Tennessee virtual schools1/15/2024 Students work independently, a model known as asynchronous learning. Unlike the approach to online learning that many students experienced last year, when a teacher guided them through live lessons, Memphis Virtual Schools uses pre-recorded lessons provided by Florida Virtual School. “Because we know that in-person is going to be safe, and we have all precautions and measures in place for a safe return, but we just are emphasizing that for some students and parents it was just a better learning option for their child.” “So it’s not just parents enrolling in Memphis Virtual School because they may have some reservations about returning in person,” she added. “What we did see is that although it was a pandemic, and we were kind of forced into remote learning, that we had a lot of students that learned for themselves that this was actually a better learning modality for them,” Matthews said at a press conference this week. Valerie Matthews, assistant superintendent of virtual education and logistics for Shelby County Schools, said the pandemic was a factor in the expansion as some parents found that online learning worked better for their children. Memphis Virtual School, which started as a high school in 2013, and later expanded to middle school, is admitting students as young as fourth grade this year. The Tennessee Department of Education approved 29 new virtual schools last month, bringing the total to 57 in the state. That’s more than double its all-time high of 140 students in 2014-15 and more than triple the 90 in 2019-20. Metro Nashville Public Schools says that MNPS Virtual School has 300 students enrolled this year. The school had 163 students the year before. Shelby County Schools says 200 students are enrolled in Memphis Virtual School, up from 106 in the 2019-20 school year. Memphis and Nashville virtual public schools are seeing their highest enrollments ever as the second school year is about to begin during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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