Michigan’s first virtual charter school selects downtown Grand Rapids site, accepting applications — from rapidgrowthmedia.com
A virtual charter school sponsored by Grand Valley State University will welcome its first students on September 7 at what school leaders say is its first Michigan location – a former office space at 678 Front Ave. NW.
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy, operated by Herndon, Va.-based K12, Inc., will launch with a curriculum geared for high school dropouts ages 17 to 21, offering onsite and online learning in half-day formats.
“It’s a hybrid blend of onsite and online learning, and we’ll have two shifts of students,” says Randall Greenway, vice president of school development. “This was a promising location and it’s close to where we believe our students reside and work. It also has public transportation nearby, and that’s a big part of it.”