The QM K-12 Rubric, Sixth Edition is slated for release in June 2025. Take a look at some of the changes and improvements in the Sixth Edition, plus important dates and details to keep in mind during the transition.

Capital Area Online Learning Association (CAOLA) has served more than 115,000 learners across Pennsylvania with curriculum, resources, and community since 2009. Read how the organization leveraged its QM membership to ensure quality in its offerings and maintain excellent outcomes statewide for fifteen years.

Winston Preparatory School uses an innovative, highly individualized model to serve learners with learning differences such as dyslexia, executive function challenges (ADHD) and more. Learn how it uses the QM K-12 Rubric to inform how it approaches course design and delivery.

Build on your remote instruction successes and address shortfalls with tips for using the K-12 Online Course Design Guide. It's a Bridge to Quality from the emergency pivot required during the COVID-19 pandemic of Spring, 2020. Get tips for focusing your efforts and finding help.

Your commitment to delivering on your online promise is evident. It shows in the work you do, the ideas you share and the questions you ask. To support your efforts, we’re answering some of the most frequently asked questions we get. The answers will not only help you but the entire K-12 community.

Providing students with an exceptional online learning experience is the goal of many schools. A solid quality assurance plan can help achieve that goal. But as Illinois Virtual School and teacher Pam Shaw discovered, the benefits of a quality assurance plan extend beyond student impact, making a difference for faculty, staff and the institution as a whole.

The journey to QM Official Reviews can take many different paths. Some schools jump right in, while others take smaller steps and build momentum for reviews. Discover the path VirtualSC took and how professional development and the reviewer role moved their quality assurance journey forward.

“Show me the money” is a phrase made popular by the 1996 film “Jerry Maguire.” But what happens to your quality assurance plans when there is no money to show? Find out as Meredith Roe, Program Manager for the Virtual School Network program for Catholic Education Western Australia, shares how she built quality assurance on a budget.

Everyone’s quality assurance journey is unique, but schools and districts can always learn from the experiences of others. That’s what the Springfield Public School District in Missouri discovered when they attended QM Connect in 2018. Find out how learning from others moved their quality assurance journey forward and see what you can learn from their efforts.

During an Official K-12 Course Review, Specific Review Standard (SRS) 2.3 is the only SRS that has to be met at 100%. But it's not always easy to make sure learning objectives or competencies are aligned with state standards and/or other accepted content standards. Krista Tomaselli of Michigan Virtual has a tool to help!