Episode #18
From First Click to Graduation with Amber Rhodes: Enrollment & Records in a Virtual School
Every student’s journey through school depends on accurate enrollment and records, even though much of that work happens behind the scenes. In this episode of GCA Unmuted: Voices of Virtual Education , Amber Rhodes, District Registrar at Georgia Cyber Academy, takes us inside the systems that support students from their first application through graduation. She shares what enrollment and records look like in a statewide virtual school and why accuracy, communication, and careful coordination matter at every stage. The conversation explores how GCA manages enrollment at scale, keeps student records accurate over time, and works alongside families, counselors, graduation coaches, and other teams across the school. Amber also discusses common questions families have about enrollment and what it takes to manage a high volume of records without losing sight of the individual student behind each one. This episode offers a closer look at one of the essential systems that keeps a virtual school running and supports students throughout their GCA journey. Thanks for listening to GCA Unmuted: Voices of Virtual Education , a podcast documenting how virtual school works in practice at Georgia Cyber Academy. Each episode features educators, staff, and leaders sharing real stories and systems that support teaching and learning in a virtual environment. Learn more about the podcast and explore past episodes at: https://www.georgiacyber.org/about/unmuted You can also watch full episodes and highlights on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GCAchampions
