All NCVPS courses are aligned to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Our courses are designed by expert teams of North Carolina teachers and online course design specialists. We have a course review process and timeline that is continuously refined and improved for quality and effectiveness. As courses are reviewed, results are summarized and action plans for courses are identified. NCVPS has the most courses approved by Quality Matters of any school, K-20, in the nation. Quality Matters is the industry standard for certifying online courses for quality.

NCVPS can supplement your traditional catalog with over 135 online courses. This provides increased opportunities for your students. Last year, more than 700 schools enrolled over 50,000 students into our courses. Students can take courses they need or courses based on their interests. We have six programs for districts. Our traditional program includes standard, honors, and AP courses. Our other programs include OCS, Intervention Co-Teaching, Flex Learning, Middle School, and English Language Learners. North Carolina teachers from across the state have helped us develop courses for every student at every level.

We provide the courses. You provide the teachers!

Many districts have started their own virtual academies, using NCVPS as their course provider. Academies allow districts to better support their growing number of online students. Virtual academies have developed “drop back in” programs for students who have dropped out and don’t perform well in the traditional building. Academies have also been able to attract back home-schooled students. Visit our Partnership Courses Program page for details on setting up your own virtual academy. It can be school-based or district-wide. We have a number of prototypes that can be customized for your district or school.

Our Occupational Course of Study program and our intervention program both use a co-teaching model. NCVPS provides the online teacher, and the local school or district provides the classroom or remote teacher. Both programs have been tremendously successful for schools throughout the state.

Our OCS program has had a profound impact on North Carolina students for over ten years. In this program, we provide the certified subject-matter teacher, and the local school provides the classroom or remote EC teacher.

Our co-teaching intervention program targets courses that pose the greatest barrier to graduation. Our co-teaching intervention program currently includes NC Math 1, 2, and 3, English 2, and biology. Statewide data shows those courses have the most critical need for intervention. The intervention program would not likely be for all your students, but it will greatly benefit your at-risk students. Watch our video below to get an introduction to the program.

Each year, schools across the state lose teachers unexpectedly. Finding a qualified replacement can often be difficult. Many districts and schools turn to NCVPS for a solution. Each year, schools enroll entire sections into an NCVPS course after losing a teacher. Contact us when that happens, and we will try to group your students with one or two NCVPS teachers.

Learning does not have to stop in the summer! If you want to start a summer school program or supplement your current one, then use your state’s virtual school’s summer program. Our flexible funding option can help you support the summer program if you do not want to use your allotment.

Our summer session is a fast-paced program. An entire 18-week course is taught in just 6 weeks. Students will spend about 4 hours a day working in a course. Students can spread out their work throughout the day. It doesn’t have to be in one sitting. Students can work in their NCVPS courses any time during the day or night, 24/7. They just need to pay close attention to the due dates for their assignments, tests, and quizzes.

You can also use our Partnership Course Program to build your summer school. Reach out to us for more details. 

Our NCVPS Edvantage Tutoring Program offers virtual statewide wraparound support to middle and high school students in high-needs NC public and private schools, as well as homeschool coalitions. Tutoring is available and offered via a personalized partnership with district/school leadership to best meet the needs of selected students each semester.

The NCVPS Peer Tutoring Center has been helping students with both content-specific help, motivation, and time management. Peer Tutors and Virtual Buddies are our own teacher-recommended students who have a strong working knowledge of the courses they tutor.

NCVPS provides high-quality courses for students throughout the state that are built and taught by North Carolina teachers who deliver personalized care and instruction. We deliver on the promise of equitable access while providing economic advantages for all schools and districts.

The impact on your NCVPS allotment for a student enrolled in a full-load of eight block courses would be $2,792. However, the district would be able to keep the ADM for that student. By enrolling in  NCVPS courses, districts and schools can continue to serve and retain students in these circumstances:

• unable to attend school for medical or other reasons

• preparing to leave for a home or private school

• already attending a home school

• working to support their family

• have dropped out

• are simply at risk of dropping out

And, of course, for every other reason.

For more information on the financial benefits of partnering with NCVPS, contact Dr. Lashaundon Perkins from our Outreach and Support Team.

In the spring of 2020, we helped over 25,000 educators with their transition to remote instruction. We provided a virtual stream of webinars on topics ranging from Transitioning to Online, to How to Use Canvas, to How to Host an Online Class with Students, and literally, dozens more. All free. All with CEU credit. All for educators. The webinar series is now a permanent part of our NCVPS ongoing professional development offerings. Visit our Digital Transition webpage to sign up for future events and stream many of our past webinars. We have something for everyone, and the number of educators served continues to grow!

Our Professional Learning department offers continuous support for educators through a wide range of resources. Discover a variety of free professional development opportunities available to all NC educators via NCEES, designed to foster growth and enhance teaching practices. With a diverse selection of Canvas-based courses, these PD programs cater to the unique needs of educators across North Carolina. Visit our Professional Learning page to learn more and take the next step in your professional development journey!

We have a number of programs and resources to help districts with remote instruction.

Are you looking for remote learning and instruction PD? Visit our Digital Transition page to stream our archived webinars and sign up for future events.

Do you have a teacher in a high-risk group who can’t return to the classroom? If so, try our Partnership Course Program. We will provide the course and all the technology. Your teacher will just have to teach!

Do your teachers need professional development to teach remotely? Sign up for one of our webinars on remote teaching.

Do you have students in high-risk groups? Let that student take online classes NC Virtual. See the Finance Benefits tab for details on how that can save your district money.

Do you have students who did not receive all the instruction they needed in 8th-grade math and are now entering Math 1? Our highly successful Co-teaching Intervention Program would be great for those students. We also have intervention courses for Math 2, 3, Biology, English 2, and Chemistry.

Contact us for more details on how we can help with your remote instruction plans.