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Virtual Learning Labs
New in 2011-2012
• French 1, Spanish S (second semester), Journalism 1,
Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications, Guitar 1,
Sociology, AP Human Geography, Computer
Programming 1, AP Art History
• FLVS is assigning students in Miami’s VLLs to a specific
group of teachers who will only be teaching VLL
students.
– The VLL teachers will:
• Be assigned all the students from a school that are taking the
course
• Be available at 7:20 AM
• Visit schools as possible
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In order to make this work
– School guidance counselors must select VLL when
they are approving FLVS course requests (See
Weekly Briefing #10249)
Since, in most cases, we did not do this
– FLVS will be moving students and teachers
around over the next few weeks
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Course Requests
• As of 8/30 – FLVS had received 15,000 course
requests from Miami-Dade
– There were approximately 7500 course requests
as of 8/1
– As of 8/19 the number had increased to 10,000
• FLVS hopes to have students placed and active
in courses by Friday, September 16,
2011
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Scheduling of Students in ISIS
• ISIS information shows 5882 students
assigned to 2338 FLVS courses
– Course code must have the letters FV in 10th and
11th positions (See Weekly Briefing #9733 and
#10249)
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• VLL Procedures were distributed on 8/11 with Weekly Briefing
#10249
• FLVS also created a procedures manual which they provided
to facilitators that attended training before the opening of
school
• Using the FV course code will trigger a report card comment
indicating that the course is being taught by FLVS and that
grades are not posted until semester end
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• FLVS has streamlined and color coded the weekly reports
to make it easy to see which students are in trouble
– These reports will be sent to whoever you designate (please
contact Peter HoTung with the name and email address of your
designees)
• FLVS is resuming their standard grace period policy
– Students that don’t respond or keep pace will be dropped after
28 days
• FLVS wants to hear about problems – and they expect
some problems with new courses, new teachers, etc.
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Things to keep in mind
• Students must complete the full sequence of
activities/assignments whether they start on August 22
or Sept 22 or Oct 22 or ?
– FLVS teachers do not shorten courses or reduce the number of
assignments for any reason
• Students who are absent or miss class for other reasons
may have trouble keeping pace if they do not have
computer access outside of the school day
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Things to keep in mind
• FLVS only receives funding for successful completions –
they want kids to be successful
• FLVS is providing a lot of support to Miami-Dade
– Schools visits to help with registration
• Visits will resume the week of 9/26
– Automated transfer of grades
– Weekly reports
– More
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Contact Information
District Contact information
Dr. Sylvia J. Diaz
Administrative Director
sdiaz@dadeschools.net
305-995-7602
Mr. Peter HoTung
District FLVS Liaison
photung@dadeschools.net
305-995-2909
Florida Virtual School Contact Information
Ms. Felicia Brunson, EdS
District Relations Manager
954-668-3373
Fbrunson@flvs.net
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