DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn Heights District 7 is hoping to lure home-schoolers and others to a new online academy it will start this fall.
The school board approved an agreement with JST/K12 of Auburn Hills to provide online and at-home coursework for high school students who register.
The district will pay the company about $4,800 per year per student, for each student to take 10 classes — the same number they would take at Annapolis High School.
In return, the students will count as District 7 pupils for state aid, which brings in more than $7,100 per pupil.
The new, as yet unnamed virtual school, will be open to all students in Wayne County. District 7 is already a school-of-choice district.
Gary Kughn with JST said his company would start recruiting from home school groups, area churches and even posting fliers looking for students interested in the program.
“We are not looking to take your existing students,” Kughn said.
Home-schooled students are the prime targets, but dropouts and expelled students may also want to join.
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