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Board approves Edmentum online curriculum and increases reliance on staffing vendors as special‑education vacancies remain high
Summary
Trustees voted to adopt Edmentum (Courseware) to replace the district's current online platform for independent study and credit recovery; separate votes increased contracting for staffing agencies to fill dozens of instructional‑aide and LVN vacancies amid a national shortage.
The Paramount board approved a contract to adopt Edmentum (Courseware) as the district’s online curriculum platform for independent study and credit recovery at the high school level, following a pilot conducted at Buenav Vista.
District presenters said Edmentum provides a more rigorous set of A‑G‑aligned courses than the district’s prior platform (e‑genuity) and offers features intended to better support students with IEPs and English‑learner needs. Dr. Amanda Bentley, director…
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