![]() ![]() ![]() Right now, Decatur enrolls about 6,200 kids.īut the pressure is on to show that the district’s virtual program can escape the quality concerns that have accompanied the recent proliferation of online schools across the country. Davis said the new program could also serve as a way to get more of the area’s 10,000 or so schoolchildren participating in the district. The “MyLearning Virtual School” will open this fall and district leaders say it will give central Indiana families an option that will suit some of their children best, and still allow them to be connected to the school community through extracurricular activities and school events. “There’s a deep desire in our community … for different educational opportunities for students.” “With families have school choice now, it’s our responsibility to develop and bring different initiatives and ideas and innovative styles of programs to the education marketplace,” Assistant Superintendent Nate Davis said. Decatur Township is launching its own online school with high hopes it will keep the school district competitive in an increasingly crowded field of public, charter and homeschools. ![]()
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