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Description of the Business
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Description of the Business  
Description of the Business

1. Description of the Business

K12 Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“K12” or the “Company”), is a technology-based education company. The Company offers proprietary and third party curriculum, software systems and educational services designed to facilitate individualized learning for students primarily in kindergarten through 12th grade, or K-12. The Company’s learning systems combine curriculum, instruction and related support services to create an individualized learning approach. The Company’s learning systems are well-suited for virtual and blended public schools, school districts, charter schools, and private schools that utilize varying degrees of online and traditional classroom instruction, and other educational applications. These products and services are provided through three lines of business:

 

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Managed Public School Programs – programs which offer an integrated package of systems, services, products, and professional expertise that K12 administers to support an online or blended public school, including: administrative support (e.g., budget proposals, financial reporting, student data reporting, and staff recruitment), information technology and provisioning, academic support services, curriculum, learning systems, and instructional services;

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Institutional – Non-managed Public School Programs – programs which provide instruction, curriculum, supplemental courses, marketing, enrollment and other educational services where K12 does not provide primary administrative support services, and Institutional Software and Services – educational software and services provided to school districts, public schools and other educational institutions; and

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Private Pay Schools and Other – private schools for which the Company charges student tuition and makes direct consumer sales.

 

The Company works closely as a partner with public schools, school districts, charter schools and private schools, enabling them to offer their students an array of solutions, including full-time virtual programs, semester courses and supplemental solutions. In addition to curriculum, systems and programs, the Company provides teacher training, teaching services, and other academic and technology support services.