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Board approves $15,000 annual contract with Subject Technologies for virtual learning
Summary
The board voted to contract with Subject Technologies (Subject.com) for an annual fee of $15,000 to provide online middle- and high-school coursework; members said the district will keep a local teacher to support students and noted prior spending of roughly $160,000 with the ESD.
Milton-Freewater Unified School District 7 approved a one-year contract with Subject Technologies Incorporated for the district's online coursework, with board members recording an annual fee of $15,000.
Presenters described a multi-month pilot involving middle- and high-school students and said the district previously spent about $160,000 through the ESD for 6–12 online services. The board discussed whether the new contract would replace the district's virtual learning academy model; presenters said it would replace the prior vendor model but the district will retain a local teacher for regular check-ins and to provide special education and ELL services. A board member read the motion noting an "annual fee of $15,000 annually," and the motion carried by voice vote.
Members stressed that students enrolled online would remain district students eligible for state funding and local supports. The board also confirmed that ESD-offered classes not available on Subject.com (for example, an officiating class) could still be accessed through the ESD. The contract was approved with no recorded opposing votes in the transcript.
