needs assessment: identify district-wide and school-specific areas of strength and need for launching, scaling, and supporting virtual program
strategy
- virtual program vision - how does the purpose of your virtual program align with your district vision and/or mission?
- organization & governance - how do you plan to roll out your program and school structure and adhere to charters or policies?
- virtual program rollout plan - what are the key project milestones and goals across years 0, 1, 2, and 3?
- expectations & success indicators - what are the district or school expectations for the virtual program? how will you measure the success?
- communication plan - how will you regularly communicate about your virtual program to stakeholder groups (community, school board, principals, teachers, students, families, etc.)?
design
- instructional models - what will the instructional model(s) look like? will they share common design elements?
- roles & accountabilities - what are the roles needed to carry out your instructional and operational models, and what are their accountabilities?
- special education - how will you design for the needs of special education populations?
- lms / it evaluation & selection - how will you evaluate and select the lms and it tools necessary to run your virtual program?
- non-instructional system evaluation & selection - how will you evaluate and select the non-instructional systems (sis, fulfillment, enrollment, etc.)?
curriculum
- program offerings - which courses will your virtual program program offer? what will you list in your course catalog?
- core subject evaluation & selection - how will you evaluate and select the content provider(s) for core subjects?
- electives evaluation & selection - how will you evaluate and select the content provider(s) for elective subjects?
- supplemental & intervention programs - how will you evaluate and select the programs for supplemental and intervention needs?
- accreditation - what are the key considerations to ensure your curriculum / program is accredited?
support
- role-based pd - how will you support and develop the professional roles within your virtual program?
- technology systems & training - what are the staff training needs for your technology systems?
- workforce development - how will you recruit, hire, train, celebrate, and retain staff to support your virtual program?
- user identity management - what are your plans for supporting various user identities and databases across systems?
- helpdesk - how will you provide adequate support for the virtual program students and communities?
operations
- marketing & enrollment - how will you market and enroll your virtual program to your community? (events, collaterals, community news, etc.)
- community engagement - how will you engage your school community, hear their voices and consider their input?
- facilities management - what is your plan for managing facilities (learning center, testing center, offices, etc.)?
- budget forecasting - how will you budget for ongoing costs to support and grow your virtual program?
- equipment management - how will you provide, replace and reclaim the equipment and resources related to students and staff?
virtual program health analysis: use data and feedback to monitor and assess success and continuously improve virtual program implementation
