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Board approves changes to Family Academy and hybrid/ISP supports; internet stipend clarified
Summary
Administrators outlined changes moving independent‑study students into on‑campus support, requiring proctored final assessments for VFA/BFA students, instituting three progress checks per semester and limiting routine district‑paid internet to families who qualify for free/reduced benefits. Board members asked for family outreach.
Superintendent (S2) presented several changes to the district’s Family Academy (VFA/BFA) programs meant to increase academic accountability and support. S2 said independent study (ISP) students who previously used the offsite house will be relocated to a district‑run student success program on campus with staff support. "No longer can you go to BFA and say, I wanna go to BFA. You have to register here," S2 said, emphasizing enrollment procedures and that the state treats the program as an alternative placement rather than homeschool.
S2 also described assessment and monitoring changes: VFA students will take a proctored final exam at the BFA house, will receive three progress checks per semester, and could be placed on a PEP plan if they fail to make progress. Financial clarifications included continuing stipends for students ($1,600 secondary; $1,000 elementary) but stopping routine district payment for home internet; the district will pay only for families that meet free/reduced eligibility. Board members signaled they will convene meetings with VFA families to explain the changes.
