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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

It wouldn't simply "shift" money around because a school doesn't suddenly become $18k less expensive to operate when one student moves out. Adding virtual programs would increase the overall costs of schools.[/quote]

Umm, no.  Fewer students means fewer teachers, fewer portables, less subsidy of lunches, fewer buildings and fewer buses.[/quote]

But one or two fewer students at a school doesn't allow you to have fewer teachers, fewer portables, fewer buildings or fewer buses. [/quote]

System wide, there were not 1-2 students, there were enough to consolidate.  Time to get more nimble.[/quote]

First, they stopped allowing students to enter so numbers were artificially lower, second, it still reduces class sizes which is good.  Closing the MVA was planned well in advance, at least a year.  It was obvious to some of us but the Deans lied and kept denying it when asked.  [/quote]

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