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Superintendent raises concerns about online school and staffing amid budget cuts
Summary
Superintendent Ingrid Colvard told the board the district—aces funding and performance challenges with its online school and is considering not continuing it; staffing updates and a potential elementary math pilot with WSU were also discussed.
Superintendent Ingrid Colvard used her report to flag several operational issues for the board, highlighting concerns about the district—s online program and staffing changes. "The online school has been challenging. Kids are failing out of it and it—s a big concern," Colvard said, and she noted that legislative cuts to online-school funding have left the district paying substantial costs to support the program.
Colvard also reported that the move between buildings is complete, the PLC guiding coalition will be reduced to seven teacher representatives to align with two campuses, and staffing changes include an art teacher resignation and a bus driver returning after a prior reduction. She said the district will likely notify state authorities about the online program by the February 1 deadline but added the board may be told the decision this week. Colvard also said she is exploring an elementary math partnership with WSU and seeking cost coverage for a pilot program.
