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Homeschool Connections program expands to 59 students; board hears staffing pressure and outreach ideas
Summary
Program lead Britt Porterfield told the board Homeschool Connections grew to 59 students this year (about 33 FTEs), with 24 new homeschool-background students and 17 from public schools; administration flagged near‑term staffing pressure as caseload approaches 60 and discussed outreach to Piedmont Valley areas.
Britt Porterfield updated the board on the district’s Homeschool Connections program, saying the program is in its second year and has grown to 59 enrolled students, representing roughly 33 full‑time‑equivalent positions when coursework loads are combined. "We're at 59 kids, and that's up from... we added 21 kids this year," Porterfield told the board, and she described the program’s breakdown by grade and delivery mode (in‑person, strictly online, and hybrid).
Porterfield said roughly 19 of the enrollees are middle‑school students and identified staffing concerns: the program currently operates with one teacher plus Porterfield; she said caseload and communications work are approaching a point where additional staff would be needed to sustain growth. She offered outreach options, including adding an in‑person outreach option in the Piedmont Valley area to reduce transportation burdens and potentially expand enrollment; the board asked administration to monitor assessments, surveys and program outcomes and to return with staffing and budget implications.
