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[quote=Anonymous]The demand that the state run the VA is silly.  Each school system runs their educational programs and has their own VA.  Our state doesn't run any actual schools nor have they or would they.   If you contact the state, which I have, they recommend two private virtual programs that they approved that are private pay.  We were happy to private pay for a program but not all families can afford it.  BUT, and the big BUT, was we wanted a program that was equal to in person, with live teaching.  The private programs were basically self-study programs with check ins every so often.  They did not have live teaching and at best had a few videos.  There is zero reason to pay for that kind of program if you are basically homeschooling.  You can argue all you want for a state run program but its not happening.

MCPS has been clear that they have continued funding for years to come and this is a program here to stay.  Its no different than them opening up a new elementary, middle or high school.  We desperately need more schools, not less to alive overcrowding.  Especially during covid.

Having a VA takes nothing away from kids in person.  It doesn't impact your kids.  If anything, it reduces the number of kids in person, and during covid it makes it safer.  If its not right for your family, that's ok.  But, it is right for many of ours for a variety of reasons, including covid.  It takes up far less financial resources as we don't utilize any physical space (except the administrators have some office space) and all the expenses and staff that go along with that.  We don't have any sports or activities, to less expenses.  We don't get transportation, so less expenses. We don't use any supplies from copy paper to toilet paper.   The only thing we get, if you choose to take it, is a chrome book (and many families who can afford it are using their own computers as the chrome books are pretty bad).  And, in person students now each have their own computer.

The families in VA fully support those who choose to go back in person.  That was the right choice for those families/your families, but for others of us VA was the right decision.  Many of us do hope to go back, some plan to stay long term.  What ever the reason is, its great to have choices within MCPS so we can all have our needs met.

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