About Us

What is Lake Charles-Boston Academy? 

Founded in July 2007, the Lake Charles-Boston Academy was created to serve as a hub for extended learning services, aimed at broadening and enriching the educational and artistic development of students across the Calcasieu Parish School System. The LCB Academy is home to the district's Virtual Instruction Program (VIP), Region V STEM Center, and the Gifted/Talented Art program.

The Academy aims to serve as a model for high school redesign, operating at the district level to support schools throughout the district. 

The Virtual Instruction Program (VIP) offers live instruction to students on their school campuses, delivered by teachers from Lake Charles Boston Academy. Students are assigned to a VIP Lab on their campus for the live class sessions. Each day, students log in at the scheduled time to receive instruction from their VIP teachers. Synchronous teaching takes place every school day across all 11 high schools, led by LCBA educators.

Many VIP courses are dual enrollment opportunities through Sowela, allowing students to not only earn college credit while in high school, but they can also strategically design a graduation plan. This plan may include earning a Certificate of General Studies (30 college credits) or an Associate of General Studies (60 college credits), with all courses available through the Virtual Instruction Program.

To enroll students will work with their high school counselor to request classes as part of the scheduling process.  For specific questions about VIP, contact Dr. Doug DeVillier at doug.devillier@cpsb.org

VIP Overview: VIPOverview_26-27.pdf

VIP Course Descriptions: VIPCourseDescriptions_26-27.pdf

VIP Dual Enrollment Eligibility: VIPDualEnrollmentRequirements_26-27.pdf

When are the VIP dual enrollment courses offered? VIPCourseOfferingsFallSpring_26-27.pdf

VIP Dual Enrollment Application Process: Use the VIPOnlineApplicationGuide.pdf to assist you in completing the online application at https://applyde.laregents.edu/. Turn in the signed copy of the Dual Enrollment Informational Profiles to your school counselor. 

Match dual enrollment courses to Louisiana University courses: Louisiana Board of Regents Matrix 

Request official transcript from Sowela: National Student Clearinghouse Transcript Services