FLVS Makes News Archive

The number of students enrolled in the Florida Virtual School program has surpassed the total amount during the 2020-21 academic year, and officials expect the number to rise ahead of its first day of school.

Linda Reiter has spent more than three decades teaching thousands of students. Though the names, faces and teaching methods change, her motivation has remained the same.

One of my biggest goals in life is to tell kids that no matter who they are, they have the ability to start a movement that can change the world. Don’t let anyone tell you that we can’t, because it’s already happening!

Like any typical 6-year-old, Eden Mejía enjoys drawing and coloring. One of her paintings earned her a bright spot among Florida Hispanic Heritage Month art contest winners. The Orlando first-grader was recognized by First Lady Casey DeSantis as the first-grade winner for a drawing titled “Notable Hispanic Americans in Florida”.

There’s no blueprint for how or whether to open schools during a pandemic, leaving districts across the country to draw up their own. What has emerged is a patchwork of strategies that reveals lessons about what works — and what doesn’t.

Sam Verghese, the COO of Orlando-based Florida Virtual School is responsible for creating, innovating and challenging his organization to be the best.