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Florida Virtual School

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7 year prison sentence - Teacher Florida Virtual School Employee Review

1.0
May 22, 2022
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Pros

not really any pros, you work from home, but...

Cons

This is a slave-driving company to work for. They say "work life balance" but they don't mean it. There is so much work to do that you work 10 to 12 hour days to keep up. They don't care. You do the work, or leave. It's a revolving door. Now that DeSantis raised starting teachers' salary, they can't afford to pay teachers so they redesigned the rating system to justify paying teachers an even lower raise (if any that year). If you don't keep up, they put you on a plan and if your numbers aren't there, they fire you. Student load is super high. I can have between 175 and 180 students on a continuous basis. They make you responsible for students not working with no way to make the students responsible. If one day is a holiday that week, they give you "strategies" to get all the work done in the 4 remaining days. This means, you just get all 5 days wort of work done in 4 days. Taking a sick day just means more work, if you go on vacation, they expect you to get everything in order before you leave. Part of your evaluation is based on whether students and parents call you back, which is totally out of your control. Oh, and there is very little teaching involved. Any teaching you do is in addition to the 10 to 12 hours of work they expect from you each day. People that say they get the work done in a shorter amount of time, work at 150 miles per hour, every hour, every day, every week. It's hard to keep up. After 7 years, I regret giving up my family, not being there for them, giving my all for students, to just be abused by this company. I'm actively trying to get out now.

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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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