Illinois Virtual School Releases Annual Report

PEORIA, Ill. - June 9, 2016 - PRLog -- Illinois Virtual School (IVS) has released its annual report, IVS Now! for fiscal year 2015.

The IVS Now! annual report highlights courses available, course enrollment and trend data, statewide school partnerships, and professional development for educators.

Total enrollment in IVS 5-12 courses continues to increase annually, with FY2015 again setting records at 5157 for the year, up 26% from FY14, exceeding ISBE targets. This positive growth shows that demand for supplemental online courses in Illinois remains on trend with the rest of the nation, also experiencing growth in state virtual school online enrollments. (Source: Keeping Pace Report 2015). Professional development showed similar growth in demand as 1500 Illinois educators enrolled in FY15, up 29% from the previous year.

The top enrolling courses were high school Consumer Economics and American History with most students taking courses upon advice from their local school proving the importance of the IVS-school partnership. IVS' dedication to partner school support is reflected in the school satisfaction rate of 97%.

During the past year IVS has faced the key challenge of continuing operations despite a lack of state provided funding. IVS has made many strategic moves to streamline operations and become more efficient, while maintaining high satisfaction and completion rates.

IVS remains the expert in online learning in Illinois, continues to expand in enrollments and course offerings and provides a high quality learning experience available to all students in Illinois.

Review the entire report: https://ivsexternalpages.s3.amazonaws.com/pdfs/IVSNow-May...

About Illinois Virtual School

IVS is the Illinois State Board of Education's statewide virtual school. ISBE established IVS as a supplemental online program based out of the Peoria Regional Office of Education.  The IVS program is designed to allow students who are enrolled in a public or private school or homeschooled, to supplement their education by taking courses that are both aligned to the Illinois Remote Education Act and engaging for students.  IVS is recognized by the NCAA, International Association for Online Learning (iNACOL), the State Virtual Leadership Alliance and the College Board.  For more information visit us at http://www.ILVirtual.org.