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Students and parents criticize online courses as Raytown board renews Edgenuity contract and approves several curriculum purchases
Summary
Public commenters told the board that moving low-enrollment AP and elective courses online would reduce quality and access; the board approved an $85,510 Edgenuity renewal and multiple curriculum and technology contracts including a $601,000 K–5 science adoption and a $65,013.33 annual web-filtering service.
Several parents and students urged the Raytown Quality School District board on May 12 to preserve upper-level electives and avoid moving small AP and fine-arts classes to online or combined Zoom sections.
Student Athena Hoffman told the board she had poor experiences with online programs during remote learning and warned that combining low-enrollment AP or arts classes via Zoom or third-party platforms would reduce course quality and lead to lost credits. "There's a national teacher shortage, yes, but now in our district, it seems there's a shortage for quality education among AP classes," she said, criticizing prior use of platforms including Edgenuity, CommonLit and Elevate.
Parent Erica Siccardi said…
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