Recomendations for on-line programs

[monk17]

Does anyone have some experience with an on-line school? Particularly 4-8 grades, looking for individual courses to choose from not an entire curriculum. We're looking to use it for Spanish and science, maybe others if it works out well.

Thanks,

Mike

[mchel210]

We use FLorida Virtual School. I guess you can see if your state offers a few classes. Otherwise, I hear a lot of parents here use potter school or apologia...or http://www.redwagontutorials.com/

[monk17]

Thanks for responding, I'll look up the links you sent. Unfortunately Florida doesn't have any part-time options for K-6.There actually deciding in the next week or two whether to cut the VS by 8% or 15%. Thanks again for responding!

 

Mike

[newbie]

You can do K12 independent part time. I think it is 350 per course. They give materials and online work.

[Samiam]

Actually, you can do K12 just one course at a time. If you want to do it month-to-month, and sign a one year contract (you have 30 days to cancel without penalty), it's something like $29.95 auto-draft. We have done this for the past three years. Since you can switch courses anytime within that year, we actually were able to get History and Science. We did History for the main part of the year, usually 8 months, and then have them load Science, and do that during our light-school work months, Summer.

 

 

Actually, Florida is not doing away with FLVS or even reducing it. I think you have that confused with the Virtual Academies.....their not the same thing...although they kind of are....if that makes sense. If you look up FLVS and then look up FLVA/Connections Academy, you will see what I mean...don't have time to type it all now. You can do FLVS part-time, but you are right, they currently do not offer classes until 6th grade. Some counties do already have their Virtual Academies up and running (state mandated all counties are to have one by 09-10 fall year), but I haven't checked if you can do those part-time or not as not something I would be doing.

[monk17]

I'll take a long look at K12. I appreciate you both bringing to me.

 

Unfortunately the house version of the bill cuts FLVS by 15% and the Senate cuts it by 8%. Anything can happen in this session but it's a good bet FLVS will be trimmed. I believe it's Senate bill 1676. The suggestion is to do away with all but required courses. Stay tuned for the next few weeks.

 

Last year the legislature authorized local school districts to set up there own VS. I have no idea why, huge duplicity in effort.

[Sunshine State Sue]

This thread may give you some more ideas.

[tabd22]

Mike is right. The current bill will drastically cut FLVS and what they will be allowed to offer.

No more AP Art History, no more AP Computer Science, no more Web Design, no more Foreign Languages.

 

I agree Mike. One year they want to expand the Virtual School options in the state and the next year they want drastic cuts. No foresight.