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Randolph schools superintendent recommends closing Virtual Academy at Randolph; board moves to set public hearing
Summary
Superintendent presented a study recommending the Virtual Academy at Randolph close at the end of the 2024–25 school year citing declining enrollment and rising per‑student costs; board members moved and seconded to set a public hearing for May 19, 2025, but a vote on the hearing was not recorded in the transcript.
Superintendent (name not specified) presented a study of the Virtual Academy at Randolph on May 19, 2025, telling the Randolph County Board of Education the district has spent about $1,271,000 on the program and that enrollment and state allotments no longer support keeping the school open.
The superintendent said the academy opened for the 2021–22 school year to provide a K–8 remote option during the COVID‑19 pandemic and to avoid compelling K–8 teachers to simultaneously teach in‑person and remote classes. The study, he said, shows that demand for a district-run virtual K–8 school has fallen since pandemic peaks and that, as of March 31, 2025, only 48 students had committed to the 2025–26 school year.
Why this matters: closing a publicly run virtual school would shift students back to the in‑person schools where, the superintendent said, state and local allotment funding and transportation would follow the students. The board must follow the statutory…
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