Building A K-12 Public Online School: Creating an Innovative Virtual Program in a Traditional Public School Setting

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: M301

Session Type: Organized Session of Talks

Presenter(s)

Stephen Chamberlin

Program Administrator for Virtual Instruction
Chesapeake Public Schools / Chesapeake Virtual Academy
Norfolk, VA, United States
Kelli Jordan

Supervisor of Chesapeake Virtual Academy
Chesapeake Public Schools
Chesapeake, VA, United States
Erin Jury

Special Education Administrator
Chesapeake Public Schools
Chesapeake, VA, United States

Co-Presenter(s)

Kelli Jordan

Supervisor of Chesapeake Virtual Academy
Chesapeake Public Schools
Chesapeake, VA, United States
Erin Jury

Special Education Administrator
Chesapeake Public Schools
Chesapeake, VA, United States

If you selected Cutting-Edge, what innovative ideas, approaches, or methodologies will your session introduce or explore?:

Abstract Description : While many states have successfully implemented state-wide virtual schools and online charter schools continue to proliferate, some public school divisions/districts are considering creating their own online programs to meet the unique needs of their community. Over the course of a decade Chesapeake Virtual Academy evolved from a high school program to include students in grades K-12 and encountered challenges unique to a public school division as we grew. Join us in this session to learn more about our experience and how we overcame multiple challenges from within and outside of our organization.

Segment 1 - Where do you begin? Creating your vision, setting goals, and identifying potential obstacles.
Segment 2 - Creating an elementary program
Segment 3 - Creating a secondary program

If someone was doing a search for your session in the program what 5 words might they use to search for and find your session.: Online, public school, elementary, K-12, secondary

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, participants will be able to identify and overcome potential obstacles to implementing a K-12 online program in a public school district/division.
At the end of this session, participants will be able to describe differences in the Instructional model for elementary and secondary students in a fully online public school program.
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