Virtual High School: York County Public Library & School Division Partnership

About the Program

Category: Libraries (Best in Category)

Year: 2011

The York County Virtual High School is collaboration between York County Public library and the York County School division. The goal of the program is to foster equitable access to information technology and online learning for Virtual High School students who may not otherwise have access to a computer. The public library provides computers, internet access, and librarian assistance to students while the school division provides instructors, a learning management system, and training to students and library staff. Students who are unable to attend traditional classes at school are enabled to keep up with their classmates and the interagency partnership facilitates collaboration and cooperation between administrators, teachers, students, and librarians. Since every library in the Commonwealth has internet connectivity, similar programs could be easily implemented in other jurisdictions.