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Section 1: Applicant Summary Sheet (1 page)
Please complete all yellow sections in the table below.
Name of Course
Provider Organization
Florida Virtual School
Post-secondary educational organization
x
Online or virtual educational provider
Corporation or industry association
Which Best Describes
Your Organization?
“Educational Entrepreneur” (see RFA page 5 for
definition)
(indicate one please)
Other:
Course Type(s)
(indicate all that apply)
Focus Area (s)
(indicate all that apply)
x
Online
Hybrid (online and face-to-face)
Face-to-Face
Other:
x
Elementary/Middle School Credit
x
High School Credit
x
Advanced Placement / IB
Dual Enrollment
Industry-Based Certification
Career and Technical Education
Internship / Apprenticeship
Other:
Proposed Geographical
Reach
Indicate statewide or specific region / parishes / schools
Statewide
Max
Variable
Max number of
concurrent sessions
Unlimited
Potential Enrollment
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Primary Contact Person
Name
Lori Gully
Address
2145 Metrocenter Blvd., Suite 200 Orlando,
Fl. 32835
Phone:
Land
407-513-3599
Phone: Cell 407-234-2951
Email
lgully@flvs.net
Is this the only application your
organization will be submitting?
Is your organization applying in
alliance with one or more other
organizations?
No
Yes
N
o
N
o
Ye
s
No
Allies
(list
all)
Section 2: Provider Vision, Background and Capabilities (9 pages)
2.1 Provider Vision / Strategy (open-ended response)
Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is an established leader in developing and providing
virtual K-12 education solutions to students throughout the country. A nationally
recognized e-Learning model and recipient of numerous awards, FLVS was founded in
1997 and is the country’s first, state-wide Internet-based public high school.
FLVS is governed by an independent educational entity with a gubernatorial appointed
board and is the only public school where funding is tied directly to student
performance. The well-documented history of our success ensures that customers
receive not only courseware and instruction, but also a wealth of experience. We use
our courses every day.
An integral element of the FLVS culture is a commitment to improving education as a
whole. Students directly benefit from this kind of commitment as well as from the wealth
of experience gained from our many relationships with clients across the United States.
Our training programs also ensure a smooth transition for clients.
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The Florida Virtual School Credo and Core Beliefs are a large part of the school’s
success and are a focus for each staff member at every position within our growing
organization.
FLVS Credo
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The student is the driving force behind every decision we make.
We never lose sight of the student and the individuals who support our students.
We are an educational organization that maximizes learning.
Our primary measures of success are customer loyalty and student achievement.
We operate as a visionary, entrepreneurial organization with minimal
infrastructure.
Integrity and trust are at the heart of the organization.
We plan ahead for the future rather than become comfortable with the present.
Outstanding individuals make up an outstanding team; teamwork is at the root of
our success.
FLVS is an organization devoted to providing an empowering environment for
educators and to encouraging life balance and professional growth.
FLVS Core Beliefs
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that learning occurs through the development and delivery of dynamic, engaging,
and transdisciplinary curricula;
that students learn best through actively participating and applying knowledge to
relevant situations and issues;
that students learn best when they, their instructors, family, peers, and
community members interact as facilitators of learning and share responsibility
for student success;
that instruction should accommodate students' varied learning styles and
intelligence types to assist and encourage the path and pace by which they learn
best;
that students must be provided with appropriate support services that link
academic, personal, social, and career goals;
that assessment should measure student knowledge, guide student
development, and allow meaningful evaluation of the processes as well as the
products of education.
FLVS Global
FLVS Global, an extension of Florida Virtual School, delivers eLearning options to
students and educators outside of Florida, in 49 states and around the world.
Since FLVS is a public school funded by state tax dollars, the school received special
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legislation to deliver courses outside the state. In the 2000 legislative session, the state
of Florida created a separate division within Florida Virtual School called Florida Virtual
Global Services. FLVS Global was designed to serve needs outside of Florida,
stipulating that revenues would be reinvested into research and development to maintain
the highest quality courses available.
Over the last twelve years, FLVS Global has provided courseware, training, and
expertise to a variety of online programs at the school, district, and state level, helping
to design and implement some of the most successful online programs today, including
state programs in North Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, Mississippi, New Hampshire,
Wisconsin, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Michigan to name a few. FLVS Global
students reside in every state and in 57 other countries.
The products and services offered via FLVS Global have been developed from the many
inquiries received from those interested in implementing an online program. The offerings
identified below are all a result of developing a customized solution to meet specific
needs. They are:
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Global School – Florida Virtual Global School teaches students throughout the
United States and across the world. Global School is modeled after the highly
successful Florida Virtual School that has proven its success with students in
Florida. Clients gain access to our entire catalog with no minimal enrollments and
have access to our trained teachers and to student programs.
Hosted model – Using BrainHoney Learning Management System, clients can
access our full catalog of courses and provide their own teachers for customized
instruction and delivery.
Course licensing – A variety of licensing options are available for FLVS Global
courses delivered on the client’s Learning Management System. We offer a
variety of licensing structures, designed to be flexible enough to a variety of client
needs.
Professional Development for teachers and administrators – FLVS Global has a
vast assortment of professional development opportunities for teachers including
basic teaching online facilitated courses, customized training programs, webinars,
and individual course guides. We also provide customized training for
administrators and teams, including our popular Virtual Leadership Training.
2.2 Provider Background: history, leadership, strengths (open-ended response)
Florida Virtual School is an established leader in developing and providing middle and
high school virtual education solutions to students throughout the country. FLVS was
founded in 1997 as the country’s first state-wide, Internet-based public high school. The
Florida Department of Education (DOE) believed that students needed as many
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educational choices as possible. It is within that spirit that Florida Virtual School was
created and legislatively supported.
Julie Young, President and CEO of FLVS, emphasizes that the vision from the
legislature, the Commissioner of Education, and from the Governor’s office was to
provide a real alternative. “From day one, we were determined to reinvent rather than
redesign or reform,” says Young. “The rationale was to give students another
opportunity to be successful. Rather than replicating the classroom and putting it online
with all of its confinements, we wanted to create something totally studentcentered…their pace, their convenience, their learning style, available 24/7—365 days a
year, with a concerted focus on the relationship between teachers and families.”
Florida Virtual School challenged numerous long-held assumptions about the way
public education is funded, managed, assessed, and delivered, and it has pioneered
radically new approaches, including:
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Open enrollments, providing students the option to start their coursework any
time of the year
Flexible scheduling, allowing students to work any time—day, night, and
weekends
Flexible pacing, allowing students to slow down or speed up as needed
Focus on content mastery versus seat time
Teacher availability during evenings and weekends
Online team teaching and peer interaction
Performance-based funding that follows the student—even across geographical
lines
Free access to online courses for all residents of the state, whether public,
private, or home educated
24/7/365 access to grades, lessons, course accessories and assignments for
both students and their parents
Monthly phone contact with all parents and monthly progress reports
Online clubs and collaboration that span geographic, cultural, and time
boundaries
FLVS has shown exponential enrollment growth over the years. In 1997, we asked the
question “if we build it will they come?” and had 77 enrollments. FLVS has grown by
more than 30% each year and the number of students that desire the opportunity for
education any time, any place, any path, any pace continues to increase. We now
know the answer to that question is a resounding “yes.”
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Our mission, to provide students with high quality, technology-based educational
opportunities to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century,
leads us to keep the student as the driving force behind every decision we make.
This “customer focused” approach has been a major contributor to the enormous
success FLVS has experienced. In addition, as one of the world leaders in online
learning, FLVS has always felt compelled to help other schools achieve success, not
only in Florida but throughout the country and world through FLVS Global. What sets
us apart from other providers is that we are a school, successfully using the courseware
and training tools with thousands of students each day.
2.3 Course Choice Goals Addressed (please fill in yellow sections of table below)
Indicate which Course Choice Goals your proposed course offerings will address
(check all that apply).
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x
Students enter the next, age-appropriate grade on time and on level
x
Students successfully complete rigorous and advanced high school and postsecondary course work
Students successfully complete industry-based certification courses, programs,
internships and/or apprenticeships based on Pathways to Careers
x
Students graduate on time or early
x
Students graduate with the skills to enter post-secondary programs and workforceready
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2.4 Overview of Proposed Course Offerings (please fill in yellow sections of the table
below)
State
Course
Code
030597
APArtHistory
Creative Photography I 312400
(PhotographyI)
M/J
Creative 030598
Photography I (Art
Elective)
M/J Orientation to Art 2‐ 030500
D(Art)
Personal and Family 100205
Finance
040211
WebDesignI
040212
WebDesignII
120331
EnglishI
120332
EnglishII
120333
EnglishIII
120334
EnglishIV
M/J
Language
Arts 120306
th
(English,6 gradedept.)
M/J
Language
Arts 120378
th/8th
(English, 7
grade
dept)
M/J
Language
Arts 120378
th
th
(English,7 /8 dept)
M/J Reading (Reading, 120311
6th,7th8th)
Reading for College 120322
Success(ReadingII)
123101
ChineseI
123102
ChineseII
123103
ChineseIII
121001
FrenchI
121002
FrenchII
121601
LatinI
121602
LatinII
121603
LatinIII
M/J Spanish Beginning 122500
(Spanish
Elementary
Grades)
CourseTitle
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135
MaxNumberof
SeparateClasses ParishesIncluded
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unlimited
All
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All
135
unlimited
All
135
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All
135
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All
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
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M/J
Spanish
Intermediate (Spanish
ElementaryGrades)
SpanishI
SpanishII
SpanishIII
Spanish for Spanish
Speakers
(Spanish
Elective)
Health
Opportunities
through
Physical
Education
(Physical
EducationI)
Adapted
Physical
Education
Parenting
Skills
(ParenthoodEducation)
Journalism
APCalculusBC
Advanced Algebra with
Financial
Applications
(AlgebraIII)
AlgebraI
AlgebraII
Calculus
Geometry
Liberal Arts Mathematics
(MathEssentials)
M/J
Mathematics
I
(Mathematics6th)
M/J Mathematics II
(Mathematics7th,8th)
M/J Mathematics III
(Mathematics7th,8th)
Pre‐Calculus
GuitarI
MusicAppreciation
Critical Thinking and
StudySkills(StudySkills)
Biology
Chemistry
EarthSpaceScience
ForensicScience
M/J
Comprehensive
122500
135
unlimited
All
122501
122502
122503
122599
135
135
135
135
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
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All
All
All
190105
135
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190100
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100601
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All
050601
160394
160375
135
100
135
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
All
All
All
160321
160322
160326
160323
160351
135
135
135
135
135
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
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All
All
All
All
All
160306
135
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160378
135
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All
160378
135
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All
160348
030352
030330
500100
135
135
135
135
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unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
All
All
All
All
150301
150401
150901
155050
150806
135
135
135
135
135
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ScienceI(Science6th)
M/J
Comprehensive
Science II (Science 7th,
8th)
M/J
Comprehensive
Science III(Science 7th,
8th)
PhysicalScience
Physics
APMicroeconomics
AP U.S. Government and
Politics
Economics
LawStudies
Psychology
Sociology
U.S.
Government
(AmericanGovernment)
U.S.History
WorldHistory
APComputerScience
ComputerProgrammingI
(Computerelective)
150878
135
unlimited
All
150878
135
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All
150802
150700
220602
220503
135
135
100
100
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
All
All
All
All
220201
220506
222001
220601
220502
135
135
135
135
135
unlimited
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All
All
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220401
061175
061199
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135
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Add any open-ended description of your proposed course offerings:
Many of our courses offer Honors Options built into the course for high school students
and Advanced Options for middle school students.
In addition to the courses listed above, we also have courses available that do not
appear in the course code directory:
Computing for College and Careers
Middle School Business Keyboarding
Middle School Career Exploration and Decision Making
AP English Literature
AP English Language and Composition
AP Spanish Language
Fitness Lifestyle Design (.5 credit Physical Education)
Life Management Skills (.5 credit Physical Education)
M/J Comprehensive PE- Grades 6/7
M/J Comprehensive PE- Grades 7/8
M/J Fitness- Grade 6
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Personal Fitness (.5 credit Physical Education)
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
AP Biology
AP Environmental Science
M/J Critical Thinking and Study Skills (Middle School)
Marine Science
AP Human Geography
AP Macroeconomics
AP US History
Anthropology
M/J Civics (Middle School)
M/J World History (Middle School)
M/J U.S. History (Middle School)
Philosophy
World Religions
2.5 Format / Technologies Used to Deliver Courses (open-ended response)
FLVS Global School is an online program which provides a rich and multifaceted
learning experience for students. Delivered through a powerful and easy-to-use
Learning Management System (LMS), UCompass Educator, Global School provides an
interactive and dynamic online community that promotes the effective transfer of
knowledge. The value-added tools in Ucompass Educator, such as real-time progress
reporting and accessible teacher feedback, meet or exceed industry best practices.
Students can maneuver their virtual courses by viewing content, communicating with
instructors or fellow students, and evaluating their learning. We provide students with a
landing page that lists all courses in which they are enrolled. From there they can
access both the courses and the gradebook with a simple click. Students can also email
teachers and see announcements from this page.
The system allows navigation in multiple ways, including from within the course pages
or from a side index. The navigation panel helps students access tools from
announcements to grades. Ucompass Educator allows for easy submission of
assignments and assessments. It also provides a gradebook that shows total percent
complete and percent complete by semester, grades, weeks active, percentages, and
teacher feedback, just to name a few features.
Teachers speak frequently and regularly with students and their parents by telephone
and through web conferencing and other communication tools. Parents and students
can access courses and grades 24/7. Teachers return all student phone calls and
emails within 24 hours and graded work within 48 hours. Teachers also host a variety of
live lessons for students using web conferencing tools. Tech support is also available to
the student through our help desk.
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FLVS Global online courses include collaboration requirements in which students work
together through a variety of web-based environments. Students participate in online
research, view content through interactives, videos and text-based lessons, and
participate in out of seat, community-focused activities on their own time, reporting back
their experiences. Students participate in online discussions, clubs, competitions,
newspaper teams, national forums, and more as part of the Global School.
Section 3: Overview of Proposed Curriculum (12 pages)
3.1 Curriculum Sources (open-ended response)
FLVS has a philosophy grounded in differentiated instruction. The proven success of
FLVS reflects our appeal to a wide range of students, from those recovering credit to
those capturing advanced standing. Our catalog includes customizable, high quality
core and elective courses for Middle School and High School students, most with
advanced or honors options, Learning Recovery courses, Advanced Placement
courses, and a variety of unique options for skills development. New courses are added
regularly, and you will have the opportunity to update your course catalog to suit your
needs.
Courses can be modified to differentiate instruction for student needs in blended and
fulltime online settings. Our programs can be utilized in a summer school setting, lab
setting, in blended classrooms, or through a strictly online option. Our options enable
you to use our teachers through our Global School, or to provide your teachers through
a variety of options for hosted and licensed content.
Our goal is to assess prior knowledge, to discover what the student has already
mastered, and to accommodate for standards that may be unique to particular districts
and states. All courses are designed with self-contained lessons that can be used in a
blended setting and customized for individual student needs. This development allows
us to provide flexibility to our clients from all 50 states who wish to customize courses to
meet specific state or local benchmarks.
FLVS celebrates the spirit and wisdom of the Common Core State Standards with our
focus on authentic learning with 21st century skills. FLVS courses reflect our expertise
in active student engagement with meaningful learning experiences tied to success for
college and careers. At FLVS, we are ultimately less interested in how much information
students can acquire, than how well they can research, apply, create, and share
information with a community of learners for long term understanding.
FLVS is committed to the national dialogue on Common Core. FLVS courses are
designed for career and college readiness, with an emphasis on 21st century skills and
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practical application of content to real-world environments. We are aware that many
changes are taking place in every state regarding requirements and testing. We are
pleased to offer our current catalog of courses which have always focused on research,
writing and communication skills, and practical application of knowledge through a
variety of core and elective opportunities for middle and high school students. We
encourage our clients to consider our professional development opportunities to ensure
that faculty members are fully aware of the resources we provide in our courses.
Additional resource objects, such our research lessons, provide students with ongoing
access to interactive, student-friendly, step by step tutorials throughout the courses.
Consider the following components integrated in our catalog of middle and high school
courses:
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Flexibility of implementation for your state’s initiatives
Individualized support for all students to reach and exceed standards
Rigorous assessment standards based on performance mastery
Clearly defined objectives, correlated to practice and assessment
Opportunities for repeated practice and formative assessment with scaffolded
support through interactives and personalized instruction
Speaking and listening skills evaluated through discussion-based assessments
Text complexity in design, supported by a variety of literacy strategies
Tier 2 and 3 vocabulary support, through glossary, rollover, audio and activities
Writing and research across subjects, including informative, research-based and
persuasive writing activities
Required collaborative projects for community and student interaction
Digital media and web 2.0 tools complementing content and assignments
Critical thinking and multidisciplinary application of concepts
Project-based learning for student engagement
Visual, auditory and kinesthetic opportunities for student engagement
Student activities include a variety of text-based reading and writing, including
persuasive writing, research-based writing and informative writing, often in real-world
application of multidisciplinary content. Our Journalism course, for example, provides
students an opportunity to learn about a variety of forms of persuasion while practicing
through editorials and research-based articles for class projects.
Full correlations reports are available for all FLVS Global courses, indicating alignment
to Louisiana and Common Core Standards. In order to maximize our quality course
delivery experience for our customers, the FLVS Curriculum team is also working to
develop a new Common Core suite of courses in Mathematics and English Language
Arts which will provide rigorous content, quality design elements, and student-centric
activities for long-term success. We are also supporting these enhancements with
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additional features in our Science and Social Studies courses. Those courses will be
released as they are available.
FLVS courses are designed with modern pedagogical frameworks that include
constructivist learning strategies. Our courses are aligned to iNACOL’s National
Standards for Online Courses. Florida Virtual School uses a “Symphony of Skills” in all
course design. This symphony is a five-pronged research-based philosophy which
forms the basis on which FLVS courses are designed and delivered, including
Schlechty’s Working on the Work, Quantum Learning, Prisoners of Time, 21st Century
skills, and literacy strategies.
Schlechty’s Working on the Work (WOW)
Noted educator Phillip Schlechty believes that when students are fully engaged in their
work, they learn more. Engagement can be enhanced by designing work that is specific
to the values, interests, and needs of the learners and through the use of novelty and
variety.
FLVS courses provide learning and assessment options so that students can respond to
assessments utilizing their strongest learning modality. Many courses allow for choice
options that speak to the unique needs of individual students and include options for
print, audio and visual modalities in a variety of authentic project-based activities.
In addition, course features such as “Cornell Note Taking” and the course glossary,
support students throughout the course. Courses provide opportunities for teachercreated additional assignments, creative tutorial and enrichment sessions, and a host of
innovations for unique course enhancements.
Quantum Learning
Quantum Learning's Lesson Design Frame was formulated from many years of
research on the effective delivery of content and is the structural frame upon which
content is built. Curriculum is designed to increase student engagement, participation
and mastery. Activities facilitate success through gradient levels from low risk-taking
rehearsal to high-risk individual performance. Strategies to build competency include
chunking information into smaller segments and multi-sensory reviews.
Incorporating the best practices and brain research into course design keeps our
students engaged and learning at a deep level. The “enroll and experience” steps are
frequently done at the same time, enrolling students while tapping into their experience
or giving them an experience related to the instruction.
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Prisoners of Time
Prisoners of Time, originally released in 1994, is a foundational principle for FLVS.
Student choice and the “any time” component of our motto are key factors in meeting
student needs. Our goal is to keep time the variable. Our 24/7/365 course access is
just one of the ways we are able to support this important component of our design.
Every course includes a “pace guide,” designed to guide students through the course.
The guides, along with introductory course information, give students the “big picture” of
the course and help them to break down that big picture into daily, manageable bites.
The “Individual Pace Planner” allows the student to project a completion time, time
commitment, or account for unique schedules, in planning for course participation.
21st Century Skills
The “Partnership for 21st Century Skills” focus is on authentic learning and meaningful
work experiences for students that include collaboration, technological skills, and
appropriate communication. Collaboration assignments teach students the skills of
interpersonal cooperation which are essential in the workplace today.
Students also learn about and utilize information, media and technology skills, and learn
about a variety of careers. FLVS Global courses celebrate student creativity and
innovation through a variety of choice assignments utilizing web 2.0 tools. Critical
thinking and problem solving skills are utilized through application of concepts in
community and collaborative projects.
In Economics, for example, students learn about the relationships between what we do
at home and the decisions made by others. Students look at the choices of business
and government leaders and how all of these choices have a global impact. Projects
provide students with an opportunity to apply what they have learned to modern
situations through research, writing and presentation.
Student-community interactions take students “out of their seats” and promote civic
engagement, interpersonal communication and application of course concepts to local
and personal situations. Student-student collaboration opportunities appear throughout
FLVS Global courses, and provide students with a choice of options for learning,
practicing and reflection upon this important 21st century skill. Student-parent and
family activities include interviews and guided conversations.
Literacy Strategies
FLVS employs a host of literacy strategies in all courses, including appropriately
chunked content with graphic organizers, student-focused review and tutorial,
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scaffolded lessons, and student resources. Courses are designed to include reading
strategies and lesson choices that help provide variety and practice for developing
readers.
Our target is to provide all reading, internal or external, within two grade levels of the
target grade for each course. For example, a course intended for 9th grade students
would have an acceptable readability range from 7th grade to 11th grade, however, the
target is grade level 9 overall.
3.2 Proposed Instructional Material (open-ended response)
FLVS courses use interactive components to enhance, teach, and provide opportunities
for practice and self-assessment. Visual, kinesthetic, and auditory methods are all
employed in content delivery. Videos, podcasts, interactive games and virtual labs are
all utilized throughout FLVS courses.
Careful selection of stable websites and resource partners provides additional rich
resources which have been woven into the content. These resources make our courses
robust and highly engaging in order to provide a greater student experience, which
leads to greater student success.
The majority of Florida Virtual School’s courses do not require a textbook, although
some additional materials are sometimes necessary. Students provide household items
for some labs and should have speaking, listening and recording capabilities for
language courses. Global School provides all other supporting materials, including
eTexts, lab kits, online subscriptions, and other related non-digital content. Necessary
materials will be shipped to the student.
Our courses require Internet access. A full list of technology requirements is available
for Mac and PC users.
3.3 Title / Course Sequencing (open-ended response)
Global School students are offered a variety of pacing opportunities, depending on their
own personal schedule and/or the needs of the school district. Our individual pace
planner allows the student the opportunity to project completion of the course based on
hours per week, weeks per month, accelerated pace or a traditional pace. Global
School courses are designed so that the student can work at an “any path, any pace”
schedule for mastery-based learning. Students may repeat assignments until they are
comfortable with their own progress. They may also take honors or advanced options at
any point in the course.
Our catalog of courses includes a variety of elective and core courses for middle and
high school students, along with AP courses. The catalog is designed to offer students a
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full suite of Mathematics, Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies courses, a variety
of Foreign Language and Physical Education opportunities, and a range of electives.
3.4 Delivery Methods / Differentiating Instruction (open-ended response)
Because the student is at the center of every decision we make at Florida Virtual School,
we strongly advocate a high level of teacher involvement as the key to student success.
Courses are more than just instructor-monitored. The teacher is an integral part of the
learning process and a source of student motivation.
FLVS courses are designed so that teachers can actively communicate with students at
every stage of learning. Students are encouraged to communicate with their teacher and
fellow students through a variety of collaboration activities, discussion posts and through
teacher-student email. We also encourage teachers to use web 2.0 tools and
synchronous platforms to communicate with students and student groups, and we provide
training and support for those opportunities. All courses include customizable alternative
assignments for teachers to create and add to lessons.
3.5 Addressing Special Need Students (open-ended response)
At FLVS, we recognize that online students have a variety of unique needs. Our
philosophy has always been that students are at the center of every decision we make,
from course development to instruction and assessment. Students with an IEP receive
accommodations through personalized instruction, which is part of our course
development for all students.
Course features include:
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Audio/Video: dynamic presentation of content (multimedia, motion video,
animation, audio, interactive, etc.) is included in 50-80% of lessons. Videos,
podcasts, interactives with narration, and recordings which can be reviewed at
the student’s own pace add to the support features for all students, including
English Language Learners. Text-only versions of all podcast scripts,
interactives, and videos are also available for 508 compliance.
Additional Resources: Students in need of full translation or text to speech
conversion find no-cost software and downloads readily available. FLVS can
provide a list of resources and additional professional development for teachers
in utilizing web 2.0 tools to create read-aloud features in courses.
Scaffolds and organization: Students appreciate the clearly defined lesson
presentation utilizing Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction, as well as the variety of
scaffolds available in our lessons to support student learning.
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Glossaries: almost all courses have glossaries to help students with difficult
vocabulary; some have a function to read the vocabulary and the definitions.
Chunking material: breaking material into manageable reading sections that
include pictures and interactives reduces frustration.
Graphic organizers: students create mental models of what they are trying to
learn; we provide a variety of resources and training to improve comprehension.
Reading levels: courses are written to be at the appropriate grade level; reading
levels generally do not span more than a level above or below the grade
(example: English I written at the 9th grade level, reading level would range from
8th-10th grade)
Discussion-based assessments allow students to orally demonstrate knowledge
and allow for individualized teacher-student evaluations.
Reading strategies are provided across disciplines.
Virtual Library: http://library.flvs.net/ includes ESOL and literacy resources and is
available to all students.
Global School students may take the optional, voluntary 3DT – 3 Part Diagnostic
Tool. This 30 minute “test” includes a learning styles quiz, reading interest
inventory, and short reading diagnostic to determine if students are reading at
grade level. Students and teachers are provided with the feedback from the 3DT,
which helps determine more direction for students.
Global School instructors have the support of certified literacy coaches. Teachers
and coaches work together to find the best strategies to help individual students.
Teachers attend professional development focused on literacy and have required
literacy goals to meet each year.
Teachers have access to translators should parents or teachers need support for
phone calls.
Courses are offered by segment (semester) and are divided into modules, allowing
students and teachers to focus on specific learning material or topics without going
through the entire course. Each lesson is organized to provide the student with an
introduction, practice and an assessment of the content. The focus is on mastery
learning and students determine when they are comfortable enough with the concept to
move forward.
The online nature of the courses allows for more time if necessary, and the ability to
resubmit assignments and retake exams, as well as the option of students to orally
showcase their skills, supports the unique needs of students. Outside of the course, the
teacher can provide additional assistance to students as needed, provide more specific
directions, examples, etc. in order to meet students’ particular needs. If specific content
needed to be modified, a separate course shell could be created for that student and
the teacher could modify the content accordingly. We provide support and training for
teachers to offer these additional resources.
Section 4: Instruction Quality (6 pages)
4.1 History / Examples of Instructional Quality (open-ended response)
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Florida Virtual School is fully accredited by two major agencies: The Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and The Commission on International and
Trans-Regional Accreditation.
Florida TaxWatch Review
Within Florida, programs that are funded by taxpayer dollars can be investigated by a
non-partisan private organization called Florida TaxWatch. Florida TaxWatch
investigates and reports on the value of tax expenditures. In 2005, FLVS was the
subject of one such investigation. The TaxWatch report affirmed improved student
achievement between FLVS and traditional brick and mortar schools and concluded that
FLVS was a cost effective approach.
The report showed that FLVS students consistently outperformed their counterparts in
both reading and math. Also, FLVS students earned higher grades in their online
courses than they had earned in the same subject area courses in the traditional public
school setting. The data regarding Advanced Placement examination findings were
particularly compelling as stated in the report. AP courses represent a national
curriculum, and the tests are graded by experts throughout the country.
In addition, FLVS takes frequent opportunities to reach out to our many stakeholders
and gather their feedback, suggestions, and opinions. With the help of an independent
agency, we gather survey data on satisfaction and engagement each year. Results tell
us that both parents and students feel FLVS teachers care about their success and
show a special interest in them. Additionally, more than 90% of parents and students
say they would recommend FLVS to others.
To view the complete Taxwatch report, visit the CEPA / Taxwatch website at this link:
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Recognition and Achievements
2012
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Blackboard Collaborate Hall of Fame Class of 2012
Silver IMS Global Learning Impact Award at the 2012 IMS Awards event, in
partnership with UCompass
E-Learning 100 award for professional development programs and best
practices
Julie Young, President and CEO, was presented with the Dr. Carlo Rodriguez
Champion of School Choice Award by the Florida State Board of Education's
Office of Independent Education, the Parental Choice and the Florida Parental
School Choice Consortium, and in collaboration with Nova Southeastern
University, Abraham S. Fischler School of Education.
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Julie Young received the Florida Diversity Council's Multilcutural Award in
Education.
Pam Birtolo, Chief Officer of Education Transformation was inducted into the
United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Hall of Fame.
2011
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Julie Young, president and CEO of Florida Virtual School, received the Harold
W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education Award.
FLVS named as one of the country's Top 50 Innovators.
Julie Young was awarded the Outstanding Individual Contribution to K-12
Online Learning Award.
FLVS Named Champion at 6th Annual Sterling Conference Storyboard
Competition.
Ucompass.com and Florida Virtual School Receive Platinum IMS Learning
Impact Award.
FLVS is Learning 100 Award Recipient, sponsored by Elearning! Media Group.
2010
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FLVS Teacher Dianna Miller Awarded Florida Social Studies Teacher of the
Year 2010 by the FCSS.
FLVS Teacher Teresa Dove Receives the Nation's First Online K-12 Teacher of
the Year Award.
FLVS Reading Coach Named "2010 Just Read, Florida! High School Reading
Coach of the Year."
2010 CODiE Awards go to FLVS for Best Reading/English Instructional
Solution and Best Social Studies Instruction.
Gold Award for Learning Impact from the IMS Global Learning Consortium
awarded to FLVS.
FLVS receives 2010 Best Practices in Distance Learning Programming
Award.
2007-2009
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FLVS receives CODiE Award for Best Virtual School.
Florida is ranked number one by the Center for Digital Education in a review of
state policy and programs to determine the status of online learning policy and
practice across the United States.
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FLVS receives Better Government Award by the Pioneer Institute, an
independent, non-partisan, privately funded research organization, for its focus on
creating equitable access to instructional excellence for students.
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FLVS receives EdNET Pioneer Award, for contributing to growth of a portion of
the education market. The recipient of this award has significantly contributed to
innovative product and/or program design and implementation for education.
2000-2003
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Recipient of United States Distance Learning Association Awards
Best Practices in Distance Learning Programming (twice)
Best Practices in Distance Learning Teaching (2 FLVS teachers have been
honored with this award)
21st Century Best Practice Award
USDLA Hall of Fame: President and CEO, Julie Young, was inducted in 2003
Most Outstanding Achievement by an Individual: Former Chief Academic Officer,
2003
Business Week named FLVS as one of the WebSmart Top 50 organizations.
Canadian Association Distance Education Award of Excellence. Florida Virtual
School was the first non-Canadian distance learning program to ever be honored
by CADE.
4.2 Instructor Qualifications (open-ended response; instructor resumes exempt from
page limit)
For consideration for an instructional-based position, FLVS Global school candidates
must meet all of the job requirements as listed below:
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Bachelor’s Degree or higher
One year successful teaching experience (within subject area preferred) OR
successful completion of an FLVS instructional internship, but three years of
teaching experience is preferred
Valid Florida Professional Teaching Certificate in content area assigned with
endorsements as required by Florida Department of Education, including shared
reciprocity for Louisiana teaching credentialing
Willingness and ability to obtain multiple state and/or content area certifications
FLVS Global uses a rigorous candidate selection, interview process, and new employee
training. Candidates considered for an instructional position with FLVS Global must
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successfully complete a multi-level interview process, including a thorough review of
credentials, an online application, resume review, examination of recent evaluations,
and a combination of phone and face-to-face interviews. The review process also
includes a full-day interview and information session located at the FLVS corporate
office in Orlando. If selected for a position, new employees must attend orientation and
training sessions at the FLVS corporate office in Orlando, as well as required virtual
training sessions, including mentoring, provided over the course of their first year.
Instructional staff receive supervision from the Global School Instructional Leader, and
participate in subject specific and school-wide training, including an annual staff
conference. All employees are required to complete professional learning goals, as well
as professional goals tied to student performance, completion and satisfaction for which
they receive support and professional development.
4.3 Data Supporting Instructional Effectiveness (open-ended response)
Pursuant to Section 1012.34, Florida Statutes, the FLVS Global evaluation system
supports student learning growth by improving the quality of instructional,
administrative, and supervisory services. Performance evaluations are conducted for
each instructional employee and school administrator at least once a year. District
evaluation systems must be based upon sound educational principles and
contemporary research in effective educational practices and must support continuous
improvement of effective instruction and student learning growth. Evaluation
procedures include student performance on both course assessments, AP exams (if
appropriate), and required state assessments.
Teacher evaluations also include the following:
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Professional competencies and leadership skills
o Literacy support across the curriculum
o Customer focus
o Communication
o Functional expertise
o Interpersonal skills
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Instructional strategies
o Purposeful phone calls with a minimum of 90% of their students each
month
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Section 5: Accountability (6 pages)
5.1 Specific Course Goals / Metrics (open-ended response)
FLVS courses are dynamic and part of on an ongoing development cycle. Utilization of
Wiggins’ and McTighe’s “backward design” strategies ensures that standards and
assessments are aligned to appropriate lesson content from the beginning of FLVS
course development. Course design and content are carefully reviewed on a regular
rotating basis and modified to meet current standards and the changing needs of
students and society.
Rigor, relevance, and integrity are critical components of all FLVS courses. Each
module addresses higher order thinking through analysis, synthesis and evaluation
activities. Assessments are varied and valid. Both formative and summative
assessments are utilized in all courses. Assessments allow for student preparation for
high stakes exams, end of course exams, and even practice for standardized testing.
FLVS values authentic assessment tasks which demonstrate real world application of
knowledge and skills and demonstration of performances. Authentic assessments may
take the form of portfolios, peer review, self-reflection, exhibition, presentations, web
development, narrations of a process, data analysis, student created content using 21st
century tools and frameworks, projects, labs, simulations, and collaborations.
To verify mastery of concepts, regardless of content and assessment exemption, each
student must also complete one discussion-based assessment per module. The
discussion-based assessment (DBA) includes a conversation with the teacher about
module concepts, progress in the course, and any action plans or adjustments needed
to achieve student success.
Discussion-based assessments are an essential part of all Florida Virtual School
courses. They provide another measure of academic integrity and they provide yet
another opportunity for teachers to speak verbally with students and to ascertain their
understanding of the content.
At the end of each course, students must complete a final exam to assess overall
mastery of the course. The objective of the segment exam is to assess student mastery
of benchmarks for a given segment. All students are required to pass the segment
exam in order to receive credit for the course.
All Florida Virtual School AP courses have passed the stringent requirements of the
College Board’s AP audit. Our courses provide rigorous content and preparation for AP
exams, and also provide opportunities for students to take a variety of subjects.
5.2 Progress Monitoring (open-ended response)
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Administrators can use Ucompass Educator to manage the data needed to run an
effective virtual program. The following list shows some of the management
features available to administrators and educators using the global school model:
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Users and their profiles, including contact information
Classroom and teacher activity
Student performance details and summaries
Time on task to complete a test, quiz, worksheet, or an exam
Scores and grades
Enrollment
Turn-it-in Reports for academic integrity
Date and time of students’ submissions and resubmissions
VSA is a software program designed to support access for students and staff to online
courses. Consider the following benefits of VSA:
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Processes for registering, approving, and placing students are automated,
reducing the time and personnel normally required.
The paperless approach can provide significant savings in postage and other
supply costs.
Built-in access and reports allow you to verify that quality instruction is occurring.
External users (school guidance personnel, for example) have access as well,
reducing customer support costs while increasing the level of service provided.
Important communication can be recorded to maintain accurate public records
and protect your staff.
Integration with the Ucompass Educator LMS places all key data in a single
place to allow you to manage your students, your teachers, and your virtual
school easily and efficiently.
Guardian accounts help family members stay up-to-date on student progress and
communication.
5.3 Assessment / Accountability Systems (open-ended response)
FLVS Global collects considerable data to measure and monitor student achievement
while students are enrolled in online courses, including:
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Course pre-tests (learning gains by final exam)
Course exams compared across content teams
AP Exam scores
Student survey data
LMS usage logs
Quality Assurance surveys
Classroom walk-throughs conducted by the Instructional Leader
Discussion Based Assessments between student and teacher
Proctored exams
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Section 6: Proposed Tuition (2 pages)
6.1 Tuition Price Bid (please fill in yellow sections of the table below)
Tuition for Eligible
Funded Students 1
Tuition for SelfPaying Eligible
Participating
Students 2
Course Title
Course Title
All Courses: $400 per half
(0.5) credit course
All Courses: $800 per full (1.0)
credit course
$400 per half credit course
Payment terms: Customer
will be charged for the half
credit once the 28 day grace
period has passed. Client
may pay by PO and be
invoiced or by credit card.
$800 per full credit course
Payment terms: Customer
will be charged for the half
credit once the 28 day grace
period has passed. Client
may pay by PO and be
invoiced or by credit card.
1–
tuition needs to clearly indicate the price being offered (both a clear indication of
the dollar amount offered and the Carnegie unit involved – fractional, single, multiple)
2–
tuition for self-paying Eligible Participating students needs to include both the price
being offered (dollar amount, Carnegie unit involved) and payment terms
Global School includes certified, highly qualified teachers;
all systems and courses and required materials.
Pricing Comments (if
There are no upfront fees or minimum enrollments.
any):
Priced to keep our costs in line with our per student FTE in
FL.
6.2 Tuition Price Bid Description (open-ended response)
Tuition at FLVS Global School is set as a mirror to the full time equivalent (FTE) funding
level provided to FLVS within the state of Florida. Global School instruction is provided
to students in an identical model, and Global School students are eligible to participate
in all student activities, including the many clubs and events designed for our virtual
students to collaborate and connect. Global School serves students from all states in
the USA and 57 other countries.
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Section 7: Provider Financial Structure / Strength (1 page)
7.1 Please complete the table below
Does your organization
have an electronic
accounting system?
Yes
Yes
No
Does your organization
have an assigned
person responsible for
all accounting / financial
issues?
Yes
Yes
No
Name / Email
Morgan Turner, mturner@flvs.net
407.791.1009
Does your organization
have current financial
statements (income
statement, balance
sheet) available for
review?
Yes
Yes
No
Does your organization
have a budget for your
proposed course
offering(s)?
Yes
Yes
No
What is the breakeven
enrollment for your
course(s)?
Global School’s breakeven enrollment number primarily is
calculated on a per course basis due to instructional and
materials costs. As a general estimate, the breakeven point
for 2012-2013 is just under 4,000 half-credit enrollments.
What contingencies has
your organization
developed in the event
that one or more
students enrolled in
your course(s) would
not complete the
course(s) on time,
delaying the second
LDOE payment for that /
those students?
FLVS Global School works on a rolling enrollment model.
Students start and stop our courses every day of the year.
Students who may need additional time beyond the
published school year for Louisiana may work with their
FLVS Global School instructor to extend their course time.
What qualitative data do
you offer to indicate
your organization’s
sound financial
structure and strength?
FLVS is the largest public virtual school in the nation.
FLVS has over 30 franchises within the state of Florida.
FLVS is not tied to the traditional school calendar and,
therefore, can start/complete students 365 days a year.
FLVS is a competency-based funding model, which means
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the in-state portion of FLVS only receives funding from the
state if students are successful. FLVS has a completion rate
of over 80%. The completion rate takes into account all
students who are active in courses after the expiration of a
grace period.
FLVS Global serves students and customers in all 50 states
and 57 countries.
All profits earned by FLVS Global are reinvested in the
school to improve and maintain courses.
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Section 8: References (3 pages)
8.1 Reference 1 (please fill in yellow sections of the table below)
Reference
Name (org.,
individual, title,
contact
information)
Appleton Area School District
John Jacobs
Program Director
P.O. Box 361
Webster, WI 54893
715-431-0166
Relationship to
Proposer
Client
Reference Text
(500 word
limit, please)
Appleton Area School district has been a client of Florida Virtual
School since 2002, utilizing FLVS services to teach their students
and provide training and professional development to their
administration and teachers. They also license FLVS courses. With
the help of FLVS, Appleton was able to create a widely successful
program. In fact they were able to partner with another district in
Wisconsin, who was also an FLVS client, and form a cooperative
consortium called the Wisconsin eSchool Network. This network
has now grown across the state. FLVS Global continues to provide
leadership and instructors with courseware and training to ensure
their current and future success
8.2 Reference 2 (please fill in yellow sections of the table below)
Reference
Name (org.,
individual, title,
contact
information)
Chino Valley Unified School District
Relationship to
Proposer
Client
Reference Text
(500 word
limit, please)
The Chino Valley Unified School District Alternative Education
Center offers a host of district programs including the an online
Virtual School program, as well as Home-Based Independent Study
(grades K-8) and Independent Study (grades 9-12) programs.
Currently, Chino Valley has a small school-based implementation of
FLVS courses, but also delivers online courses to about 300 virtual
students in the hospital home-bound program.
Preston R. Carr, Director of Alternative Education
15650 Pipeline Avenue
Chino Hills, CA 91709
909.591.3682 ext. 5370
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8.3 Reference 3 (please fill in yellow sections of the table below)
Reference
Name (org.,
individual, title,
contact
information)
Virtual Learning Academy Charter School
Steve Kossakoski, CEO
30 Linden Street
Exeter, NH 03833
603-775-8678 x104
Relationship to
Proposer
Client
Reference Text
(500 word
limit, please)
The Virtual Learning Academy Charter School has used Florida
Virtual School course content exclusively since their school began
serving New Hampshire students in January 2008. Additionally, they
have subscribed to Florida Virtual School's student information
system, Virtual School Administrator, and hired FLVS Global staff to
provide professional development programs to their administrators
and instructors.
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