Jay Heap
Director of Virtual Learning for the State of Georgia. Georgia Virtual School
Jay has been involved with online learning including teaching, content development, and administration since 2005. He was instrumental in creating the Georgia Credit Recovery program, a free program available to all Georgia public school students. Serving as the Manager of Curriculum development for 2 years, he implemented a process for in house course revision and creation that is current being used in Georgia with learning material shared across the state and nation. Jay currently serves as the Director of Virtual Learning for the Georgia Department of Education, operating the Georgia Virtual School and increasing digital learning throughout the state. He holds a B.S. Degree in Business Education, and a Master’s degree in Adult Learning/Distance Education and an Education Specialist degree in Educational Leadership and is also a certified project manager.
