Helping students achieve success
This site contains information to assist mentors, parents and schools in helping students stay on task and have a successful MVS experience. Our mutual goal is student success.

Mentors and their role
Mentors play a critical role in student success. Students taking online courses will learn to become more self-directed in their learning. The guides and information here will assist mentors in that process.

5 easy steps to enroll in an online course

	Check out the offerings in the MVS Course Catalog.
	If credit is needed, get course approval from the school.
	Create an accout in the Course Enrollment Management System (CEMS): Visit the Request an Account page for how-to information.
	Create and enroll your student using CEMS.
	Have your student login and work daily, spending at least 10 hours a week working on the course.

Student Success meetings
Student Success meetings provide general information to parents and educators on helping students achieve success in MVS courses. Please email kowen@mivu.org for information about attending a virtual meeting.

Student contracts
Schools are encouraged to create a contract for students taking online courses. The student contract examples linked below were provided by Lakeview (Battle Creek), Romeo, Williamston and Maple Valley high schools.

Student Contract 1 (PDF)
Student Contract 2 (PDF)
Student Contract 3 (PDF)
Student Contract 4 (PDF)

Please send examples of your student contracts to kowen@mivu.org.

Helping students achieve success
This site contains information to assist mentors, parents and schools in helping students stay on task and have a successful MVS experience. Our mutual goal is student success.

Mentors and their role
Mentors play a critical role in student success. Students taking online courses will learn to become more self-directed in their learning. The guides and information here will assist mentors in that process.

5 easy steps to enroll in an online course

	Check out the offerings in the MVS Course Catalog.
	If credit is needed, get course approval from the school.
	Create an accout in the Course Enrollment Management System (CEMS): Visit the Request an Account page for how-to information.
	Create and enroll your student using CEMS.
	Have your student login and work daily, spending at least 10 hours a week working on the course.

Student Success meetings
Student Success meetings provide general information to parents and educators on helping students achieve success in MVS courses. Please email kowen@mivu.org for information about attending a virtual meeting.

Student contracts
Schools are encouraged to create a contract for students taking online courses. The student contract examples linked below were provided by Lakeview (Battle Creek), Romeo, Williamston and Maple Valley high schools.

Student Contract 1 (PDF)
Student Contract 2 (PDF)
Student Contract 3 (PDF)
Student Contract 4 (PDF)

Please send examples of your student contracts to kowen@mivu.org.