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Georgia Virtual School
The Georgia Virtual School (GAVS, GA Virtual School) serves as a resource for public, private, and homeschool students in grades 9-12 to take teacher-led, student-focused courses in the US state of Georgia. It is a programme of the Georgia Department of Education's Office of Technology Services, and offers middle-and high-school level courses across the state.
The GAVS statewide credit recovery programme had 6,686 enrollments as of July 2010.
Supplemental GAVS courses can be scheduled as a part of a student's regular school day or outside of the school day. Some schools may choose to schedule a course on the student's regular school schedule but then allow that course to be taken on the student's own time outside of the school building.
The Georgia Virtual School web site is at http://www.gavirtualschool.org/
References
- "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
- Georgia Virtual School web site, http://www.gavirtualschool.org/
- "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/