Ontario Strategic Alliance for e Learning Winter Conference

Ontario Strategic Alliance for e. Learning Winter Conference January 11 -12, 2007 Hamilton, Ontario THE NEXT 5 PAST PRESENT FUTURE Todd A. Hitchcock Vice President Florida Virtual School

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National Overview 12 States with state led programs and state policies 12 States with state led programs and no significant state policies Source: Evergreen Consulting and Associates 14 States with significant state led policies but no state led programs 12 States have neither state-led programs nor state policies

National Overview The Pioneers

FLVS Overview Florida Virtual School District / School Global Services • Performance Based Funding • School House Operations • Target Audiences • Rural • Low-Performing • High Minority • Out-of-State Partnerships • Content • Tuition • Systems • Training • ‘Cooperative’ Model

2006 -2007 Projections Successful Completers * * 1. 0 and 0. 5 Credits Not Separated During Initial Years

Demographic Snapshot Student Completions Top Courses (2005 -2006) Public & Charter 82% Life Management Skills Home School 13% Personal Fitness 8% World History 8% Geometry 6% Spanish I 4% Private 5% Diversity 10% Caucasian 66% Economics 4% Minority 34% Marine Science 4% English II 3% Female 60% English III 3% Male 40% English I 3%

Demographic Snapshot Staffing Geography Full Time Teachers 304 Alabama 1 Ohio 2 Adjuncts 133 Arizona 1 Rhode Island 1 Support Personal 121 California 1 South Carolina 2 11 Georgia 8 Tennessee 2 569 Indiana 1 Texas 1 Maryland 1 Virginia 2 Michigan 1 Washington 1 Mississippi 1 Wisconsin 1 North Carolina 5 Florida New Jersey 1 Minnesota 2 Nevada 1 Student Interns Total 533

AP Score Comparison FLVS STATE Delta NATIONAL Delta Qualify % AP Art History 57. 7% 41. 0% 16. 7% 56. 7% 1. 0% AP Biology 62. 5% 45. 6% 16. 9% 61. 1% 1. 4% AP Calculus AB 69. 7% 54. 4% 15. 3% 61. 3% 8. 4% AP Computer Science A 94. 9% 45. 0% 49. 9% 59. 5% 35. 4% AP Computer Science AB 100. 0% 75. 8% 24. 2% 70. 6% 29. 4% AP Eng. Lang. and Composition 56. 4% 44. 5% 11. 9% 50. 9% 5. 5% AP Eng. Lit. and Composition 65. 6% 51. 7% 13. 9% 62. 1% 3. 5% AP Macroeconomics 55. 2% 31. 3% 23. 9% 53. 6% 1. 6% AP Microeconomics 56. 8% 38. 5% 18. 3% 63. 2% -6. 4% AP United States Government and Politics 67. 9% 37. 8% 30. 1% 54. 8% 13. 1% AP United States History 36. 6% 40. 7% -4. 1% 53. 1% -16. 5% * Based on the National AP Exam

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THANK YOU!!! Todd A. Hitchcock Vice President, Global Services 445 W. Amelia Street Suite 301 Orlando, Florida 32801 e: thitchcock@flvs. net o: 407. 317. 3326 ext. 2335 c: 321. 662. 6924