The mission of the Virtual Learning Academy is to use the latest technologies to provide students with anytime, anywhere access to a rigorous, personalized education that helps them learn today, graduate tomorrow and prepare for the future. The Virtual Learning Academy Charter School is New Hampshire's first statewide, on-line school that is available, free of charge, to all middle and high school students who live in New Hampshire. The Academy also serves out of state students on a tuition basis. The Academy has been approved as a public charter school by the New Hampshire Board of Education and is also a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. An independent Board of Trustees governs the school.