A+Parent's+Perspective

= A Parent's Perspective =

//Rose Fernandez is the Managing Director of National Parent Network for Online Learning (NPNOL) and will offer a parent's perspective of why online learning matters. The NPNOL is dedicated to educating the public about the true nature and benefits of K-12 online learning. NPNOL works with, and on behalf of, the families of the over one-million students who are currently enrolled in online education courses or programs, and the millions of more who are anticipated to choose this mode of education in the next decade. NPNOL is unique in that it empowers and enables parents and students to be the faces and voices of online learning, recognizing that the beneficiaries are the most effective spokespeople for this education model.//

About Rose Fernandez
Rose Fernandez is a longtime parent advocate for virtual education. She was the founding President of the Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families, and currently serves on the Board of the National Coalition for Public School Options and School Choice Wisconsin. She has had children in public charter online schools since 2003, and was the leading parent voice during a successful 2008 battle to change Wisconsin state law to protect online schools. Rose continues her work nationally to increase awareness of the value of online education and encourage other parents to share how it serves their families. She is an entrepreneur and small business owner who holds a Master of Science degree in pediatric nursing and is a former trauma nurse and hospital administrator. Rose and her husband, a career firefighter, are parents of five children.


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