The effectiveness of the school is still measured, partially because it is fairly new to Arkansas. Sides said the model for the Virtual School was first piloted through the state Board of Education and operated from the start of 2002 through federal grants. In 2007, the Virtual Academy was chartered by the state.
Sides pointed out, again, that students are held to the same standards as other children in the public school system, adding the group at Virtual Academy has performed well on state-required performance testing. He said the effectiveness of the school is proof the system works, adding he hopes the Legislature agrees and allow more students in the system.
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