Link Powered by BU

After the February 10th deadline, families who are interested in enrolling in Boulder Universal (traditional) or LINK, can submit an Open Enrollment application (see this page for information). You must select Boulder Universal from the school dropdown option. However, we will reach out to verify if your interest is in traditional BU or in Link.

If you have already submitted an Open Enrollment application for 21-22 or have any issues submitting one, please contact our registrar, Julie Robbins, at julie.robbins@bvsd.org. BVSD and BU are committed to getting students in their desired school. Therefore, every effort will be made to enroll students in their preferred school. 

No. BVSD will only offer Boulder Universal and LINK for full time home learning. LINK will replace the current Home Learning through your school model. 

LINK will have the same commitment as all other BVSD schools. Students will be asked to commit to LINK for at least one full semester and will have the ability to take part in the administrative transfer process as outlined in district policy. 

Yes. Families can continue to submit a Late Open Enrollment application for BU through August 31. However, if you submitted an Open Enrollment this school year, please contact our registrar, Julie Robbins.

You will be able to return to your previous school for the 2022-2023 school year. 

*Some restrictions apply. CLICK HERE to learn More about Boulder Universal Special Enrollment

With the expectation that impacts from the pandemic will continue into next school year, we have decided to extend our Boulder Universal Special Enrollment one more year. 

Students in the following situations will have the opportunity to return to their previous school* following the 2021-22 school year:

• Enrolled into Boulder Universal last fall and want to stay one more year
• Enroll in Boulder Universal in the upcoming registration window
• Enroll in LINK - Powered by BU in the upcoming registration window

Our goal is to ensure students who need remote learning for health reasons or because they are not comfortable with returning to in-person learning have the opportunity to take advantage of Boulder Universal’s offerings next year, without it impacting their enrollment*.

*Some restrictions apply. CLICK HERE to learn More about Boulder Universal Special Enrollment

After the Feb 10th deadline, a student will be enrolled in Link for the 2021-2022 school year.  If a student wishes to change schools after Feb. 10th, the family can fill out a late open enrollment application to attend another school.  

At this point, students will not be able to take specials or electives at their Linked or neighborhood school.  Electives and specials will be offered through the Link program and they will be virtual. 

BU LINK elementary students can expect to receive a BVSD curriculum similar to the curriculum being taught in their home school, whereas traditional Boulder Universal uses the Florida Virtual curriculum. Middle School students in both Boulder Universal and BU Link will use a BVSD curriculum.

Link curriculum will be developed and taught by BVSD teachers

No, students will do both classes.

Both traditional BU and Link will use Schoology as the Learning Management System. 

It is likely the start and end times would be similar if not the same as BVSD has worked to align all schools.

Link - powered by BU for Grades K-8
The all new LINK provides both the online learning environment that many of our students prefer, and the daily structure and school involvement that students receive in the traditional brick and mortar school. Additionally, LINK students can expect to receive a BVSD curriculum similar to the curriculum being taught in their home school. 

Boulder Universal K-12
Boulder Universal will continue to build on it’s years of online learning success through a more flexible learning model, where students can take advantage of asynchronous learning opportunities on a schedule that fits their needs. Students still receive continual support from BU staff, as well as optional opportunities for synchronous and in-person activities, from time-to-time.

BU LINK students will have the opportunity to receive communications from their home school like weekly newsletters and take part in extracurricular activities.
Students will also experience an instructional model similar to that of their home school. 

No, the traditional BU model will remain the same, featuring their own curriculum and continuing to serve students in need of more flexible schedules and asynchronous learning opportunities.

We foresee that we would be able to record most lessons for the purpose of students referring back to them as a reference and also for students that missed the lesson due to an excused absence.  The time with teacher interaction is where we will take attendance for that class for the given day.   

Students will be able to access work they have missed through the learning platform they are linked to.  They will for sure have an opportunity to make up any missed work, as long as it is due to an excused absence.  

We are aware that giving feedback is part of the learning process.  Our teachers will provide feedback directly if they are working with a student one on one, in small groups and also written feedback on completed lessons , quizzes and tests.