Many state education and school leaders are excited about the possibilities of online learning. When they start an online school, however, they quickly confront all the challenges of managing a high-quality, successful online program: creating online courses; finding, hiring, and managing teachers; supporting students; managing technology; and evaluating their programs to determine if they are successful. Fortunately, many online schools have years of operating experience, have developed and revised formal operations and management structures, and provide examples of successful management. This webinar explores emerging practices in online program management and operations outlined in the recent iNACOL Promising Practices white paper, Management and Operations of Online Programs: Ensuring Quality and Accountability. This session will look strategies and processes used by many people working with an online learning program, from executive-level school leaders to department managers to teachers trying to find ways to improve their effectiveness with online students. Experts from different types of online schools will share their experiences on how their programs ensure quality and accountability through innovative approaches to program management.

Speakers:
Butch Gemin, Evergreen Consulting Associates, Moderator
Kathy DePalma, Director of Instruction, Florida Virtual School
Mary Gifford, Vice President of Student Services, K12 Inc.
David Haglund, Principal, Riverside Virtual School