It’s time to remove the 3% enrollment cap on full-time virtual public charter schools.

In 2011, the Oregon State Legislature placed a cap of 3% on the number of kids in a school district that can transfer to full-time virtual schools. As more families are seeking enrollment in virtual charter schools, school districts across the state are hitting the 3% cap and denying students enrollment in the school of their choice. At OVPSA, we believe all families deserve to have a voice in their child's education.

The virtual school parent voice needs to be heard in the debate around removing the enrollment cap. Please do your part and register to deliver remote testimony at the Senate Education Committee hearing on Thursday, February 24 at 1:00pm.

Tell legislators what a virtual public education has meant to your family and urge them to support Senate Bill 1552 to lift the enrollment cap so more families can take advantage of this important education option!

Here are instructions on how to deliver testimony in support of full-time virtual public charter schools.

If you’ve never testified before, no problem, email us info@oregonvirtualschools.org and we can walk you through how it’s done.

If you can’t testify or would prefer to submit written testimony, you can submit written testimony to the committee. Please note that written testimony must be submitted no later than 24 hours after the start of the hearing, so no later than 1pm on Friday, February 18. Thank you for your support!