About Florida Scholars Academy

Get to Know Florida Scholars Academy

Florida Scholars Academy (FSA), operated by Florida Virtual School, is an education system within the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice’s residential programs that positions students for success in school and beyond. FSA serves students ages 10–21 who are placed in residential services programs to help them build a path toward their career or higher education goals.

Our Goals

Elevate the educational experience

We believe ALL students deserve a world-class education.

Create pathways to success

Support workforce readiness

An emphasis is placed on the attainment of an industry-recognized credential that allows youth to be ready for the workforce as productive members of their communities upon program completion

Supported by Florida Virtual School

We’re able to provide online course content through our partner, Florida Virtual School. Florida Virtual School (FLVS) has been leading the way in Kindergarten–12 online education for more than 25 years. FLVS provides a robust, award-winning curriculum to public, private, charter, and homeschool families and school districts nationwide. Florida Virtual School also utilizes dedicated, certified teachers to guide students through course content with encouragement and support. Founded in 1997, FLVS, the district, and its schools are accredited by Cognia and offer supportive online learning to students both in Florida and around the world.

Cognia’s Accreditation

Florida Virtual School, a partner of the Department of Juvenile Justice, met and exceeded Cognia’s rigorous performance standards in five categories to achieve accreditation status. These pillars are excellence, innovation, community, balance and communication. See what Cognia had to say about FLVS:

Learners remain firmly at the center of FLVS. All departments are engaged in forward planning, resource allocation, and using data to project how to meet the needs of current and future students.
FLVS has sophisticated and impressive data tracking systems to inform decisions about student achievement, stakeholder perceptions, and staff performance.
Relationship building, positive collaboration, and support characterize the climate and provides a foundation for the organization. FLVS nurtures a culture of support and has strong systems in place to induct, train, and grow staff.
Mission, vision, and organizational frameworks are moving to reflect the growth of the institution and serve all aspects of the corporation. FLVS displays diligence in policy review and cascading goal development from foundational pillars to personal goals.
The FLVS learning management system is state-of-the-art and has a robust learning and communication environment delivering instruction, storing documents and two-way communication between teachers and families.