1. Maryland’s NEW Virtual School Parent and Student Overview

2. Virtual School History “The National Center for Education Statistics (2008) estimated that the number of K-12 public school students enrolling in a technology-based distance education course grew by 65 percent in the two years from 2002-03 to 2004- 05” (USDOE, 2010).

3. Online Education in Numbers

4. Mission Statement The new virtual school in Maryland will be created with all students and their individuality in the forefront of the development: Our mission is to provide students with a strong technology-based educational foundation that increases their desire and ability to become life-long learners as well as succeed in all future endeavors.

5. The Rollout Plan The 2012-2013 school year will be the first year the school will be implemented in the elementary schools By 2014-2015 school year middle school students will be able to enroll By 2015-2016 school year high school students will enroll We begin with the elementary school students so they may follow the virtual school through their entire k-12 education

6. Design and Implementation The Florida Virtual School is a leading virtual school in the United States. It is our plan to follow their operational design and incorporate their educational philosophy. We will also follow the Maryland Virtual School policies and procedures to adhere to the Maryland State Department of Education and ISTE Standards.

7. Learning outcomes at FLVS We chose to follow FLVS in their online educational design because of their success in all programs

8. Looking forward to new beginnings As we begin the development of the new virtual school, we look forward to feedback and comments from both students and parents or guardians. The new virtual school will bring education further to the digital age and bring our students to the front-lines of our future

9. Resources Presentation and Essay Florida Virtual School Mission. (2010). Retrieved on November 19, 2011 from www.flvs.net/areas/aboutus/Pages/Mission.aspx www.flvs.net/areas/aboutus/Pages/Mission.aspx Growth of Virtual Education. (2009) Screenshot. Retrieved on November 24, 2011 from http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/library/chart-graph/growth-online-education?library_node=67307 http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/library/chart-graph/growth-online-education?library_node=67307 Image. Globe. Retrieved November 23, 2011 from http://www.flatworlded.com/images/thumbs/est-pg-9.jpghttp://www.flatworlded.com/images/thumbs/est-pg-9.jpg Maryland Virtual School Practices and Procedures 2010-2011. (2009). Maryland Virtual Learning Opportunities. Retrieved on November 19, 2011 from mdk12online.org/docs/MVSPracticesProcedures.pdfmdk12online.org/docs/MVSPracticesProcedures.pdf MKB. (2005). How to develop an online course?. Retrieved November 23, 2011 from http://mkbnl.blogspot.com/2005/04/how-to-develop-online-course.html http://mkbnl.blogspot.com/2005/04/how-to-develop-online-course.html US Department of Education. Evidence of Practices in Online Learning: A metanalysis and review of online learning studies. Retrieved on November 21, 2011 from http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/opepd/ppss/reports.htmlhttp://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/opepd/ppss/reports.html