Trustees of Sheridan County School District 2 could decide this coming weekend whether to proceed with a pilot program of virtual instruction.
Scott Stults, who’s one of the district’s assistant superintendents, said trustees will meet in a retreat Saturday, and at that time, a third presentation will be made of a proposal by Assistant Superintendent Mitch Craft to offer a high school class, or classes, online.
Stults explained the procedure if trustees do, in fact, approve such a program.
Stults said virtual learning isn’t for everyone and is, in fact, very difficult for many students because they don’t have the structure in place. He said students who take classes virtually need a lot of self-initiative, a lot of responsibility and the dedication and commitment to do the coursework every day.
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Dual and concurrent courses are opening doors for high school students in Sheridan County School District 2.
Mitch Craft, an assistant superintendent with the district, explained the benefits of the courses in a joint meeting of trustees with the school district and the Northern Wyoming Community College District Monday night.
Craft said in the 2019-20 school year, 95 juniors and seniors at Sheridan High School and John C. Schiffer Collaborative School earned 550 college credits in dual enrollment, and over 319 students earned over 1,600 credits in concurrent enrollment. He said numbers for this year are projected, because the year isn’t yet complete, but so far there are just over 90 students in dual enrollment and just over 290 in concurrent.