Ontario Strategic Alliance for eLearning Winter Conference January 11-12, 2007 Hamilton, Ontario THE NEXT 5 PAST PRESENT FUTURE Todd A. Hitchcock Vice President Florida Virtual School
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12 States have neither state-led programs nor state policies National Overview 12 States with state led programs and state policies 12 States with state led programs and no significant state policies 14 States with significant state led policies but no state led programs Source: Evergreen Consulting and Associates
National Overview The Pioneers
FLVS Overview Florida Virtual School Performance Based Funding School House Operations Target Audiences Rural Low-Performing High Minority Out-of-State Partnerships Content Tuition Systems Training ‘Cooperative’ Model District / School Global Services
Projections * 1.0 and 0.5 Credits Not Separated During Initial Years * Successful Completers
Demographic Snapshot Student Completions Public & Charter82% Home School13% Private5% Diversity Caucasian66% Minority34% Female60% Male40% Top Courses ( ) Life Management Skills10% Personal Fitness8% World History8% Geometry6% Spanish I4% Economics4% Marine Science4% English II3% English III3% English I3%
Demographic Snapshot Staffing Full Time Teachers304 Adjuncts133 Support Personal121 Student Interns11 Total569 Geography Alabama1 Arizona1 California1 Georgia8 Indiana1 Maryland1 Michigan1 Mississippi1 North Carolina5 New Jersey1 Minnesota2 Nevada1 Geography Ohio2 Rhode Island1 South Carolina2 Tennessee2 Texas1 Virginia2 Washington1 Wisconsin1 Florida533
AP Score Comparison FLVSSTATEDeltaNATIONALDelta Qualify % AP Art History57.7%41.0%16.7%56.7%1.0% AP Biology62.5%45.6%16.9%61.1%1.4% AP Calculus AB69.7%54.4%15.3%61.3%8.4% AP Computer Science A94.9%45.0%49.9%59.5%35.4% AP Computer Science AB100.0%75.8%24.2%70.6%29.4% AP Eng. Lang. and Composition56.4%44.5%11.9%50.9%5.5% AP Eng. Lit. and Composition65.6%51.7%13.9%62.1%3.5% AP Macroeconomics55.2%31.3%23.9%53.6%1.6% AP Microeconomics56.8%38.5%18.3%63.2%-6.4% AP United States Government and Politics67.9%37.8%30.1%54.8%13.1% AP United States History36.6%40.7%-4.1%53.1%-16.5% * Based on the National AP Exam
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THANK YOU!!! Todd A. Hitchcock Vice President, Global Services e: o: ext c: W. Amelia Street Suite 301 Orlando, Florida 32801