Starting this school year, Chartiers Valley launched its own online academy.

Assistant Superintendent Scott Seltzer said at an Aug. 27 meeting that the online academy is a way to “entice students to come back” to Chartiers Valley from other cyber schools.

Mr. Seltzer added that the district starting its own online academy is significantly less expensive than paying for district students to go to cyber charter schools.

So far, 10 students are enrolled in Chartiers Valley’s online academy. Mr. Seltzer added that four students who had been enrolled in cyber school outside the district have enrolled in Chartiers Valley’s program.

“It’s a good opportunity for kids that may not be traditional students to get a Chartiers Valley diploma,” Mr. Seltzer said.

The district is offering regular, honors and advanced placement classes through its online program.

He added Chartiers Valley is working toward integrating activities like band, art and other extracurricular activities into the online academy.

Deana Carpenter, freelance writer: suburbanliving@post-gazette.com.

First Published: August 28, 2019, 5:21 p.m.