2370.01 - VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION
- Virtual instructional is available to students residing within the District for part-time or full-time participation in Kindergarten through Grade 12. Such courses shall be identified in the course code directory.
- The District shall provide access to enroll in courses available through one of the District options for virtual instruction, and shall award credit for successful completion. Access to online courses is available to students during and after the normal school day and through summer school enrollment. A District student will not be required to take an online course outside of the regular school day in addition to the student's courses for a given semester or on school grounds.
- The purposes of the options above is to make instruction available to District students using online and distance education technology in either a traditional classroom or a nontraditional classroom (i.e., primarily outside of public school buildings). If the student and his/her parents select part-time or full-time instruction delivered by providers approved by the FLDOE, they will have the right to select from the list of approved providers.
- The District may offer a full-time or part-time program for grade 9-12 students enrolled in dropout prevention, academic intervention, Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), core courses to meet class size requirements, or community colleges.
- Student Participation Requirements
Students participating in a virtual instruction program must take Statewide standardized assessments pursuant to F.S. 1008.22 and participate in the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system under F.S. 1008.25. The approved virtual instruction program provider or virtual charter school shall provide a list of students to be administered Statewide assessments and progress monitoring to the District, including the students' names, Florida Education Identifiers, grade levels, assessments and progress monitoring to be administered and contact information. Unless an alternative testing site is mutually agreed to by the virtual program provider or virtual charter school and the Board, all assessments and progress monitoring must be taken at the school to which the student would be assigned according to the Board's attendance policy. The District must provide the student with access to the school's or Board's testing facilities and provide the student with the date and time of the administration of each assessment and progress monitoring.
- Notification of Virtual Instruction Program to Parents and Students
Within the first week of each school year, the District shall provide notification to parents and students about a student's right and choice to participate in a virtual instruction program and in courses offered by the Florida Virtual School under State law.
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