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K-8 virtual program reports enrollment growth, adds counseling and parent-partnership expansion

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K-8 virtual principal Brenda Maloney told the board the program now serves about 205 students; a parent-partnership homeschool option grew to 29 students this year and the school added counseling, life-coaching and in-person tutoring as part of an effort to recruit students back to the district.

Brenda Maloney, principal of K-8 Virtual, told the Yakima School Board that the district’s online K–8 program has 205 enrolled students and that the parent-partnership homeschool option grew from a handful to 29 students this year.

Maloney said the parent-partnership model allows families to select curriculum while receiving district guidance, in-person tutoring and access to…

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