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LYON COUNTY online program staff say 510 enrolled, warn current staffing of 3.5 teachers is unsustainable
Summary
Online program teachers and staff told the board the district's Y Online program has grown to 510 students with the same small staff that was planned for 350, producing caseloads they say are unsupportable and putting course completion and graduation measures at risk.
Program staff and an online teacher told the board the district's Y Online distance-education program has exceeded its planned capacity and needs additional staff. Presenters said historical enrollment and current semester numbers show rapid, sustained growth that the program's existing staffing cannot manage.
"This semester, we have 510 students so far," an online program representative told trustees during public comment, saying the program had planned staffing for 350 students and that enrollment has risen each semester. The speaker said the program currently has "over 3,038 classes for our 510 students to manage between our…
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