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Highly Effective Means Nothing - Anonymous employee Florida Virtual School Employee Review

1.0
Oct 12, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work from home opportunities/ remote employment.

Cons

FLVS requires work from 8am-8pm and they will assign those who are effective and efficient busy work to make sure that you are at your desk 12 hours. Management showed no interest in individualizing education or in making sure that learning goals were met. They were interested in pushing students through quickly. Teachers have close to 200 students in their classrooms and can wake up daily to 50-100 assignments that require grading. Managers want 40-50 out-going calls each day, and also expect 24/7 responsiveness to texts and emails. Expect health problems, like weight gain, blood pressure irregularity, etc from being seated for 12 hours a day. The salary increases are intermittently frozen. Being highly effective does not guarantee your continued employment, advancement, or increase in salary. If you have been with FLVS for a while and are paid higher than the minimum, they may find a reason to fire you or force you to resign to higher a cheaper replacement. If you are a mom of a young child, expect to be targeted. The need for work-life balance is seen as a problem among some managers. "Everyone is replaceable" was the tagline my last manager repeatedly stated.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

I am valued as an educator and treated as a professional. I love my principal and my co-workers. They encourage work life balance and listen to feedback.

Cons

I wish we were paid more but that is education as a whole. I do think FLVS flex pays competitively and I have got a raise every year.

5.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

Flexibility! Ultimate flexible schedule. Day to day I use calendar to schedule appointments and can block out lunchtime, time for a gym class or to pickup or drop off at car line at school. Ability to work from home office in comfort! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️You can set up your space to be most comfortable for you. Coffee breaks and yoga pants all day 🙌🏻Summers are slower in flex so allows more time to do personal summer activities like sit at the pool. Access to email on phone (with a communication stipend) so I can “work” from anywhere. I check email and Teams from grocery store, etc. More time to get to know students during welcome calls and DBAs but I often feel so rushed to complete so many appointments each day that I sometimes don’t feel like I can give each family the time they deserve.

Cons

Can be long hours in front of a computer. Some days I’m stuck in front of my computer for 6-8 full hours with back to back Zoom appointments. It can be REALLY tiring. Heavy workloads pouring peak enrollment times: May/ August and December. Your evaluations are based on your data so parents that do not follow learning expectations and don’t submit coursework affects your negatively. It feels very unfair and frustrating. Monthly classroom walk throughs with your principal feel like a formality and waste of time for high performing instructors. For the workload, I do think salary should be higher. Student loads can be really high in August and December with over 180-200 enrollments at once to balance. It’s a lot. Work-life balance is grossly unbalanced during these times.

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