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Lapeer schools outline virtual-learning gains, new AI guidelines and business internships
Summary
The Lapeer Community Schools’ Center for Innovation and Littler Virtual Partnership reported higher pass rates, explicit artificial-intelligence guidance for students and families, and business internships that led to a student hire during the March board meeting.
The Lapeer Community School Board heard a detailed report on virtual learning, artificial-intelligence (AI) guidance and business partnerships on March 25.
Center for Innovation Director Shad Stills told the board the district’s benchmark goal is to “provide every child access to an aligned high-quality curriculum from early childhood to postsecondary.” He reported improvements in one district metric: first-semester pass rates for students taking virtual courses reached 77 percent, the highest in nearly seven years of tracking the data.
The nut of the presentation was how the district supports different virtual students: full-time virtual students (three or more virtual courses), “onesie/twosie” students who take one or two online classes while attending in person, students enrolled through the Littler Virtual Partnership (LVP) and students at the alternative Community High/Center for Innovation (CFI). Stills said the district now serves roughly 370–390 full-time virtual students and about 550 total students across the district’s virtual programs, up about 100 full-time…
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