Indiana Virtual School Explained

Indiana Virtual School
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City:Carmel
State:Indiana
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Coordinates:39.9282°N -86.149°W
Founder:Thomas Stoughton[1]
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Principal:Lora Feeser[2]
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Faculty:11.75
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Enrollment:3,376[3]
Enrollment As Of:2017
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Ratio:112.34[4]
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Indiana Virtual School is a virtual school sponsored by the state of Indiana and authorized by Daleville Community Schools.[5] The school is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.[6] The school serves grades 6-12 and enrolled a total of 1,909 students for the 2015-16 school year according to the Indiana Virtual School Annual Report.[7] Online schools are an alternative to traditional public schools.[8]

Indiana Virtual School is a public charter school accredited by the Indiana Department of Education and authorized by Ball State University.[9] [10]

The school has been criticized for an extraordinarily high student teacher ratio, more than 200 students per teacher. The U.S. average for all virtual schools is 35.5, and for all public schools 16.[11] Only 64 of 985 seniors graduated in 2017, statistics similar to the previous year, the lowest graduation rate of any public school in the state.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cavazos. Shaina. As students signed up, online school hired barely any teachers — but founder’s company charged it millions. 6 February 2018. Chalkbeat Indiana. October 31, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005538/https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2017/10/31/as-students-signed-up-online-school-hired-barely-any-teachers-but-founders-company-charged-it-millions/. 2018-02-07. live.
  2. https://www.doe.in.gov/icap/indiana-virtual-school "Indiana Virtual School | IDOE"
  3. Web site: Cavazos . Shaina . Indiana Virtual School has the lowest graduation rate of any public school in the state . . 13 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909150912/https://chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2018/01/12/indiana-virtual-school-has-the-lowest-graduation-rate-of-any-public-school-in-the-state/ . 2018-09-09 . live .
  4. Web site: Public School Search. National Center for Education Statistics. 6 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207062912/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=Indiana+Virtual+School&State=18&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=180010602515. 2018-02-07. live.
  5. Web site: Authorizer - Indiana Virtual School - Daleville Community Schools. www.daleville.k12.in.us. en-US. 2018-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002323/http://www.daleville.k12.in.us/about_us/authorizer_-_indiana_virtual_school. 2018-09-13. live.
  6. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Indiana Virtual School. nces.ed.gov. EN. 2018-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002329/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=46032&Miles=20&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=180010602515. 2018-09-13. live.
  7. Web site: Indiana Virtual School Annual Report 2016. 2017. Daleville Community School Website. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002347/http://www.daleville.k12.in.us/UserFiles/Servers/Server_156108/File/District/Documents%20%26%20Forms/2016%20SBOE%20Annual%20Report.pdf. 2018-09-13. live.
  8. Web site: Competing for the Virtual Student -- THE Journal. THE Journal. en. 2018-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002330/https://thejournal.com/articles/2011/07/26/competing-for-the-virtual-student.aspx. 2018-09-13. live.
  9. Web site: School Accreditation IDOE. www.doe.in.gov. en. 2018-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002634/https://www.doe.in.gov/accountability/school-accreditation. 2018-09-13. live.
  10. Web site: Indiana Charter Schools IDOE. www.doe.in.gov. en. 2018-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002549/https://www.doe.in.gov/idoe/indiana-charter-schools. 2018-09-13. live.
  11. Web site: Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2015. National Education Policy Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913185049/https://nepc.colorado.edu/sites/default/files/rb-virt-2015-3-inventory-final.pdf. 2018-09-13. live.
  12. News: Online school receives millions from state despite poor performance, unconventional spending. Cavazos. Shaina. October 31, 2017. 6 February 2018. Indiana Business Journal.

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