/Curriculum Director, jason.neiffer (at) montanadigitalacademy.org or put in a support ticket, support (at) montanadigitalacademy.org.

Thank you for all of your work in supporting our shared students!

Good morning from MTDA offices at the University of Montana in Missoula!

As of 6pm last night, high school original credit enrollment is closed to enrollments.  Thank you for all of your hard work to get students enrolled and started!

As a reminder, the drop deadline for courses is September 22nd.  Please assist us in putting drop requests into GeniusSIS for students that are no longer interested in taking their online course.

Please direct questions to our support desk, support@montanadigitalacademy.org.

Hello from the Montana Digital Academy offices in Missoula!   As previously announced, open enrollment ended on our “Guaranteed Enrollment Deadline” on August 27th.  However, we have added sections to as many courses as possible to keep enrollments open.  A list of open classes appears at this link.  The list is updated in real time.  Enrollment in open courses is first come, first served.  We are unable to reserve spots.

In addition, MTDA will be holding enrollment open until September 10th at 6pm for the fall program.  We do want to caution you that students starting late in the program often experience trouble getting caught up to speed.  We ask that you assist the student and MTDA teacher by pushing that student to get logged in right away and completing assignments.

If you have any questions, help is just an email (support@montanadigitalacademy.org) or phone call (406-203-1812) away!

MTDA will be offering a series of online “Blasts” designed to provide information to busy administrators during the 2015-16 school year.

What is a blast?  It is a short, “bite sized”, concentrated online informational session on a topic which is completed in 20 minutes!

Knowing how busy school administrators are especially at this time of year MTDA is launching the first of several online informational “Blast “sessions to provide information on its significantly retooled Connect credit recovery program which is ready to launch in the fall of 2015. Blasts are designed to provide the opportunity for administrators (and members of their teams) to drop into an informational session and gain knowledge and understanding and even ask questions… all in just 20 minutes!  Blasts are offered 3 times a day so that you can choose the time that best fits your schedule.

Among several key changes in the retooled Connect program is that it will no longer utilize the Plato Learning course content but will retain the mastery learning approach for students using MTDA created courses.  The new Connect will feature the need for a more engaged role for the local support person at your school while at the same time significantly increasing the quantity and quality of reporting and communication between MTDA academic coaches and the local support person, students and parents.

The blasts on the retooled Connect program will be offered August 17, 19, 24 & 26 at 9:00 & 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM each day.  Join the time that’s right for you and invite your key team members!

To sign up go to –

http://mtda.link/newcr

Attention site facilitators:

AP Physics will not be available this school year as we do not have a qualified teacher available.  If you have any questions, please contact Jason Neiffer, MTDA’s Assistant Director/Curriculum Director, at jason.neiffer (at) montanadigitalacademy.org.