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Waynesboro Area School Board hears presentation on cyberschool

July 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Cyberschool is rapidly gaining appeal throughout the United States. Tuesday evening, Waynesboro School Board directors viewed a PowerPoint presentation about how their participation in the Franklin Virtual Academy can benefit the district and its students.

Todd Tritle, coordinator of Greencastle-Antrim’s Blended Schools, gave the PowerPoint showing how FVA is beneficial, provides students flexibility and will save districts money, especially if more students enroll.

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Chichester School District adding two new programs

July 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

UPPER CHICHESTER — Chichester School District officials will implement two new programs designed to streamline student record-keeping and enhance its cyberschool offerings.

School board members voted at the board’s last business meeting to purchase a Powerschool Student Information Management System, saying that it will help teachers, parents and students keep track of every aspect of student learning, from attendance to grades to curriculum.

“(The program) will better integrate our various data systems and allow us to much more quickly assess and improve student instruction,” board president Howard Adams said. “It also has a much more robust, and near real-time, attendance feature, along with a much improved parent portal.”

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Alternative-education option discussed

January 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Boyertown School District is looking to use the county intermediate unit’s cyber charter school to teach its alternative-education students.

While officially not a charter school or a cyberschool, Berks Online Learning allows students to complete individual courses or entire grade years using any computer connected to the Internet.

The program has between 65 and 70 students enrolled from five county school districts: Antietam, Gov. Mifflin, Schuylkill Valley, Twin Valley and Oley Valley.

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Boyertown Area School District pursues cyberschool option

January 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

BOYERTOWN –– Boyertown Area School District is looking towards the future with new methods of education.

In a January school board meeting, Boyertown will vote to enter an arrangement with the Berks County Intermediate Unit to pursue a cyberschool program.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dion Betts said Berks Online Learning will be presenting at the January 11, 2011 board meeting.where the board will vote on entering into an arrangement with the BCIU.

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BOYERTOWN –– Boyertown Area School District is looking towards the future with new methods of education.

In a January school board meeting, Boyertown will vote to enter an arrangement with the Berks County Intermediate Unit to pursue a cyberschool program.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dion Betts said Berks Online Learning will be presenting at the January 11, 2011 board meeting.where the board will vote on entering into an arrangement with the BCIU.

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Ligonier Valley talks break down

August 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Cunkelman, who was swept into office in the November election on a pro-consolidation ticket with two other candidates, testified he heard reports that as many as 50 Laurel Valley students could be pulled from the classroom and enrolled in a cyberschool program, which costs the district up to $14,000 a year per child.

“I don’t think I should be held hostage by these people when considering the whole district. That’s blackmail,” Cunkelman testified.

Estimates are that at least 30 and as many as 50 Laurel Valley students could attend cyberschool, meaning the district would have to pay up to an additional $700,000 this year.

A study conducted by the school board last year found that by merging the schools the district could save up to $1.2 million but as little as $800,000.

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