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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think MD should create a virtual academy for the entire state. [/quote]

The bill encourages districts that aren’t able to create their own virtual academy to team up with other districts and share academies. So maybe they all end up teaming up with whatever district has the best program and essentially create a state wide school. But the state isn’t going to do that via the bill that’s proposed - it puts the mandate on each district to figure it out. 
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You realize that a state wide program would cost more and be paid out of MCPS funds.  Why do you keep pushing it?   It’s not what anyone wants. The money is there.  [/quote]

That’s right. The money follows the student. So if MCPS reinstitutes the virtual academy, it just takes money away from whatever in-person school the now virtual student attends and shifts it to the virtual program. Not sure how MCPS reported to the state legislature that closing the MVA saved the county millions. It should have been pretty neutral since they money is there and is just shifting around from brick and mortar schools to the online program. [/quote]

How is this a problem?  Kids should have their needs met.  A good number of kids left MCPS so that money is lost now.  Kids are not necessarily going to go to in-person because someone like you decides they should when their parents, doctors or just their personal wants say they are best in virtual.  Why do you think you should decide for another family and the numbers are small enough per schol its not a huge deal if 2-10 kids per school go virtual.[/quote]

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