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Top Performing Virtual School in Arkansas Credits High-Quality Digital Courses for Success

School & District Stories

Fayetteville Virtual Academy has high student performance outcomes. We spoke with the Principal of the virtual school to learn how they’ve reached success.

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4 Ways to Support School Leaders

Insights & Trends

It’s critical for schools to create a culture of growth that includes specialized support and sets clear expectations for school leaders. Here are four ways you can retain their talent.

A Career and Technical Education Workshop You Don’t Want to Miss at #Aurora24

Insights & Trends

Add this Career and Technical Education workshop to your calendar at this year’s Aurora Institute Symposium on Nov. 2-5 in New Orleans, LA.

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Teacher Shortage Solutions: Six Ways to Attract Students to Teaching

Insights & Trends

As the U.S. continues to be challenged with teacher shortages, it’s critical that schools allow students to discover if teaching is the right profession for them.

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Virtual School Graduates Underscore the Importance of Learning Pathways

School & District Stories

Austin Online Academy, a virtual school open to all Minnesota students in grades 9-12, recently celebrated its 2024 graduating class. Check out our interview with the principal of the school to learn more.

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10 Ways to Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week Virtually

Tips & Resources

Our Director of Instruction Jason Odom gives online school and district leaders 10 tips to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week virtually.

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3 Ways to Use ESSER Funds to Support Digital Learning

Insights & Trends

With the deadline to obligate ESSER funds quickly approaching on Sept. 30, 2024, our FlexPoint President and Chief Executive Officer offers school and district leaders with three recommendations on how to use remaining funds to support digital learning.

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South African Online School Celebrates Its First Graduate

School & District Stories

Thrive School, an online school in South Africa, is seeing success. Check out our interview with a thrive staff member and their high school graduate to learn more.

3 Superintendent Insights For This Year and Beyond

Insights & Trends

Explore takeaways from some of the most notable education leadership topics at AASA’s 2024 National Conference on Education.

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How to Safeguard Academic Integrity as New Tech Emerges

Tips & Resources

Discover four academic integrity strategies school and district leaders can implement to address the impact of emerging technologies on student learning.

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DLAC 2024: 4 FlexPoint Sessions to Add to Your Calendar

Insights & Trends

Add these four FlexPoint presentations to your calendar at this year's Digital Learning Annual Conference (DLAC) on Feb. 26-28 in Austin, TX.

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3 FlexPoint Sessions You Don’t Want to Miss at FETC 2024

Insights & Trends

Check out three FlexPoint presentations you don’t want to miss at this year’s Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) on Jan. 23-26 in Orlando, FL.

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4 Ways to Transform School Cybersecurity Measures

Insights & Trends

A FlexPoint information security expert provides tips to protect your student and teacher data by strengthening school cybersecurity measures.

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The Truth About Digital Curriculum: Quality Counts

Insights & Trends

Not all digital curriculum is equal. Learn what quality digital courses look like from FlexPoint curriculum development experts.

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How a Virtual School Has Grown to Serve More Students

School & District Stories

Learn how Strike School, a private virtual school, has grown since its inception in 2021 to serve students across 26 states and two international countries.

Level Up Career and Technical Education to Prepare the Future Workforce

Tips & Resources

Amy Heflin, Sr. Manager of Curriculum Development at FlexPoint provides three ways school and district leaders can enhance their Career and Technical Education offerings.

Enhance Your CTE Offerings

A Texas Virtual School Enhances High School Digital Courses

School & District Stories

Discover How the Top Virtual School in Texas is Enhancing It's High School Digital Courses by Partnering with FlexPoint.

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Teacher Shortage Solutions: Short-Term and Long-Term

Insights & Trends

Looking for teacher shortage solutions? Our Director of Instruction, Jason Odom, shares his short and long-term solutions to help meet your goals and objectives this school year.

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Back-to-School Preparation: 6 Essential Steps for Virtual School Leaders

Tips & Resources

It’s time to get back-to-school preparations underway. If you’re wondering where to start - don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Here are six crucial steps to ensure you, your teachers, and your administrators are ready for the year ahead.

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Build or Buy? Why a South Carolina Virtual School Licenses Online Learning Courses with FlexPoint Education Cloud

School & District Stories

Check out our interview with Meaghan Barber, the Director and Instructional Specialist for Low Country Virtual, a full-time online school serving 5-8th grade students across South Carolina. She discusses why the school decided to license online learning courses instead of developing their own.

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