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Board hears update on Innovative Learning Center, district outlines placements and capacity
Summary
Supervisors described the Innovative Learning Center's four-program model, current enrollments and referral process for behavior-support placements; board members pressed for clarity on capacity and outcomes.
Washington County Public Schools administrators briefed the Board of Education on the district's Innovative Learning Center (ILC), a consolidated alternative-secondary program that now houses virtual instruction, extended (evening/after-school) courses, an "elected" in-person option and behavior-support ("supported") programming.
Dr. Jennifer Webster, associate superintendent for administration and leadership, told the board the ILC brings previously separate programs together under one principal and one team to create both staffing efficiencies and a single point of contact for families seeking nontraditional secondary options.
District staff reported enrollment and program counts as of December: 119 students in the extended program (after-school/evening classes), 31 students in the elected in-person program (students who applied to opt in), 60 students in the supported behavior program, 10 students in an enhanced Summit special-education classroom, and an overall…
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