Deirdre Edwards, Secretary

Deirdre served as the founding Curriculum Team Leader at VirtualSC, South Carolina’s supplemental virtual program. In her 8 years in that role, she led a team of over 20 design and curriculum professionals to create, maintain and revise over 130 master courses used by students throughout South Carolina. She coordinated the development of a collaborative, quality-driven course development process that incorporated the expertise of instructional designers and SC certified teachers. She has over a decade of experience as an LMS administrator and is well-versed in online quality standards including the Quality Matters K-12 rubric, National Standards for Quality Online Courses, and the Online Learning Consortium’s OSCQR Scorecard for Online Course Design. Deirdre holds master’s degrees in marine science and secondary administration and SC certifications in middle and high school science and secondary administration.