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[quote=Anonymous]I do think that there should be a public/free virtual education option in Maryland.  If money were no object having MCPS pay for and run a virtual program for kids with a documented need for virtual makes sense.   If we are in a money crunch it makes more sense to push Maryland to approve a virtual public like other states have done.  It also likely makes more sense for now for  MCPS to pay for individuals students who for documented reasons need a virtual option to enroll in a Maryland accredited virtual program just as MCPS pays for private school on a case by case basis for special needs students. Medically fragile students or students who live with medically fragile adults should have an option beside ISS or risking illness.  Students who have severe social anxiety may also need this option, and I am sure there are more examples. But having some students need virtual does not mean MCPS has the money to run a virtual academy just as MCPS does not run schools to meet the needs of all special education students.  MCPS must provide an appropriate education but financially that might mean paying for virtual seats at an accredited privately run virtual school.  Looking briefly online k12, an online program some states use for virtual public, costs a bit less then 5,00.00 per year for k-5.  And it looks like MCPS spends toughly 17,000 per student.  So on rough math alone it would be cheaper to pay per student as needed for an already established virtual program then to run the program.  (I am no expert but just thinking there must be a compromise somehow that deals with MCPS not being able to afford to run a virtual school while GIVING students who need virtual access to a virtual option.)[/quote]

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