Gull Lake Virtual Partnership

Why Gull Lake Virtual Partnership was nominated

Gull Lake Virtual Partnership (GLVP) has a strong commitment to personalized learning plans for all students. When schedules are created, they focus on the student and not a school schedule like traditional programs. Every student�s schedule is created based on their unique goals and plans. For example, one student may take all online courses while another student takes two online courses, one community partnership course, one college course, one project-based learning course, and has an internship. Students can choose from fully online courses, blended learning opportunities, dual enrollment, Early College or advanced course options, and other Gull Lake Community Schools buildings� offerings. The flexibility offered by GLVP is attractive to K-12 full-time students, part-time students, home school students, and nonpublic/shared time students who want to discover their own individual talents. A range of virtual learning platforms are available to meet the needs of students. The school partners with community experts to offer optional learning experiences that allow virtual students to apply their learning. These elective virtual courses are designed in collaboration between a community expert and a GLVP teacher so that accurate content and effective online course design are both present. In addition to taking the online course, students have the option to attend an in-person session with the community expert. Unique course offerings include Reverse Engineering, Wilderness Survival and Adventuring, Confectionery Art, and Latin. While many traditional schools say they are preparing their students for career and college, they try to fit the student into their programs. GLVP creates the program to fit the student. In their Early College program, students can choose from three different universities to receive an associates degree. Courses are offered both online and face-to-face with many supports from both GLVP and the colleges. In their senior year, students can choose to take a math for college success course that was created in partnership between the high school, GLVP, and a local community college.