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[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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That's the problem. There's no existing governance structure for districts to pair up, and no clear way to create one. But there is already precedent for the state to approve private online classes.

We could go with a model that pays for such programs based on need, similar to existing private placement processes for SPED. Or Maryland could adopt a voucher program for private schools.

Almost anything would be better than trying to have individual districts attempt to create virtual programs for a tiny number of students.[/quote]

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