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School board approves renewal of Edgenuity contract for credit recovery and Granville Academy instruction
Summary
The Granville County School Board approved renewal of an Edgenuity contract to continue online credit-recovery options and to expand use at Granville Academy; board members asked about cost, data privacy and parent outreach.
The Granville County School Board on a motion by Miss Russell and second by Miss Wallace approved renewal of the district's contract with Edgenuity to continue using the platform for credit recovery and to expand its use at Granville Academy.
The contract renewal, presented by Jamar Perry, a Granville County Schools staff member, keeps Edgenuity as an option for students who need to earn or recover high-school credits and adds use of the platform for the high-school portion of Granville Academy. "Edgenuity has been currently used in our district, at Phoenix Academy," Perry said, describing the platform's role for credit recovery, summer completion and for some middle- and elementary-level modules.
Why it matters: Board members said the platform can help seniors finish credits quickly and could raise on-time graduation rates when students accelerate coursework. Perry said students complete a pretest so they do not have to repeat material they already know and that many students working on Edgenuity in summer finished courses early.
Board discussion focused on three topics: pace and academic integrity, cost and parental notification. A board member asked whether a student short one credit could finish enough work in several days to graduate on time; Perry answered that because the platform is self‑paced, students can accelerate after a pretest and earn the unit if they reach a passing grade. "Because it's at their pace ... they're gonna do a pretest, posttest assessment to kinda see what what knowledge you already have about the subject and then move them along," Perry said.
On cost, a board member asked about the contract price "like, 614,000 and some dollars?" Perry said the added feature this year is using Edgenuity at Granville Academy, which reduces staffing needs at that school and will yield some savings compared with continuing multiple, smaller platforms. The transcript record indicates the approximate contract amount was discussed but does not provide a formal line-item in the meeting materials.
On data privacy, Perry said the district registers students with limited information for Edgenuity and that final grades are imported into Infinite Campus; he said Edgenuity does not receive full personally identifiable data such as Social Security numbers or home addresses. "Edgenuity would not have hold of that information because we register these students with very basic information," Perry said.
Board members also pressed whether parents were being notified of the option. Perry said the option is listed in the registration handbook and that parents can monitor student progress through the parent portal; he added the district would emphasize counselor and principal communication so families are aware of accelerated options.
The contract was presented for approval and the board approved it in open session. The board directed staff to provide any follow-up information requested by members about parent outreach and operational rollout at Granville Academy.
What to watch: The district will transition Granville Academy high-school instruction onto the platform and provide professional development support for staff during the move.
