Virtual academy closure threatens progress for special needs student in Montgomery County

...7News On Your Side reached out to MCPS about the decision that many of the impacted families believed still depended on a vote at a June 11 Board of Education meeting...

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-virtual-academy-montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-maryland-education-special-needs-students-accessibility-learning

‘I have no idea what I’ll do’: Montgomery Co. schools plans to shut down virtual learning program

...WTOP has reached out to Chia and the Montgomery County Board of Education for comment regarding the closure. The board was set to vote on the budget, which would have included a final decision on the academy, on June 11.

After a February hearing regarding possible cuts earlier this year, the school board decided to keep the MVA program, but said it would continue to asses the program’s value.

In an emailed statement to WTOP, a schools spokesperson was unable to say just how much closing the MVA would save the school system but that the board is “working through necessary adjustments in the budget.”..

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2024/05/i-have-no-idea-what-ill-do-montgomery-co-schools-plans-to-shut-down-virtual-learning-program/

Virtual learning program on the chopping block in Montgomery County due to budget cuts

 ...“What we discovered is that a lot of kids were actually thriving in this environment and our son is one of them," said Courtney Evans, the mother of a fourth grader in Montgomery Virtual Academy...

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/montgomery-county-public-schools-plan-cut-virtual-academy-2025-budget-cuts/65-9157a4ed-1344-4646-bebb-10a1a9949e82?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2dm-GLcu2fUGUa1GJ8BVSCy0lDontatQd7EG1Wy4tOkuxDAdtnfji6t_8_aem_AYiA8d4nW3TIok1AUUx6osXC7UnM7ZAQp9jPBZadrgvFXBERQfzyuxpBK_5UFGaXSXnLZ98SyH-fQo6Zo4RWoXV2