Our goal is to build a nationwide network of learning organizations that take advantage of our products and services. Check this page frequently to see the latest updates.
07-02-10 - Lehigh Valley Cyber Consortium Forms! We have successfully formed a regional consortium of districts that work together to offer the very best cyber offering available today! Please CLICK HERE to learn more.
05-21-10 - Welcome New Districts! Cumberland Valley, Whitehall-Coplay, Butler and several districts from the heartland consortium all joined our network in May. We're ramping up for an exciting year!
03-26-10 - Harrisburg Patriot Article about the Susquehanna Township Virtual Academy - CLICK HERE to read a detailed article about our partnership with the Susquehanna Township school district in the greater Harrisburg area.
02-20-10 - Detailed Article about VLN - CLICK HERE to read an in-depth article about VLN's model, our philosophy and our history.
02-12-10 - We've Expanded into Montgomery and Butler Counties - Pottstown and South Butler County joined our network in January. Both districts are planning for a program launch in the summer/fall timeframe.
12-21-09 - Parkland to Open Their Virtual Academy in the Spring of 2010 - Join us in welcoming the Parkland School District to our network. Our development team is working diligently to finish their lessons and they are opening their cyber school program in the spring of 2010.
08-14-09 - News Article About Gettysburg's Virtual Academy - Please CLICK HERE to read an article about Gettysburg's application of our products and services to begin their own virtual academy.
07-01-09 - Dr. David Bowlin Joins Our Team - After an exhaustive search we've hired Dr. David Bowlin to serve as our Director of Online Learning. He has a great deal of experience as an administrator in the public school system, he holds his principal's certificate and his superintendent's letter of eligibility and he is extremely knowledgeable about cyber schools and blended learning. He actually wrote his dissertation on cyber school law and how it is influencing the future of schools in America.
06-30-09 - State College and West Shore Join Our Network in June - We're pleased to announce that State College and West Shore joined our network in June. Both districts will begin programs in the fall.
05-28-09 - Welcome Gettysburg and Elizabeth Forward! - Gettysburg and Elizabeth Forward joined our network in May! Both districts are offering cyber school programs in the 2009-2010 school year and Elizabeth Forward is offering a blended summer school program beginning this June.
04-25-09 - Another News Article about VLN - CLICK HERE to read the latest news article about our revolutionary model for K-12 cyber schools and blended learning programs.
04-20-09 - Highlands Makes the Switch to VLN - After encountering numerous obstacles that prevented them from using the Blendedschools' software bundle to set up and maintain their own district-level cyber school, the Highlands school district joined our network in April. They will be offering a summer school program that begins this June, and an alt. ed. program, a homebound program, and a full-blown cyber school program starting in fall of 2009.
03-31-09 - Plum Borough's School Board Approves Network Membership - Join us in welcoming the Plum Borough school district to our network. We'll begin working on their online curriculum in April.
02-10-09 - Penn Trafford Joins! - On Monday, February 10th the Penn Trafford school board approved their network membership. Their lessons will be available soon!
01-22-09 - Welcome Shaler! - The Shaler school district's school board recently approved their network membership and production on their online lessons will begin soon.
08-29-08 - Susquehanna Township Joins Our Network - Susquehanna Township joined our network in August & they will be opening their cyber school program in the second semester of the 2008-2009 school year! We are building some very exciting programs for them and we look forward to offering enhanced products and services to all of our network members as a result of this partnership.
07-15-08 - Welcome Penn Hills - Penn Hills signed onto our network in July! They will offer online courses in the fall.
06-15-08 - We're Growing Fast! - We are expanding into additional office space on the south side. The new address for our main office is:
1212 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
(412) 381-0183
Come visit our new offices & you can meet our company mascots (Ringo and Tex) and enjoy the scenic view of downtown Pittsburgh.
06-01-08 - More Districts Join Our Network - Join us in welcoming Uniontown to our network.
03-08-08 - State-Wide Network Established - CLICK HERE to read about the partnership between VLN Partners and the Pleasant Valley school district to build a cyber school program in the East Stroudsburg area.
02-17-08 - Article That Appeared in Pittsburgh’s Sunday Tribune Review - CLICK HERE to see a detailed article about us that appeared in Pittsburgh's Sunday Tribune-Review.
02-13-08 - Another Article about VLN Partners in the Pittsburgh Newspapers - CLICK HERE to see an article about VLN Partners that appeared in the local Penn Hills paper.
01-24-08 - A Brief Article about our Cyber Services - Please CLICK HERE to see a brief article about our cyber service offerings that appeared in the Pittsburgh Trib-Review.
10-03-07 - PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference - Our booth was a big success and we have begun to gain a good deal of momentum in our efforts to set up a state-wide network of district-level cyber schools and blended learning programs. Stay tuned for more conference announcements.
09-07-07 – Daily Videoconferencing Added - Our cyber school students have recently begun daily one-on-one videoconferences with online facilitators using Wimba!
07-24-07 – First District-Level Cyber School Approved!!! - The Charleroi Area School District's school board has approved its full time, district-level cyber school program to start in the fall of 2007. They are the first district in the country to offer a full time, district- level cyber school program that uses a customized curriculum that matches both the scope and the sequence of the instruction presented in their classrooms.