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Board approves Accelerate Education as districtwide online-learning platform
Summary
After a multi-year review and quarter-long pilot, the Kennewick School District Board approved Accelerate Education for K–12 online learning, with staff reporting similar estimated costs to current vendors and pilot feedback showing stronger content and customization.
Alyssa St. Hilaire, an instructional staff member who led the district’s two-year review of online programs, recommended the board adopt Accelerate Education as the district’s K–12 online-learning curriculum after pilots at McBee/Cascades/primary sites and at Endeavor High School and Southridge.
St. Hilaire told the board the district considered seven programs, narrowed the list to three, and piloted Accelerate in elementary grades 2–3 and in high-school settings for a quarter.…
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