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Online program teachers warn district that staffing shortfall threatens course completion and graduation rates
Summary
Staff from the district’s online program told trustees the program is operating far above planned capacity; teachers said caseloads have risen to levels they cannot sustain and urged the board to allocate additional staffing based on documented growth.
Teachers and program leaders for Lyon County School District’s online (distance education) program told the board the program has rapidly outgrown its original staffing plan and warned the board the district could miss course-completion and graduation targets unless more staff are assigned.
An online-teaching representative presented detailed caseload figures: the program has enrolled roughly 510 students this semester (up from a 2020…
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