Virtual Schools Chris Wood ED 205-09

Table of Contents Author’s Slide Public or Private? Role of Teacher Role of Parent How are they Funded? Face to Face Contact Comparison Benefits Negative Impacts Video Resources Concept Map Quit

Author’s Slide

Public or Private?

Role of Teacher

Role of Parent

How are they Funded?

Face to Face Contact

Comparison

Benefits

Negative Impacts

Video

Resources

Concept Map

Author’s Slide My name is Chris Wood and I’m a sophomore at Grand Valley State University My major is Criminal Justice, but was formerly Special Education

My name is Chris Wood and I’m a sophomore at Grand Valley State University

My major is Criminal Justice, but was formerly Special Education

Public or Private? Public virtual schools are public schools Private vendors may provide curriculum and management services Quit

Public virtual schools are public schools

Private vendors may provide curriculum and management services

Role of Teacher Responsible for overseeing student work Each student is assigned a state-certified teacher Constant communication with students and parents Quit

Responsible for overseeing student work

Each student is assigned a state-certified teacher

Constant communication with students and parents

Role of Parent Work closely with student Record student progress Communicate with teacher regularly Actively involved in parent groups, workshops, school functions, etc.

Work closely with student

Record student progress

Communicate with teacher regularly

Actively involved in parent groups, workshops, school functions, etc.

How Are They Funded? Receive 30% less funding than tradition schools Generally teachers are highest expense Facility costs are low, technology costs are higher than regular schools Majority of costs are directly put to student instruction Quit

Receive 30% less funding than tradition schools

Generally teachers are highest expense

Facility costs are low, technology costs are higher than regular schools

Majority of costs are directly put to student instruction

Face to Face Contact Monthly outings are organized Teachers, students, and families partake in academic and extracurricular activities Ex: workshops, field trips, community service projects Quit

Monthly outings are organized

Teachers, students, and families partake in academic and extracurricular activities

Ex: workshops, field trips, community service projects

Comparison Virtual schools offer flexibility due to the lack of a need of a conventional classroom Traditional schools offer more student interaction between peers Parents are a more essential component in the virtual school Quit

Virtual schools offer flexibility due to the lack of a need of a conventional classroom

Traditional schools offer more student interaction between peers

Parents are a more essential component in the virtual school

Benefits Offers more programs to a variety of people who would not otherwise have the opportunity Kids who are traditionally home schooled would get more public education in the comfort of their own home Quit

Offers more programs to a variety of people who would not otherwise have the opportunity

Kids who are traditionally home schooled would get more public education in the comfort of their own home

Negative impacts A lack of good oversight at the Administrative level Concerns over the open enrollment policy Quit

A lack of good oversight at the Administrative level

Concerns over the open enrollment policy

Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-43Yf67L9w&feature=related Video on Virtual Schools in the U.S. Quit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-43Yf67L9w&feature=related

Video on Virtual Schools in the U.S.

Resources http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-43Yf67L9w&feature=related http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0504/p11s02-legn.html http://www.k12.com/press__policy/facts_about_k12_public_virtual_schools/index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-43Yf67L9w&feature=related

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0504/p11s02-legn.html

http://www.k12.com/press__policy/facts_about_k12_public_virtual_schools/index.html

Concept Map