Beginning in 2021, high school students may have an online learning option at Brainerd Public Schools.
Not to be confused with distance learning — which some students chose for this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic — Brainerd Online School would offer online options for both core and elective classes for ninth through 12th grade students. It would not be a full online high school but a supplemental program designed to offer more options for students in an ever-changing educational environment. Students would be able to take a combination of both in-person and online courses, and the district may develop blended courses that would require both in-person and online participation. Staffing for the online courses would depend on enrollment.
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