When: Hempfield school board meeting, May 4.
What happened: In a 9-0 vote, the board voted to approve learning options for the 2021-22 school year.
Background: During the 2020-21 school year, families had four options: live, in-person education; synchronous virtual learning; an asynchronous virtual academy called HAVEN; or home schooling.
New plan: For the upcoming year, families will not have the option to choose synchronous virtual learning, where a student participates in a classroom in real-time, remotely. The three other options will still be offered, and the districtâs virtual academy will be taught by Hempfield teachers exclusively. Last year, the virtual academy made use of contracted instructors.