eAcademyPLUS™

The purpose of eAcademy™ is to provide local school districts with the ability to build the capacity to fully integrate online learning into their schools. As we have grown, we have built partnerships that enable us to provide additional resources to our districts.

In 2017, the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit recognized the need to establish partnerships that would help us provide access to additional courses from content providers that have not yet been developed by our eAcademy™ teachers. This resulted in the establishment of eAcademyPLUS™, a facet of eAcademy™ that allows us to offer additional courses to our students by leveraging vendor-created digital courses paired with instruction from local teachers.

All eAcademyPLUS™ teachers have the required skills necessary to review, revise, and teach high-quality, rigorous, and engaging online courses that are aligned to their district’s curriculum.

VLN Education Courses

Our Teachers

All eAcademyPLUS™ teachers are full-time teachers, with the majority of them actively teaching in a Westmoreland County public school district. This local connection ensures that we are able to provide consistent communication and support to all of our learners.

Interactive Elements

VLN Education is a trusted provider of K–12 virtual learning solutions with more than 15 years of experience supporting schools and educational organizations. Through our eAcademy program, VLN provides a comprehensive, standards-based online curriculum with hundreds of course options, including core courses, electives, world languages, career-focused courses, and NCAA-approved offerings. VLN’s approach emphasizes meaningful teacher involvement, flexible course customization, and ongoing support to create engaging and effective online learning experiences.

Learning Coaches

Parents, guardians, and learning coaches play an important role in supporting student success in the eAcademyPLUS™ program. They are encouraged to help students establish consistent routines, stay organized, monitor progress, and maintain regular engagement with coursework.

CWCTC Cyber Academy

The Westmoreland Intermediate Unit is proud of our ongoing partnership with Central Westmoreland Career and Technical Center’s (CWCTC) Cyber Academy.

CWCTC Cyber Academy provides high-quality CTE instruction specifically designed for the virtual learning environment. These semester-long courses are developed in-house by CWCTC’s own highly experienced teachers and are intended to strengthen connections between students and local employers, especially for non-traditional CTC students.

The courses offer pre-CTC students the opportunity to explore Career and Technical Center programs as early as middle school or 9th grade, helping them make informed decisions about future areas of study. They also engage upperclassmen, who may not attend a Career and Technical Center, with meaningful, career-aligned coursework that supports their postsecondary goals.

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