Instructions

Student Registration  |  Guardian Registration  |  Requesting Courses  |  Guardian Approvals

	Instructions for Student Registration
	Go to www.polk-fl.net/pvs (if already on the PVS website, proceed to next step)
	Click on the "Register Now!" button that is located on the PVS Home Page
	In the center of the screen is the application logon screen. Below the username and password boxes is a “new student” icon. Select the new student icon to begin the registration process.
	Complete student profile information (Save) Once your student profile is completed, you will receive a logon/username and password. Be sure to print the page with your user name and password. Keep this copy in a safe and secure location. This information will be used to ‘enter’ into the virtual school. If at any time you exit out of the process before completing the registration your information will be lost.
	Complete all agreement pages (Save)
	Complete guardian information (Save) You will be able to request courses once this process is completed. Once you have selected your courses, your guardian will have to complete the approval process using his/her username and password.
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	Instructions for the Guardian Registration/Account Set-up
	Please follow the steps below to create a guardian account. This is a required account for parents to use to view their student’s information and approve requested courses. To create the account you will need the username and password for each student that is under your care and taking virtual classes. It is strongly recommended that the guardian account email address be different from that used by the student.
	Go to www.polk-fl.net/pvs (if already on the PVS website, proceed to next step)
	Click on the "Register Now!" button that is located on the PVS Home Page
	On the left hand side of the screen select apply for guardian account
	Answer the questions and follow the prompts
	Enter Guardian Account Creation
	Please verify all information then select create account
	Write down username and password
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	Instructions for Requesting Courses
	Go to www.polk-fl.net/pvs (if already on the PVS website, proceed to next step)
	Click on the "PVS Log In" button that is located on the PVS Home Page
	Enter username and password into the appropriately labeled boxes in the center of the screen
	On the left hand side of the page select request new courses
	Carefully read the section titled – Important Course Request Information
	Click on the “select first course”
	Special Notes:
	All Students Once you have selected your courses, your guardian will have to complete the approval process through logging into the system using his/her username and password. The username and password are generated when the guardian sets up his/her own account.
	Public School Students A. Students concurrently enrolled in a Polk County Public School: If you have a full schedule with a Polk County high school, you will have to take classes through Florida Virtual School by selecting the course with FLVS as the serving school (these are listed at the bottom of the page.) If this course will be a part of your schedule, then select the course from with PVS (Polk Virtual School) listed as the serving school. The Guidance Counselor must also email notification of which class period the course will be in the student’s schedule to Mrs. Nicolodi. The receiving of this email will be the initiating factor for enrollment and subsequent activation in the selected courses. This email must be received before the student can be class assigned and subsequently activated. B. The Guidance Counselor’s approval process must be completed online for the selected courses by the Guidance Counselor before the student can be assigned to a class.
	Home Schooled Students A copy of the letter of Home School Education Approval from the district office must be received in the Polk Virtual School Office. The receiving of this letter (via fax or US Postal) will be the initiating factor for enrollment and subsequent activation in the selected courses. Courses will not be assigned nor activated until this step is completed.
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	Instructions for Guardian Approval
	Go to www.polk-fl.net/pvs (if already on the PVS website, proceed to next step)
	Click on the "PVS Log In" button that is located on the PVS Home Page
	Enter username and password into the appropriately labeled boxes in the center of the screen
	Select the ‘approve’ or ‘drop’ button for each of the courses listed for the student
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For more information call 863-534-7214 or email Donna Nicolodi or Elizabeth Warren.