This guide was developed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement. Sharon Horn was project director.

An external advisory group provided feedback to refine the study scope, define the selection criteria, and clarify the text. Members included Robert Blomeyer, president, Blomeyer & Clemente Consulting Services; Tom Clark, president, TA Consulting; Trina Davis, president, International Society for Technology in Education, and assistant professor and director of eEducation, Texas A&M University; Helene Jennings, vice president, Macro International, Inc.; Liz Pape, president and chief executive officer of Virtual High School Global Consortium; and Lisa Evans, director, Center for Evaluation Capacity Building, Wexford, Inc.

Staff in the Department of Education who provided input and reviewed drafts include Sue Betka, Cynthia Cabell, Tom Corwin, Kate Devine, David Dunn, Lorenzo Esters, Meredith Farace, Steve Fried, Cheryl Garnette, Virginia Gentles, Robin Gilchrist, Doug Herbert, Nettie Laster, Brian Lekander, Meghan Lerch, Tiffany Taber, Linda Wilson, and Jacquelyn Zimmermann. This guide would not be possible without the support of Tim Magner, director, Office of Educational Technology.

The seven online programs that participated in the development of this guide and the case studies on which it is based were generous with both their time and attention.

Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, & Students Statewide Distance Learning
Alabama Department of Education
50 N. Ripley St
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36104
http://accessdl.state.al.us

Algebra I Online
Louisiana Virtual School
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
http://www.louisianavirtualschool.net/?algebra

Appleton eSchool
2121 E. Emmers Drive
Appleton, WI 54915
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/Eschool

Arizona Virtual Academy
4595 S. Palo Verde Road
Suite 517/519
Tucson, AZ 85714
http://www.azva.org

Chicago Public Schools' Virtual High School
125 S. Clark St
Chicago, IL 60603
http://clear.cps.k12.il.us/ohsp/distance_learning.html

Digital Learning Commons
Corbet Building
4507 University Way NE
Suite 204
Seattle, WA 98105
http://www.learningcommons.org

Thinkport
Maryland Public Television
11767 Owings Mills Blvd
Owings Mills, MD 21117
http://www.thinkport.org
in partnership with:
Johns Hopkins Center for Technology in Education
6740 Alexander Bell Drive
Suite 302
Columbia, MD 21046
http://cte.jhu.edu/index.htm