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Florida Virtual School

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Biggest Mistake of My Professional Career - Instructor Florida Virtual School Employee Review

1.0
Oct 28, 2014
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Pros

You don't have to see the tools you work for very often!

Cons

The novelty of working remotely wears off quickly once you realize you will not be actually using your experience and expertise to teach students who need you. Rather, you become simply a facilitator for a credit mill. The idea is that courses are basically online textbooks where students login and read and submit work for you to grade. The concept isn't bad except that the course/text would NEVER pass muster as an actual academic textbook. If taught in a physical classroom, you could cover an entire FLVS course in four to six weeks. There is a limit though...two weeks! That is the minimum they can, and do, get away with. The brevity of the coursework and the extremely low bar for quality submissions attract lots of students. At FLVS, fast completions and minimal accountability are the predominant virtues. It's certainly not in the best interests of students. It is however in the best interests of FLVS's bottom line or "return on investment." The directors and managers never...ever...reflect on how much learning is happening. But there is intense interest in how many course completions can be accomplished in the fewest number of weeks. Again, the "bottom line" is the only concern. As an employee you will be depressed if teaching is a profession you really care about. You will also be angry a lot of the time...at least when you can generate the energy to be angry. FLVS assumes you are always trying to get over (scamming your way through is a corporate value so it's natural I guess for the managers to assume that). The result is that you will be monitored closely and pressured to work 70 hours a week. Read the negative reviews here on Glassdoor for a rundown of all of the details of why anyone who can, gets away from this company as quickly as possible.

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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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