This comes after the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 569, which allows school districts to receive full funding for students learning remotely, per district documents.
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“The reason we’re looking at this is an effort to give our families choices, while still keeping our high expectations and preparing for student growth,” Assistant Superintendent Dawn Jordan said.
Jordan said the district is considering many factors such as who can enroll in the program, how it will impact class rank, how many staff members will be needed and the impact on extracurricular activities.
If the district moves forward with the program, there will be two options:
- A full-time virtual program, where the student completes all coursework virtually with required in-person sessions for exams
- A hybrid program, where the student takes some classes in-person and some virtually
AISD is proposing the program only be open to high school students who have not had any serious discipline issues within the past two years, per district documents.
The impact
“I want to make it clear that our teachers are not providing the instruction online as in the COVID days where our students sat on the other side of the screen from our teachers,” Jordan said. “Edgenuity is providing the instruction with some on-demand tutoring. [Students] are working at their own pace through an online program.”
Argyle ISD staff would be needed to transfer grades from Edgenuity into the grade book and offer some office hours, Jordan said. Teachers involved in the program would have an extra planning period to complete these additional tasks.
What’s next
The program will come back before the board of trustees for action in 2026. The board’s 2025-26 meeting schedule is available on the district’s website.
