Guest Commentary: Bryan Setser's Advice to Governors with State-Led Virtual Schools

Bryan Setser is well known in the virtual education community. He is the former leader of the the North Carolina Virtual School. He has won numerous national awards for his work developing and expanding online learning opportunities. Currently, he is  CEO of Setser Group which focuses on cultivating blended learning programs; guiding leadership coaching and evaluation, and promoting new school model design.
Recently, Setser wrote an article "4 Steps for Governors to Turn a State Virtual School Into Services Provider," which boldly asked, "Who will be the first Governor with the guts to turn their state virtual school into a virtual services provider?"
"The services could be virtual district/school incubation, professional development, light virtual services, and consulting (coaching and training). Work with the legislature could re-organize the funding streams to provide more local control with incentives to utilize new technologies and funding models," he wrote.
Click here to read the steps Setser believes need to be taken to make this shift happen.