The Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School (abbreviated as PAVCS) is a public virtual charter school, with its headquarters located at 630 Park Avenue, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
| Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School | |
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| Address | |
630 Park Avenue , 19406 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public virtual charter school |
| Founded | June 2001[2] |
| CEO | John Chandler |
| Staff | 35 non-teaching staff (2013) |
| Teaching staff | 81 teachers[1] |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of pupils | 2,482 pupils (2015) |
| Website | www |
In 2015, enrollment was reported as 2,482 pupils in kindergarten through 12th grades. Cyber charter schools enroll many homeschooled students[3] and also children with special needs,[4] who are taught remotely via computer.[5] The school is one of the 14 public, cyber charter schools operating in Pennsylvania in 2015. PA Virtual Charter School is a federally designated Title I school.
The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit IU23 provides the school with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.
Background
editPAVCS was approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) in 2001 and then renewed in 2005 for an additional five years.[6] The Charter will be up for renewal by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, in 2016.[7]
Initially serving kindergarten through 2nd grade,[4] as of 2015[update], it serves kindergarten through 12th grade.
References
edit- ^ "Common Core of Data". Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School. National Center for Education Statistics. 2015.
- ^ ED Names and Addresses. Pennsylvania Department of Education. 2015.
- ^ Wallace, Brian (December 6, 2007). "Bill would limit cybercharter schools". Intelligencer Journal. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School" (PDF). KPMG. October 30, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ^ Vasoli, Bradley (December 11, 2007). "Legislators Seek 'Accountability' For Cyber Charters". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
- ^ Kanuak, Marlebe (August 11, 2011). "Renewal Approval Notice" (PDF). Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School.
- ^ "Charter Renewal and Termination". Pennsylvania Department of Education. 2016.