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Welcome to NOVA Independent Study

NOVA Independent Study, the Novato Unified School District’s independent study program, is a WASC accredited K-12 program for families who are looking for an alternative to traditional public schools.

After reading about the wide variety of options for K-12 students at NOVA, please call the school for more information or to ask questions about your particular circumstances.

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Summer 2008

The NOVA office is closed for the month of July. Mrs. Rodriguez will return on July 30.

Until then, if you want to reach us, the quickest way is to send an email to Mrs. Campagna at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

If you need a work permit , download the form and follow the instructions on the NUSD web site. During July when Mrs. Rodriguez is on vacation, you can email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and she will arrange to complete your work permit.

We are holding interviews for prosp ective students in August. Students who are interested in attending NOVA in the fall should complete an application and submit it after July 30 with an unofficial transcript. We have been having trouble with our online application form. If you encounter problems, please download and print the form and fill it out or send the answers to the questions in an email to Mrs. Campagna.

Please note that, because NOVA is not a credit recovery school, it is not an appropriate placement for students who are behind in credits. If you are not sure whether NOVA is the right school for you, please read the information on the web site that outlines the program.

Have a wonderful summer. We’ll see you on August 20, 2008, the first day of school. (Students, we will ask you about your summer, so do something productive and interesting!). Information about the first day of school will be emailed in August.

End of school 2008

Can you believe how quickly this year has gone? As we race toward June 12, please help the staff by making sure your children keep their commitments. Appointments are being held through June 10, when teachers and students will decide on classes for 2008-2009. Please make sure your children return all books by June 10.

Because of our move, final exams (schedule below) will be held the week before the San Marin and Novato High finals. Please make other arrangements with teachers if your student would miss a class for one of NOVA’s finals.

We’re asking all students to do community service (two hours) packing books for our move or off campus (arranged with core teachers). Students in grades 6-11 will complete a self-evaluation/portfolio assignment for the last week’s work. Remember that all assignments must be turned in by June 10.

May NOVA News

Open house was a great success. The raffle netted over $200 for the school (which we’ll save for supplies for the fall). We also collected almost $90 for Pennies for Patients, a fundraiser for the Bay Area Lukemia and Lymphoma Society. Thank you for your generosity.

It was so gratifying to hear all of the school district visitors’ comments about the warmth of the atmosphere at NOVA. Our location changes, our staff changes, and our student body changes, but the warmth remains. If you weren’t able to attend open house, we hope you will join us for the pot-luck on June 11 (between 8th grade promotion and 12th grade graduation practice) to experience the sense of community among NOVA staff, students and parents. That, more than test scores or any other measure of success, makes me feel proud. Our students are unique and wonderful because of their parents.