Making Virtual a Reality A Guide to Launching a Virtual Program
Cobb County School District Ryan Fuller November 6 th
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3 Voice of the Active Learner
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4 Virtual Trends 30% Annual Growth in K-12 31 states have at
least one full- time online school Over 90% of Colleges offer
online learning State Programs vs. District programs Georgia SB289
Online Learning Act
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5 Student- Centered Teacher Facilitated Time as a Resource
Personalized Engaging Content Promises of Online Learning
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6 Cobb County School District Located in metropolitan Atlanta,
GA 106,000 students in 120 schools 2 nd largest school system in
Georgia Socio- economically diverse 26 th largest school system in
the U.S.
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7 Goals CVA Goals Help meet the graduation needs of a large,
diverse, and transient high-school population Questions to Ask
Problem? Expectations? Resources?
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8 Cobb Virtual Academy High School Highly qualified teachers
Student Participation Year roundCourses
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9 Do Your Research!
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10 Continuum of Education Delivery Blended Fully
OnlineFace-to-Face
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11 CVA Getting Started Small group of online advocates Funding
Partnered with Professional Learning Selected a platform Developed
Courses
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12 CVA Resources Sustainable Program Timeframe Income Sources
People Outsourcing
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13 Cobb Virtual Content Core courses Built in-house and hybrid
Outsourced hosting Teachers Adjunct training program Highly
qualified Tiered pay Policy District online learning policy
Pre-approval Students High School Tuition only at first Initial
Credit and Recovery Funding Tuition District Support Admin Small
team Special Ed Content Knowledge Cross-train
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14 Things to consider Content Buy or build? Flexible Engaging
Policy Guidance to stakeholder Integrity of online learning
Students What kind of student will you serve? Teachers
Responsibilities Maximum enrollment Pay Admin Skill sets
Collaborative Small team Funding Not cheaper Investment
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15 Challenges Ahead for CVA Middle School Maintain quality as
we grow Economics
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16 Takeaways Find like-minded individuals Establish clear goals
Do your research Establish partnerships Start small (if you can)
Quality curriculum and instruction
