No, we are not a charter school. We are part of the public school district of Petaluma, Petaluma City Schools. We are a fully accredited independent study school.
No, we are not part of any other school. We are next door to San Antonio High School and we share a principal, counselor, and art teacher with San Antonio High School. We are a fully accredited independent study school.
Each Valley Oaks student is unique and has a unique schedule. The amount of time required for a student to be on campus depends upon whether or not the student is in math or science. Math has a weekly required group and science has a weekly required lab. Other courses may require the student to come in for tests or for a second appointment for extra support. Some students may be taking art and English and an elective like Women’s Role in History, and so they would come to school for 30 minutes for each of those three courses. The minimum amount of time that a student would come to school is for two 30 minute appointments, and these two appointments may be on the same day and back-to-back or they may be on different days.