The Waynesboro School Board voted unanimously Thursday to offer a virtual high school to students.
Online courses will be offered this year through CompuHigh, which has provided summer school courses for the district the past two summers.
“I’ve been very impressed with CompuHigh,” said Sue Wright, director of instruction for the district. “They will not accept an assignment until it meets a certain standard.”
While the specifics of a one-year contract are still being negotiated, Waynesboro schools and CompuHigh officials said they hope to limit enrollment in the virtual school to about 15 students.
Students will have access to guidance counselors and teachers as needed and may participate in extracurricular activities.
CompuHigh representative Robin Poole said she expected the school to be made up mostly of previously home-schooled students.
Legislation signed into law earlier this year requires 10 percent of students enrolled in a virtual schools program come from outside the district offering the classes.
“The reasoning is to allow different choices in public education, so that students don’t have to attend school in the districts they live in,” Poole said of the law.
CompuHigh is accredited by a nationally recognized body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
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