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Florida Virtual School…
Julie E. Young
Executive Director
What is FLVS?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
Why Online?Why Online?• Flexible schedule• Enhanced course selection• Critical graduation credit• Authentic instruction for
homeschool students• Accommodates alternative
learning styles• Grade forgiveness• Additional credits
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Enrollment HistoryEnrollment History
Our School Our School TodayToday
Our School Our School TodayToday
54% Public school
38% Homeschooled
8% Private school
65 courses including: •Advanced Placement® •Honors •GED•Middle School
Student DataStudent DataStudent DataStudent Data
School Type Online Classes Taken Public School 1.35 Home school 2.14 Private 1.4 Charter 1.4 Overall average 1.5
FLVS Enrollments by School Type (2001-02)
Public School55%
Home School37%
Private School8%
average number of classes taken per student
FLVS Students (2001-02)
57%
43% Female
Male
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3rd Choice
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Hidden Benefits Hidden Benefits of Virtual Coursesof Virtual CoursesHidden Benefits Hidden Benefits of Virtual Coursesof Virtual Courses
• Real Life Skills• College Readiness• Workplace Readiness• Lifelong Learner Development
The Secret to Online The Secret to Online Success…Success…
The Secret to Online The Secret to Online Success…Success…
People connecting
Welcome to Econ City
A Variety of Materials
New Concepts…
Explained w/Supports
Hot Links
Supporting Links
Critical Thinking Skills
Connections to Real Life Learning
Offline Activities
Meeting Individual Learning Styles
FLVS Where the students
come first!!!!