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Centennial Virtual Academy reports enrollment growth, learning-lab expansion and 91% high-school graduation rate for multi-term students
Summary
CVA leaders told the board the program served roughly 275 students across grade bands, expanded on-site learning labs at Centennial High School and reported positive attendance and benchmark results; CVA staff described next steps including literacy focus and broader in-person supports.
Centennial Virtual Academy leaders updated the school board May 28 on the program's first full year operating under the district's program model, describing how on-site learning labs, regular synchronous instruction and targeted supports contributed to attendance and credit recovery gains.
CVA Director (Dr.) Ramberg said the program served approximately 25 elementary, 50 middle and 200 high-school students during the year and that staff also supported roughly 400 additional course enrollments via the CHS learning lab, where on-campus learners can access instructor support. "Centennial Virtual Academy serves each elementary, middle, and high school in Centennial School District," Ramberg said. He described the learning lab as a hybrid space where students from CHS can take online courses while receiving adult support on campus.
Ramberg highlighted student-survey results and assessment markers: kindergarten-through-fifth-grade students reported high belonging (91% in the survey cited), middle school advisory attendance was strong, and high-school work showed fewer D's and F's in the second trimester with positive effects on credit completion and on-time graduation. He noted a 91% graduation rate for students enrolled two or more terms in the CVA program in the prior year.
Staff described classroom and learning-space improvements after on-site conversions at Meadows Elementary and Centennial High School that created distinct teaching zones and quieter, better-appointed spaces for in-person learning and testing. The program's next steps include continued emphasis on literacy and critical content standards, daily advisory, more in-person access to instructors, and work with curriculum staff on integrating effective educational uses of AI.
Board members asked about hybrid participation and primary-grade enrollment. Ramberg said k'2 students benefit from on-site foundational reading instruction and that the program would prioritize k'2 on-ground access if enrollment is small; he said some curriculum elements (the Edgenuity platform) require grade-level reading competency for higher-grade online learning.
Ramberg said the district's CVA staff intend to continue building relationships with host schools and expand the learning-lab hybrid model "to provide our students and caregivers more academic rigor combined with excellent communication."
