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Virtual Education Reporting Presented by: Sally Roberts, Educational Policy Consultant

Virtual Education Reporting Presented by: Sally Roberts, Educational Policy Consultant Florida Department of Education. Florida’s Public Virtual Education Options. District Virtual Instruction Program (VIP). Districts shall provide:

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Virtual Education Reporting Presented by: Sally Roberts, Educational Policy Consultant

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  1. Virtual Education Reporting Presented by: Sally Roberts, Educational Policy Consultant Florida Department of Education

  2. Florida’s Public Virtual Education Options

  3. District Virtual Instruction Program (VIP) Districts shall provide: • Full-time Virtual Instruction for students in grades K-12 • Part-time virtual instruction for students in grades 9-12 AP, FCAT-related and EOC courses • Full-time or part-time virtual instruction for students in dropout prevention and academic intervention programs, DJJ programs, core courses to meet class size requirements and community college courses

  4. District Virtual Instruction Program (VIP) Districts may: • Offer a district-operated program • Contract with Florida Virtual School (FLVS) • Establish a franchise of FLVS • Contract with a Florida Community College • Contract with an approved provider • Enter into an agreement with another school district • Enter into an agreement with a charter school

  5. Approved Providers for VIP

  6. District Franchises of FLVS • District enters agreement with FLVS • District provides administration and teachers • FLVS provides curriculum, LMS, SIS, professional development for teachers and administrators, mentoring, other tools and resources

  7. District Franchises of FLVS District Franchises can offer: • Individual online courses for public, private and home education students in grades 6-12 • Online middle school courses for advanced 4th and 5th grade public school students • Full-time K-12 public virtual instruction for students in grades K-12

  8. District Virtual Course Offerings • PK-12 courses in Course Code Directory • Eligible district students and eligible students from other districts may enroll in these online courses • District of instruction, rather than home school district, reports course completions for funding • Combined total of all school district reported FTE limited to 1.0 FTE per student per year

  9. Virtual Charter Schools • May serve eligible district students in grades K-12 • Must offer full-time virtual program • Must contract with a DOE-approved provider or FLVS for its virtual education program • Must submit application to school district and be approved to operate a virtual charter • Funding is based on successful completions and limited to 1.0 FTE

  10. General Funding and Reporting • Report in Surveys 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 • Funding based on Successful Completions • K-5: promotion to the next grade • 6-8: course completions with passing grade • 9-12: credits earned • Districts receive estimated funding throughout the year

  11. School Numbers for Virtual Options • 7001 for VIP • 7023 for district-operated VIP • 7004 for franchises* • 7006 for Virtual Course Offerings • Traditional school number for online courses delivered in traditional school settings • Virtual Charter School numbers assigned as for other public schools *Even if a franchise is used to meet VIP requirements, report all franchise students under 7004

  12. Surveys 2 and 3 • Submit same record formats as for students in other district schools and programs • Report 0 FTE on student course records

  13. Surveys 2 and 3 – VIP Provider Codes (7001) • Provider codes assigned to approved providers, FLVS and community colleges • District-operated programs no longer assigned provider codes (has own school number) • Provider codes reported on student course records • Provider Code Table in Appendix CC of student database manual: www.fldoe.org/eias/dataweb/database_1112/appendcc.pdf • Provider Codes must be reported correctly in Surveys 2 and 3 to ensure provider accountability

  14. Provider Code Table for 2011-12 (School 7001) Identifier Provider 071 Florida Virtual School FT (grades 9-12) 301 Florida Virtual School FT—Connections (grades K-8) 302 K12 Florida, LLC 303 Advanced Academics 305 Educational Options, Inc. 307 National Network of Digital Schools

  15. VIP Provider Data Verification • Imperative to collaborate and share information with Provider to ensure accuracy of data • Verify data throughout school year (can use district reports) • Use EIAS reports during Surveys 2 and 3 and share with provider • Involve providers in Accountability Matching process during Survey 3 • Make sure student ID and provider codes are accurate • Course numbers should match in Surveys 2, 3, and 4

  16. EIAS Report F71198Full-Time Virtual Students • Available for Surveys 2 and 3 • To verify student data for school 7001 • Separate report for each provider • Report lists student name, ID, grade level, VIP provider code and name • Please share with provider early in process for both surveys

  17. Reporting Home Education Students(Franchise Only) • School of Enrollment = N998 • School of Instruction = 7004 • Immunization • Required if they enter a district school for any reason (testing, classes, extracurricular) • If not required, zero fill on Federal/State Indicator Status Record Format

  18. Survey 4 • Report all course records (successful and unsuccessful) • Report FTE for successful completions up to 1.0 FTE for the year • Report 0 FTE for successful course completions over 1.0 FTE • Do not report non-virtual courses for part-time virtual students

  19. Survey 4 Record Formats • Student Demographic Information • Student Course Schedule • Teacher Course • Exceptional Student, if applicable

  20. Survey 5 All Survey 5 information should be reported as for other district students

  21. Survey 6 • Count for Legislature • Report students enrolled on 9/2 and 9/16 • Student Demographic Information format only

  22. Reporting for Reading Progress Monitoring Survey 8 • For districts/schools using FAIR for Progress Monitoring • July to September Surveys 2, 3 and 5 • For districts/schools using other assessments for Progress Monitoring • Use Student Assessment record format

  23. Accountability • Performance funding based on successful completions • District-operated full-time programs receive school grade (VIP and franchise) • Full-time providers for VIP receive statewide school grade or school improvement rating • School choice option for parents • For virtual charters, student performance requirements in charters • DOE developing evaluation methodology for part-time virtual providers

  24. Where can you get more information? WEBSITES District Virtual Programs: http://www.fldoe.org/Schools/virtual-schools/ Database Information: http://www.fldoe.org/eias/dataweb/default.asp FTE General Instructions: http://www.fldoe.org/fefp/fteinstr.asp E-MAIL • Sally.Roberts@fldoe.org • Linda.Fleming@fldoe.org • Mark.Eggers@fldoe.org

  25. Questions?

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