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Superintendent proposes district-run K–12 online program to retain students
Summary
Superintendent Gross outlined plans for a Grand Rapids Area Schools-run online program delivered with a private provider to offer K–12 synchronous and asynchronous options, with a goal of bringing back an estimated 65–75 students and creating a district online school site.
Superintendent Gross briefed the board on plans to establish a district-run K–12 online program, saying the objective is to retain and return students currently enrolled elsewhere in online or homeschool programs while maintaining a focus on face-to-face learning.
Gross said roughly 430 students in the region currently enroll in online or homeschool programs and that the district conservatively expects to return about 65–75 students (roughly 5–6 per grade) if a district option is available. The proposed model would offer full-time online elementary enrollment and full- or part-time secondary enrollment; the courses would be delivered asynchronously with licensed…
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