Free Online Learning Options for Missouri K-12 Students

Free Online Learning Options for Missouri K-12 Students Many states offer free online public school options to in-state resident students. In Missouri, unfortunately, there are currently no year-round free online public schools. However, no-cost options are available through government-funded charter schools and for students in special situations. Below is a list of no-cost options available to Missouri students from kindergarten to high school. In order to qualify for the list, schools must meet the following qualifications: classes must be available completely online, schools  must offer services to state residents, and the schools must be funded by the government. These virtual education options include charter schools,  statewide  public programs, and private programs that receive government funding. Missouri Virtual Instruction Program The Missouri Virtual Instruction Program (MoVIP) was established in 2007 and offers online courses to Missouri K-12 students. MoVIP is a tuition program offering courses to public, private, and homeschooled students. Students enroll in MoVIP for a variety of reasons: MoVIP offers advanced courses, including foreign language courses, that are not available in most local school districts.Taking MoVIP courses allows students to solve scheduling problems and even graduate early.MoVIP allows students who cannot attend their local schools for medical or other reasons to take courses and earn education credits. Online education offers students flexibility.  MoVIP courses are self-paced so that students can move through them at a faster or slower pace, depending on their  individual learning needs. MoVIP offers about 250 different courses, including foreign language and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Each semester’s tuition costs $3,600. Parents are responsible for paying tuition unless the accredited local school district opts to cover the cost. If your local school district is unaccredited, it is required to cover the cost of tuition. There are currently six unaccredited school districts in Missouri. In cases where students are unable to attend their local school due to a long-term (six weeks or longer) medical condition, the state will cover the MoVIP tuition. Missouri Online Summer Institute The Missouri Online Summer Institute is a fully accredited program run by  the Grandview R-II School District that provides a full range of virtual courses to engage students and promote academic success through multimedia features, virtual labs, embedded educational games, and other dynamic content. The program offers: More than 100 core and elective coursesBoth original credit and recovery credit courses1.0 credit year-long courses and 0.5 credit semester-based coursesMissouri-certified teachers for all coursesNew career readiness (CTE) coursesAP courses The Missouri Online Summer Institute is open to all  Missouri resident students  in grades 7-12. Students are responsible for providing their own computers and internet access. Online Charter Schools and Online Public Schools Many states, including Missouri, offer tuition-free online education for resident students under a certain age (often 21). Most virtual schools are charter schools  that receive government funding and are run by private organizations. Online charter schools are subject to fewer restrictions than traditional schools. However, they are reviewed regularly to make sure that they meet state standards. A few states choose to fund â€Å"seats† for students in private online schools. The number of available seats is usually limited and students are asked to apply through their public school guidance counselor. Choosing a Missouri Online Public School When choosing an online public school, look for an established program that is regionally accredited and has a track record of success. Be wary of new schools that are disorganized, unaccredited, or have been the subject of public scrutiny.

Get The Ultimate Social Media Automation Tool (Coming Soon)

Get The Ultimate Social Media Automation Tool (Coming Soon) What if you could have a robot that automatically re-shared your most popular social media messages every time it found a gap in your social sharing schedule- 365 days per year, 24 hours a day? Pretty cool, right? Well, today we’re letting the ‘robot’ out of the bag- we’re building a Social Media Automation tool for that will do just that. What if you could have a robot automatically share your most popular #socialmedia messages? Of course, is already the best tool in the world for planning, creating, and publishing your content and social media, but we want to add another time-saving solution to your perfect content marketing workflow. Cue, automation! When we started building , we knew that too many publishers were creating great content, but not promoting it enough via their social marketing channels. We called it the â€Å"one-and-done social media plan†. Think about when you publish a new blog post for a minute- how many social media posts do you schedule and share when your content goes live? Do you ever go back to re-promote your hard created content? If not, it’s a missed opportunity for traffic and ROI. Social automation will make sure that never happens again. The automation feature will allow you to reuse all of the #socialmedia messages!The automation feature that we’re working on will allow you to reuse all of the social media messages created in your social queue- for as along as youd like. In a nutshell, we’ll automatically re-share and re-promote your best social messages whenever we find gaps in your schedule. Well make sure your social presence stays consistent, and that your social profiles get the engagement they deserve. Recommended Reading: 8 Social Media Best Practices That Will Save You 25.5 Hours In A 2-Week Sprint How Your Social Automation Tool Will Work: Fill your social queue with social media messages that you want to send- just like you do now. Turn on automation! We’ll automatically re-share those messages when we see gaps in your future social sharing schedule. Specify how long you would like your messages to be re-used and how heavily you would like your content promoted. Don’t worry, you will always have full control over your sharing frequency. (No spam!) Sit back and let us share your content for you! Well pick your best content and the best times to publish so that your automated messages get the most engagement for your time. It’s literally going to be as set-it-and-forget-it as social media gets. Sit back and let us share your content for you! #blogging #socialmediaA few of the things it will do: Social automation will allow you to re-use your best social media messages so they don’t go to waste. Social automation will help you promote your best evergreen content more than once to drive traffic and content engagement. Social automation will make sure you get ROI for every message you create by using it more than once. Social automation will help you run your entire marketing workflow in one handy tool. What could be better? It’s also important to note that we’re designing social media automation to do more than just re-promote your content. You will also be able to create stand-alone social media messages and campaigns that can be included on your automation calendar. It’s going to be non-stop social media awesomeness, and it’s coming soon. Of course, we have a lot of work to do and we may need your help! For regular feature updates, opportunities to provide feedback, and details on our timeline to launch, please join this ‘super-special’ email listto stay in the loop. We plan to post regular updates along the way. Recommended Reading: How To Improve Your Social Media Management In 30 Days