AGENDA
7:30 - 9:00
Web Site Open -- Music
9:00 - 9:10
Welcome – H. Wells Singleton,
Fischler School of Education and Human Services
9:10 - 9:20
Overview of the Day and Distribution of Materials
Jamie Manburg, Fischler School of Education and Human Services
9:20
Keynote – Virtual Schools in the USA and Florida
Julie Young, Florida Virtual School
(Facilitator – Jamie Manburg)
10:00
Breakout Sessions (3 Virtual Sessions)
Selecting virtual school vendors
Sylvia Diaz and Diane Kamentz, Miami-Dade Schools
(Facilitator – Dave Graf)
Teaching Online K-16: Creating Options for You,
Your Teachers and Students
John Flores, Fischler School of Education and Human Services
(Facilitator – Terry Davis)
Funding and Financing the Virtual School
George Latimer, Florida Virtual School
(Facilitator – Jared Bucker)
11:00
Breakout Sessions (2 Virtual Sessions)
The Florida School District Virtual School – Our Experiences
Christian Dickinson, James Pirotta
Question and Answer Session – Florida Mandate
Sally Roberts, Florida Department of Education
(Facilitator – Rashid Moore)
Legal Issues and Virtual Schools
Frank Kruppenbacher, Florida Virtual School
(Facilitator – Charles Schlosser)
12:00
Keynote – Virtual Schools: What Administrators Should Know
Tom Clark, TA Consulting and Zane Berge, University of Maryland
(Facilitator – Anymir Orellana)
12:45
Wrap – Up and Review of Resources
Jamie Manburg, Fischler School of Education and Human Services
Adjourn
