BUHLER, Kan.— The Buhler USD 313 School Board gave approval to file an application with the Kansas Association of School Boards to bring virtual school to the district.
Approval would add Buhler to the list of school districts offering virtual schools in the county. Nickerson USD 309 and Haven USD 312 also offer at home schooling, as does Hutchinson USD 308. The district has recognized that some students excel in virtual learning, a byproduct of the pandemic which forced school districts to go to remote classes.
Under the program students in K-12 will be eligible for the program. Students will be required to meet good academic standing with the district and must maintain a passing grade is at least 60% of the course work. The student must also respond to all digital communication from the school and attend required meetings with their teachers either virtually or in person.
Students from outside the district may be accepted into the virtual school pending administrative approval. The district anticipates that only one instructor will be needed for every 40 students in the program.
If all goes as planned, the district will present its application to the KASB soon and hope to have an answer before the school year ends in May.
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