Courses

Cohort courses are offered on two separate 16-week schedules with start and end dates that closely follow traditional school calendars (the exception is a six-week driver education course that is offered throughout the year). During a cohort course, students move through the course material with other students. Cohort courses are delivered 100% asynchronously, meaning students can access their courses at any time of day and from anywhere with internet access. Cohort courses provide ample opportunity for students to interact with their teacher and with other students. Cohort courses address all required Idaho State Standards and are NCAA-approved.

Credit recovery courses are offered on an 8- to 9-week schedule with start and end dates that allow students to complete a semester credit in approximately half the time of a traditional schedule.  Credit Recovery is designed using an approach that combines IDLA content and teachers with a district-led, targeted intervention program. IDLA provides the course content, a web-based learning management system to deliver content and instruction, teachers, and internal support staff to districts. Districts provide local personnel to support students with targeted intervention support (such as placement guidance, support, and monitoring), individualized support, physical and/or virtual technical access to courses, and transcription of credits. Credit recovery courses address all required Idaho State Standards and are NCAA-approved. 

Flex courses are delivered on a flexible schedule driven by the student’s needs. During these open-enrollment courses, students work at their own speed and on their own schedule. With flex courses, students can exempt themselves from specific content by taking and passing a unit pre-test. Flex courses utilize the same lessons and include similar assignments to those in the Cohort courses.  They are fully online but offer additional flexibility in enrollment timing, scheduling, and pacing as compared to cohort courses.  Flex courses address all required Idaho State Standards and are NCAA-approved.