Carbon County District 1 Superintendent Neil Terhune was questioned recently by a parent who wants her daughter in a virtual school.

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More than 2 million children in kindergarten through 12th grade are learning online, and their ranks are growing by almost 20 percent each year, according to research by Ambient Insight. Currently, 45 states have significant supplemental online learning programs, or full-time programs, in which students take most or all of their courses online.

“One reason families are turning to full-time virtual schools is that parents are seeking a more personalized education for their children, where students’ studies are tailored to their abilities and interests, and they can work at their own pace,” says Dr. Steven Guttentag, executive vice president and chief education officer for Connections Academy, a leading virtual school provider that offers both public and private virtual school programs. “Of course most importantly, they work. Students are achieving at high levels and matriculating into some of our nation’s best universities.”

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With a slight increase in projected enrollment to 13,205 students for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, the district will get about $175.5 million from the state.

The increased numbers include local students enrolled in the Wyoming Virtual Academy as well as a new school — Cheyenne’s South High — set to open this fall.

Finance and accounting program administrator Mike Wiggam said about 62 elementary students and 53 junior high students are enrolled in the virtual school this year compared to 16 total during the 2008-09 academic year.

With the approval of the budget, the board renewed the required 25-mill local property tax effort as well as the one recreation mill.

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