Health Online

The Issaquah School District offers full-time students the option of taking the required Health course online. The online option is for students whose schedule is full because of course sequences such as music and world languages.  Student MUST HAVE counselor's approval to take Health Online.

Health Online is taught by Issaquah School District Health teachers. We use an Apex Learning course with supplemental materials developed by the Issaquah School District staff. The course is based on the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements for Health and Fitness and the standards and competencies from the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education. The course satisfies .5 credit of the Washington state graduation requirement for occupational education. This course includes the 10th grade culminating project activities required for graduation.

Students are required to attend an orientation meeting on or about the first day of class to receive important course information and submit the Acceptable Use and Behavior contract.

Is Online Learning for you?

This is not an easier route than taking a Health class during the regular school day; there will be approximately five hours of class work to be completed each week.  Taking the course during summer term requires 15 hours of work to be completed each week. If you already have a rigorous schedule, you must be a highly-motivated student to complete this additional course work.  All course work must be completed within the semester enrolled. Take this quick online quiz to see if online learning is for you. Online Learning Quiz

• Course Description and Outline Supplemental materials developed by the Issaquah School District staff are in the areas of Leadership, Employability, Teenage Brain Development and Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
• Registration Form
• Orientation Packet
• Acceptable Use and Behavior Contract

Frequently Asked Questions

• When can I take Health Online?
• How do I apply?
• What is the cost and how do I pay?
• What is the drop policy?
• What are the system requirements?
• If I already did the 10th grade culminating project work in another course, do I still need to do the activities in this course?
• Can I work at my own pace?
• How are assignment due dates managed in the summer if I have a few vacation days planned?
• How many hours a week should I plan on working if I take the course during the summer?
• Can I start the summer term early?
• Can I take the final early?

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When can I take Health Online? The course is available Summer, 1st Semester or 2nd Semester.

How do I apply? Obtain an application form from your counselor or download it here. Forms are due back to your counselor by May 1. A second registration opportunity is available in December for second semester. Register early to reserve your spot. Registration Form.

What is the cost and how do I pay? The tuition fee is $300 for a one-semester (.5 credit) course. If you drop a week before class starts, $100 of the $300 is refundable. Otherwise, tuition fees are nonrefundable. Payment should be made to your building bookkeeper. Make checks payable to the Issaquah School District.

What is the drop policy? The Issaquah School District drop policy for Health Online is the same as the policy for the standard classroom. For the 1st and 2nd semester terms, students have 4 weeks after the start of the class in which to drop without consequences. After that an "F" is recorded on the transcript unless there are mitigating circumstances. For the summer term, students have 3 days. As stated above, you must drop a week before class starts in order to be eligible for the partial refund of $100. Otherwise, tuition fees are nonrefundable.

What are the system requirements? You will access the course via the internet. Make sure your computer and internet access are adequate. System Requirements

If I already did the 10th grade culminating project work, do I still need to do the activities in this course? Yes. Every career and technical education course delivers instruction in employability and leadership. There is a menu of activities to select from, so you will be able to choose something you haven't done before or update some of your previous work based on where you are now.

Can I work at my own pace? Looking forward and working ahead of schedule to manage your time and other courses is encouraged. Tests and discussion forums are available and most relevant during the timeframe that they are scheduled. You cannot work slower than scheduled and make it up later. This has proven to not be a successful strategy for most online students. Late work is not accepted.

How are assignment due dates managed in the summer if I have a few vacation days planned? At the orientation, you need to let your teacher know what dates you are on vacation. Ideally, you need to turn assignments in ahead of time or perhaps you will have internet access on your break. However, a reasonable work plan can be negotiated with your teacher. If you plan to be gone more than a week, you should consider taking the course during 1st or 2nd semester.

How many hours a week should I plan on working on the course? Health Online is a 90 hour course. You should plan 5 hours a week during fall or spring term and 15 hours a week during the summer. The same amount of curriculum is covered regardless of which term you take it. If you take advantage of starting the summer term early, you will have more time.

Can I start the summer term early? You will have access to the course the day you attend orientation. For summer term, this is about 2 1/2 weeks before the official summer term actually starts. So, you can start working ahead on your course work. However, teachers will not be interacting with you regularly until the summer term actually starts.

Can I take the final early? Because the final is proctored (taken onsite in the presence of a Health teacher), the test is only available during the scheduled times.