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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would be great if they could use VA to supplement options at home school, like offer a broader range of languages and let kids at regular HS take a virtual class.  There are ways it could be good and have more use, but probably not the way it’s being done.  For younger kids, they should probably just improve the existing program for chronically ill children.[/quote]

This was the plan originally but not funded.  [b]The younger kids program changed last year to live teaching from this surveys asynchronous.[/b]   So, why aren’t they showing last years data with the school changes?   [/quote]

The report says that only social studies and science were asynchronous, but the other subjects (including English and math) were synchronous and delivered much the same as in-person instruction. It's not GREAT that those subjects were asynchronous, but it also does not account for the lagging test scores.

As for why data from this year or last year isn't reflected, these sorts of evaluations don't take place every year. In terms of methodology, it's common to check in on initiatives every 3 years or so, allowing evaluator time to be spread across pilot projects. [/quote]

The live teaching was not full teaching in those subjects like it is now so to use the first year as your data point when the school was not adequately given enough teachers is an unfair representation of the school.  And, they don’t break down medically fragile kids, special need kids and many other factors.  The board or any admin have come to meetings and talked to families on their experiences or needs and wants and is just throwing the school under the bus because they failed to manage the budget due to their poor decisions.

Sone of us will leave mcps if they get rid of the program, but maybe that’s what they want. [/quote]

It sounds like a different school would better fit your objectives. Maybe you can get the Turpins to teach virtually from their prison cells.[/quote]

I feel sorry for your kids that they have a parent with this nasty attitude and don't care that maybe it is working for some students.  Why do you even care?  What is your agenda?  It has zero impacts on you.[/quote]

Of course it does. Budgets are zero-sum. Each dollar spent on VA is a dollar not going to more effective programs and resources.[/quote]

The cost is minimal compared to many other wasteful things mcps does.  It has. Sri impact on you. [/quote]

It's an ongoing program (for now) that costs millions of dollars a year to operate. Everyone here seems to acknowledge that it can't go on in its current form, so some people are proposing that we expand it in ways that will make even more expensive. Of course there's a budget impact.[/quote]

Yes, it's almost as expensive as what they spent on bocce equipment for PE.[/quote]

Do you honestly believe that is accurate?[/quote]

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