1. Florida Virtual School… Julie E. Young Executive Director

2. What is FLVS? First state funded virtual high school An innovative plan to increase opportunities for: –Minority students –Rural schools –Low-performing schools –Homeschool students

3. Why Online? Flexible schedule Enhanced course selection Critical graduation credit Authentic instruction for homeschool students Accommodates alternative learning styles Grade forgiveness Additional credits

4. Enrollment History

5. Our School Today 54% Public school 38% Homeschooled 8% Private school 65 courses including: Advanced Placement ® Honors GED Middle School

6. Student Data average number of classes taken per student

7. I Want My 2 nd Choice 3 rd Choice InternetInternet

8. Hidden Benefits of Virtual Courses Real Life Skills College Readiness Workplace Readiness Lifelong Learner Development

9. The Secret to Online Success… People connecting

10. Welcome to Econ City

11. A Variety of Materials

12. New Concepts…

13. Explained w/Supports

14. Hot Links Supporting Links

15. Critical Thinking Skills

16. Connections to Real Life Learning

17. Offline Activities

18. Meeting Individual Learning Styles

19. FLVS Where the students come first!!!!