Welcome to MoVIP
2nd Semester Registration is Now Open!
Spring School 2012 Information:
MoVIP, the state virtual school for Missouri, will be starting its 5th year of offering virtual classes to Missouri students in grades K-12. MoVIP has transitioned to a tuition program offering classes to public, private and home school students.
Students take MoVIP classes for many reasons. Missouri students can now access advanced classes or foreign language classes on MoVIP that are not currently offered by their local school district. Some students take MoVIP classes to graduate early or to solve class scheduling problems; other students take advantage of the “foundation classes” offered for credit recovery. A number of Missouri students are not able to attend their local “brick and mortar” schools for medical reasons, or they are involved in special activities or are presently outside of the state.
Online education offers students flexibility is a variety of ways. MoVIP classes are self-paced so students can move through the classes at a faster or slower pace if necessary. MoVIP offers various start dates that can be found here at Start & End Dates 2011-12.
MoVIP offers 172 different courses including seven different foreign languages and 19 Advanced Placement classes. For a complete list of courses, as well as course descriptions, click on “Fall Course Information” on the left hand side of this page. Tuition costs are also listed there.
The State of Missouri offers state-funded seats for a limited number of medically fragile students. Information about applying for these state-funded seats is at the bottom of this web page. Missouri Revised Statue 162.1250 now allows school districts to pay for online classes and receive state funding for these classes. Local policies will determine if the district will pay for these classes. Parents/guardians can pay for the classes as well.
Registering for classes is a two-step process. You first fill out the application on this website by clicking “Enter MoVIP”. After completing the application, you pay the online vendor one week prior to the start of the class. Information about paying the vendor can be found at:
www.movip.org/How_to_enroll/how_to_enroll.html. Spring class registration will open in November.
MAP TESTING
MAP tests for MoVIP students grades 3-8 will be administered the week of April 16, 2012. Please mark your calendars.
For additional information, you can contact the MoVIP office at 573-751-2453
ENROLLMENT PROCESS
Step 1: Register on the MoVIP website. Click on "Enter MoVIP." Select your courses for the fall semester as well as the start dates.
Step 2: Make payments directly to the vendor(s) providing the course(s). Contact vendors to arrange payment using the information provided below.
Vendor |
Contact Information for Parents |
Contact Information for School Districts |
| Aventa (AV) | Brandi Hammel 913-626-4328 |
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| Connections Learning (CL) | 1-877-804-6222 |
Rick Casciero 1-888-440-2890 ext. 1743 |
| Florida Virtual (FL) | Denise Wink 407-513-3476 |
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| Missouri Council for Economic Education (MCEE) | www.cas.umkc.edu/mcee/ simulation.htmlor 816-235-2654 |
Mike English 816-235-2654 |
North Kansas City School District(NKCSD) |
Marla Walker 816-413-5100 |
New for Missouri School Districts
DESE is offering the option for school districts to offer MoVIP courses in combination with their teachers. For more information, contact the MoVIP office at 573-751-2453.
Medically Fragile Students
The Missouri Legislature in the budget process for the 2011-2012 school year appropriated funds to offer free MoVIP classes to students who have been designated as medically fragile and cannot attend school due to this condition.
The Medically Fragile application is available for 2011-2012.
To be considered, an application must be completed and faxed to the MoVIP office at 573-522-1134.
Basic information about this group of students:
- The medically fragile seats in MoVIP are not for temporary medical conditions (six weeks or less)
- Students who apply and are accepted into the medically fragile program are expected to participate for an entire semester.
- If sufficient funds are not available to meet demand, priority will be given to medically fragile students who absolutely cannot attend school for medical reasons.
- Interested students who do not qualify as medically fragile and not chosen, may attend MoVIP by paying tuition.
- In 2009 Missouri Revised Statue 162.1250 became law. This law allows school districts to collect state aid for any student taking a virtual class without having to keep track of attendance hours. For virtual education classes, students can take the classes at any location and the district can still collect state aid with 94% attendance as assigned by the law. Students may consult with their local school district.
For new students enrolled as medically fragile we reccommend up to four classes per semester under this program.
