22.1-212.23 - Definitions. - Virginia Statutes

§ 22.1-212.23. Definitions.

As used in this article:

"Multidivision online provider" means (i) a private or nonprofitorganization that enters into a contract with a local school board to provideonline courses or programs through that school board to students who residein Virginia both within and outside the geographical boundaries of thatschool division; (ii) a private or nonprofit organization that enters intocontracts with multiple local school boards to provide online courses orprograms to students in grades K through 12 through those school boards; or(iii) a local school board that provides online courses or programs tostudents who reside in Virginia but outside the geographical boundaries ofthat school division. However, "multidivision online provider" shall notinclude (a) a local school board's online learning program in which fewerthan 10 percent of the students enrolled reside outside the geographicalboundaries of that school division; (b) multiple local school boards thatestablish joint online courses or programs in which fewer than 10 percent ofthe students enrolled reside outside the geographical boundaries of thoseschool divisions; (c) local school boards that provide online learningcourses or programs for their students through an arrangement with a publicor private institution of higher education; or (d) local school boardsproviding online courses or programs through a private or nonprofitorganization that has been approved as a multidivision online provider.

"Online course" means a course or grade-level subject instruction that (i)is delivered by a multidivision online provider primarily electronicallyusing the Internet or other computer-based methods and (ii) is taught by ateacher primarily from a remote location, with student access to the teachergiven synchronously, asynchronously, or both.

"Virtual school program" means a series of online courses withinstructional content that (i) is delivered by a multidivision onlineprovider primarily electronically using the Internet or other computer-basedmethods; (ii) is taught by a teacher primarily from a remote location, withstudent access to the teacher given synchronously, asynchronously, or both;(iii) is delivered as a part-time or full-time program; and (iv) has anonline component with online lessons and tools for student and datamanagement.

An online course or virtual school program may be delivered to students atschool as part of the regularly scheduled school day.

(2010, cc. 537, 817.)