The Humboldt [Arizona] School District Governing Board Tuesday evening approved spending $51,000 to develop an online school that will open Jan. 1 2010. HUSD hopes to recoup the money it is losing when students enroll in out-of-district online programs.
According to school officials, the district lost $278,306 in average daily membership (ADM) revenue for high school students participating in online classes from July 1, 2008, through Aug. 29, 2009. Officials estimate an additional ADM loss of $50,400 for students currently enrolled in an online school.
The district received quotes from three vendors to provide mentor training, credit recovery courses and system management for the online school.
HUSD Superintendent Dr. Henry Schmitt recommended that the board accept Aventa Learning’s low bid of $19,250. The district also received quotes from InnovatEd ($35,000) and National Distance Learning Educational Program ($45,000).
Schmitt said he thought Aventa Learning’s bid was low because “it really wants our business, and it already has Blackboard in place.”
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Humboldt Unified will introduce online school in January by Paula Rhoden
From The Daily Courier
