Nearly a year of remote teaching has been tough on a lot of students, but some kids have done well working alone.
The Alamance-Burlington Schools Virtual Academy will start taking applications in the spring and open in July, according to Angela Bost, deputy superintendent with the Alamance-Burlington School System.
The academy would officially be ABSS’ 37th school with a full-time staff remotely teaching sixth through 12th grades.
Students would follow the same curriculum as the rest of the district but come to campus only rarely for things like end-of-course testing. Students could take classes from the North Carolina Virtual Public School when they are not offered locally.
Bost said students would probably need to commit to a year at the academy so ABSS would know how much staff is needed.
Similar to the ABSS Early College at ACC, Virtual Academy students could participate in extracurricular activities and sports through other ABSS schools, Bost said, but there were a lot of decisions yet to be made.
The Alamance-Burlington Board of Education supports the idea. The next step, Bost said, is to apply for a unique school code from the state. After that, administrators will work out staffing and budget details.
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Isaac Groves is the Alamance County government watchdog reporter for the Times-News and the USA Today Network. Call or text 919-998-8039 with tips and comments or follow on Twitter @TNIGroves.
