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Florida Virtual School

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Great experience if you can truly balance work and life. - FLVS Instructor Florida Virtual School Employee Review

3.0
Oct 11, 2012
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Pros

I loved the flexibility of bringing my work with me and feeling like I had more control over my work hours than my previous jobs. They also offered a TON (read: an infinite) amount of professional development that has made my candidacy at future companies so much more desirable. Additionally, the company offered amazing benefits and I had to remember that I was just very spoiled at FLVS when searching for a new job. Finally, I loved the way I could branch out my creativity into the virtual realm because I still had to find a way to make the same huge impact as a teacher that I made in a traditional classroom except online, which was an awesome and fun challenge. My colleagues and I really had fun working together to make it an incredible learning experience for the students.

Cons

I almost quit several times in the beginning because I just could not balance my professional and personal lives. Management gives us enormous tasks, but they are just goals, and once I learned that, my life became much easier, the job became so much more fun, and believe it or not, my job performance sky rocketed because I wasn't exhausted. Learn to turn off the phone; learn to set very strict office hours; learn to set firm boundaries for the students because they actually get the work done in a more timely fashion (with better quality) that way. Management also stresses work/life balance and even though their To-Do lists don't reflect that concern, those are goals that are actually easily attainable with good time management skills (they offer many time management professional development courses and mentoring and everyone's encouraged to take those courses).

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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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