Flexible Learning Solutions
Establishing a virtual school or program can help you support more students and meet your district’s needs with increased flexibility, more course offerings, and solutions to help offset both temporary and long-term teacher shortage.
Edgenuity is proud to partner with schools and districts across the country to design and build a variety of virtual programs for students in grades K–12. With expansive data and reporting features, learning solutions that can meet all school and student needs, and support for marketing, designing, and implementing your virtual school or program, Edgenuity is dedicated to helping you put students on the path to success.
Virtual Programs and Schools Give Students More Options
Establishing your own virtual school or program helps open many new doors for both students and schools. Virtual programs offer students more flexibility and learning opportunities, so those who are homebound, working full- or part-time, or participating in athletics can still get the quality education they deserve. And with over 300 standards-aligned courses, Edgenuity helps schools and districts easily expand course offerings and introduce students to new subjects and interests, as well as additional options for college and career.
Virtual programs also help schools and districts:
- Reengage at-risk students
- Recover lost enrollments and the funding associated with them
- Expand summer school offerings
- Address teacher shortages
The data and reporting features available in Edgenuity’s online learning solutions empower educators to quickly and easily monitor student performance, and intervene to offer extra help and guidance as needed.
Virtual Schools and Programs Give Students More Learning Options
Establishing your own virtual school or program helps open many new doors for both students and schools. Virtual programs offer students more flexibility and learning opportunities, so those who are homebound, working full- or part-time, or participating in athletics can still get the quality education they deserve. And with over 300 standards-aligned courses, Edgenuity helps schools and districts easily expand course offerings and introduce students to new subjects and interests, as well as additional options for college and career.
A Successful Partnership Starts Here
A lot goes into establishing good partnerships, which can foster the success of virtual schools and programs. For years, schools and districts across the country have partnered with Edgenuity to build virtual programs and schools to give their students a flexible, engaging, and high-quality education. This experience has helped us identify the following factors that commonly help in building lasting virtual learning partnerships:
Your virtual curriculum provider should offer:
- Highly qualified virtual instructors who personalize learning and communicate regularly with students and administrators.
- Coaches who motivate students and provide on-demand tutoring.
- A team of professionals to help manage your virtual program and meet your goals.
- Engaging, rigorous curriculum and interactive learning tools.
- Real-time data to inform instruction, remediation, and communication.
- Opportunities for additional resources, professional development workshops, and job-embedded coaching.
- A marketing toolkit to help promote your virtual program to students and parents.
In turn, your school or district should:
- Identify academic goals in order to establish appropriate policies: Which students should enroll? Those seeking honors courses? Those on medical leave? Those trying to recover credits?
- Establish appropriate expectations, such as program length, attendance policies, grading scale, etc.
- Determine evaluation metrics to measure the success of the program.
- Identify mentors who will partner with the virtual instructors to ensure success.
- Provide orientation and training opportunities for mentors and students.
- Work with the virtual instructors to monitor data and implement change as needed.
What to Look for in a Virtual Program Partner
- Flexibility and convenience with 24/7 course access wherever Internet is available
- Engaging standards-aligned curriculum with interactive multimedia instruction
- A wide variety of electives that align with educational and career goals
- Ability to participate in sports, clubs, and other after-school activities while enrolled online full time
- NCAA-approved instructional program to ensure student athletes are college-ready
- Rolling enrollment and flexible delivery options, so more students can complete the coursework they need
What to Look for in a Virtual Program Partner
- Flexibility and convenience with 24/7 course access wherever Internet is available
- Engaging standards-aligned curriculum with interactive multimedia instruction
- A wide variety of electives that align with educational and career goals
- Ability to participate in sports, clubs, and other after-school activities while enrolled online full time
- NCAA-approved instructional program to ensure student athletes are college-ready
- Rolling enrollment and flexible delivery options, so more students can complete the coursework they need
Program Planning Resources
Online and Blended Learning Workbook
Utilize checklists for planning, goal-setting, and implementation considerations, as well as budgeting and evaluation tools, and much more. This workbook is your go-to resource for incorporating online or blended learning into your school or district.
Best Practices for Virtual Program Success
Discover our best practices for creating a successful virtual school and program, including defining academic goals, determining expectations and rules for students, establishing a system for professional development, promoting your program, and more.
Promoting Your Virtual Program
Raising awareness about your virtual school or program is one of the first steps in securing enrollments and building a successful program. We have plenty of tips for helping you promote your virtual school or program through the best communication channels and formats.
