1. Orientation for the State Board
of Education
Dr. Tracy Weeks
Executive Director

2. Who does NCVPS serve?
Public
Schools
Charter
Schools
Special
Schools
Department
of Defense
Schools
Bureau of
Indian Affairs
Schools
Home
Schools
Private
Schools

3. Enrollment
17068 16927
36979
44513
49156
47070
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

4. 2012-13 Enrollment Distribution
Asheville
Hickory
Newton
Thomasville
Lexington
Asheboro
Roanoke
Rapids
Chapel
Hill
Whiteville
Clinton
Mt. Airy
Elkin
Mooresville
Kannapolis
Weldon
Cherokee
Clay
Graham
Swain
Macon
Jackson
Haywood
Tran-
sylvania
Buncombe
Madison
Yancey
McDowell
Rutherford
Polk
Cleve-
land
Burke
AveryMitch-
ell
Watauga Wilkes
Ashe
Caldwell
Lincoln
Gaston
Mecklen-
burg
Catawba
Alexan-
der
Alleghany
Surry
Yadkin
Davie
Rowan
Cabarrus
Stanly
Union Anson
Rich-
mond
Mont-
gomery
Davidson Randolph
Forsyth
Guilford
Stokes RockinghamCaswell Person
Gran-
ville
Vance
Warren
Halifax
Northampton
Hertford
Gates
Ala-
mance
Dur-
ham
Wake
Chatham
Lee
Moore
Hoke
Scot-
land
ChowanBertie
Perquimans
Camden
Currituck
Wash-
ington Tyrrell Dare
Franklin Nash/
Rocky
Mount
Edge-
combe
Wilson
Johnston
Harnett
Cumber-
land
Robeson
Columbus
Brunswick
New
Hanover
Pender
Bladen
Sampson
Duplin
Onslow
Carteret
Jones
Lenoir
Wayne
Greene
Craven
Pamlico
BeaufortPitt
Hyde
Hender-
son
Pasquotank
Iredell
Or-
ange
Martin
2,000-6,000
1,000-1,999
500 - 999
300 - 499
100 - 299
0 - 99

5. Quality
Content
Quality
Instruction
Quality
Online
Learning
Environment

6. NCVPS Courses
Core
Courses (56)
World
Languages
(34)
Test
Preparation
(1)
Arts &
Electives (11)
Advanced
Placement
(19)
Career &
Technical
Education (7)
Credit
Recovery
(10)
Occupational
Course of
Study (6)
STEM
Blended (6)

7. NCVPS Instructional Models
Traditional
Credit
Recovery
Blended

8. Quality Instruction
• 525 Instructors
• 60.2% in NC LEAs
• NC License
• Highly Qualified
• Three consecutive years
of finalists for the National
Online Teacher of the
Year Award
• 2012 National Online
Teacher of the Year
winner – Leslie Fetzer

9. Cost
• Funding for NCVPS is generated by the
legislatively mandated funding formula
(Session Law 2011-145, Section 7.22)
• Total budget for 2012-13: $19,186,854
– Instruction: $15,984,901
– Operations: $3,201,953

10. Role in Digital Learning
• Expand local course offerings
• Digital content for face to face classrooms
• Professional Development

11. Challenges
• Rising costs of technology infrastructure
• Finding and training qualified teachers to
teach online
• LEA policies may limit access to NCVPS
courses
• Lack of funds to support course
development and personnel

12. On the Horizon
• Expand to Middle School
• Mastery Based Learning for First Time
Credit
• Online Learning Requirement
• New Blended Learning Models
• Revenue Generation outside NC