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Principal outlines blended‑learning pilot for juniors and seniors
Summary
The district principal proposed piloting blended learning next school year for qualifying juniors and seniors, starting with one remote learning day per week and staff training; board members asked about eligibility criteria, teacher workload and measures to prevent the program from being perceived as a day off.
The principal presented a proposal to pilot blended learning for qualifying juniors and seniors, framing it as a way to increase student responsibility and free teachers to provide targeted remediation to students who remain on campus.
The principal said blended learning would initially target juniors and seniors who meet academic requirements and that lessons would be delivered through Google Classroom; students who do not qualify would remain in class for in‑person instruction and additional teacher support. He emphasized the program is not meant to give eligible students a day off: "The idea there isn't to give them a day off...the idea is to incorporate a whole bunch of different things," the principal said.
Board members questioned whether eligibility should be based on course‑by‑course performance or an overall GPA. The principal said eligibility would be determined by an overall GPA threshold (examples discussed ranged from a top‑percentile approach to a specific cutoff such as 3.0 or higher), and teachers could request that individual students attend on a blended day if they fell behind in a particular course. The board and staff noted Google Classroom and the district—s 1:1 Chromebook program already provide much of the technical infrastructure.
The principal told the board a subcommittee of teachers and staff had surveyed faculty and that staff training and a blended‑learning handbook are in development; an early‑release staff day in April will be used to work through details. He also said Saint Clair (a district with prior experience) had helped inform planning, and the district intends to adapt other models to local needs rather than copy a different district wholesale.
No formal vote was taken; the board asked staff to continue developing eligibility criteria and implementation timelines so the district can return with a formal plan.
