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
