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Board discusses Spartan Flex Academy proposal to re-engage virtual students
Summary
Board members heard a proposal to create a Spartan Flex Academy — a flexible, in-person hybrid program aimed at students currently enrolled in fully virtual programs — that would offer transportation, access to career-center programs and athletics while requiring regular in-person hours; the plan remains under development.
The Fayette County School Corporation board discussed a proposal on June 9 for a Spartan Flex Academy, a flexible-learning site intended to re-engage students who are currently enrolled in fully virtual programs.
Administration described the concept as a hybrid, in-person bridge for students who have been fully virtual: the initial model would serve grades 7–12, use the existing SLC facility, require a semester of prior alternative placement in some cases, and ask students to attend for a set number of hours per week (an initial figure of nine hours was discussed). The program would provide in-person supervision, live-teacher access via a digital platform, transportation to and from the site and potential access to free meals and the career center. Administrators emphasized the goal of offering students access to extracurriculars and career-center courses that virtual enrollment currently prevents.
Administrators walked the board through financial considerations: the district receives roughly $8,000 per pupil (with a reported 85% revenue share when coded in certain ways), but administration estimated roughly $2,000 per pupil to purchase a live-online program and additional overhead for staff and transportation; initial modeling suggested a modest net could be possible at scale but that the program’s main goal would be student re-engagement rather than immediate profit.
Board members asked about transportation logistics, homeschool and partial-enrollment implications, graduation-rate impacts if partial enrollees fail to complete courses with the district, and summer school reimbursement challenges. Administration said they will publish further details publicly and continue work over the summer to finalize logistics and funding models.
