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Annandale updates Access Learning Academy pilot, buys Edmentum licenses and names provisional behavior interventionist
Summary
District staff reported initial enrollment for the new Access Learning Academy, purchased 30 Edmentum online-learning licenses, received provisional approval for a behavior interventionist shared across programs, and said summer school enrollment and funding changes will help sustain the pilot.
District administrators described early implementation steps for the Access Learning Academy (ALA), the district’s alternative- and online-learning pilot, and the board heard details about staffing, enrollment and funding for summer offerings.
Charlie told the board the district has begun enrolling students in ALA and recorded its first official enrollee last week. The district has purchased 30 licenses for Edmentum to provide online-course offerings and an external provider option for courses the district does not offer in-person. Charlie said the district will pilot online instruction for work-experience students and that 8 students were, at last check, choosing an online pathway while others pursue hands-on classes at Annandale High School.
Administrators said they received provisional approval for a behavior interventionist who will serve both Annandale High School and Access Learning Academy and will work both in targeted interventions and tiered instruction to reduce at‑risk behaviors.
Charlie also reported approximately 25 students enrolled for summer school this year — summer programming that the district said will receive roughly 70% of regular school-day funding this year compared with a much lower share in previous years; administrators said that change will improve the financial sustainability of summer offerings and provide flexibility to serve students in credit recovery or supplemental programs.
Board members asked clarifying questions about current work-experience enrollment (Charlie reported 36 students currently in work experience, 22 seniors and 14 juniors) and about role definition as the program expands. Charlie said the district has space reserved in the media center to host ALA programming and will continue to define staff roles and capacity during the pilot phase.
Next steps include continued role definition, staffing decisions tied to the district’s ALP enrollment and a follow-up discussion at future meetings as the pilot progresses.
