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Rollsberg Opportunity Center reports high virtual-learning success, board weighs new platform
Summary
The board heard that virtual enrollment at the Rollsberg Opportunity Center rose from 58 to 65 students across fall and spring with reported success rates of about 90–93%; administrators said some course offerings via the current vendor do not align to West Virginia standards and the district is exploring a platform used by another West Virginia district.
Miss Danny Kelly, principal of the Rollsberg Opportunity Center, told the Preston County Board of Education on June 22 that the center’s virtual program enrolled 58 students in the fall and 65 in the spring and reported a roughly 90% success rate in the fall and 93% in the spring. “In the fall we had 58 students. In the spring, we had 65. And our success rate in the fall was 90%… in the spring semester, we were 93% successful,” Kelly said.
Kelly said some required courses are not available or properly aligned through the district’s current vendor (identified in the packet as Adventum), naming West Virginia studies and personal finance as examples where alignment was lacking. She said the district is investigating an alternative platform presented by another West Virginia district (referred to in district materials as a Canal/Canala County Schools platform) that would provide West Virginia teachers, closer curriculum alignment and lower cost.
The board discussed next steps for evaluating a vendor change. Administration said a representative from the other district may be invited to present at an early July meeting for deeper review of curriculum alignment, cost and the platform’s coaching support. Superintendent Martin confirmed the district had included the Canal County materials in the packet and would work to schedule a presenter.
Kelly also updated the board on after-school programming and the 21st Century grant: she said meeting minimum daily attendance thresholds has been challenging (88 required for elementary, 66 for high school), which reduced some funding, but highlighted strong growth on I-Ready results for multiple elementary sites. She noted the program served dinner at the high school for the first time and said the district wants to increase overall enrollment in extended-learning opportunities.
Administration said it will return with further vendor information and a potential schedule for a demonstration and Q&A with the platform’s representatives.
The board took no final action on platform procurement at the meeting.
