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The biggest change in the Putnam County Schools’ enrollment through the first month of the school year, home schooled students and students enrolled through the VITAL program. Attendance Supervisor Chris Pierce reported to the School Board Thursday night. Pierce said roughly 248 fewer students had enrolled systemwide to begin the year, a decrease of 2.5 percent. “VITAL enrollment was down ... Read More »

Putnam County’s VITAL School has chosen its first mascot after months of planning. Principal Shannon Pirtle said they will now be known as the VITAL School Trailblazers. He said this is a big step forward for the school because, while they may be online and mostly without large events, they still have many programs that could benefit from a central ... Read More »

The Putnam County Board of Education finalized plans for the new VITAL facility near White Plains Academy Thursday night. Upland Designs Consultant Kim Chamberlain said that the 13,000 square-foot facility was slightly bigger than originally planned for, but that the space will meet the needs of its users. “We’re going to try to be really economical with this one,” Chamberlain ... Read More »

The Putnam County School System is taking another step towards an expansion at White Plains Academy. Deputy Director Tim Martin said a land survey has been contracted. Martin said the purpose is finding the best location on the campus for the VITAL Center and Student Services. “They’ll have to go out there and determine if there’s any water lines, electric ... Read More »

The Putnam County Schools have entered into a contract with an architect to design new space for the system’s virtual school program. Director of Schools Corby King said the project includes a space for the VITAL facility as well as a training room. “We just don’t have enough space when we have all the administrators and teachers together in large ... Read More »

One in four Putnam County parents who responded to a system survey expressed interest in long-term virtual learning. System Supervisor for Personalized Learning Sam Brooks said roughly 1,000 of over 11,500 families responded. “If that 25 percent were to hold true, which I think it’s actually going to be lower than that,” Brooks said. “Then you’re talking 25 percent of ... Read More »

Putnam County families still have one week to respond to a school system survey gauging interest in virtual learning going forward. Sam Brooks is the Putnam County School System Supervisor for Personalized Learning. Brooks said this survey for VITAL is about getting the numbers together from students at each school so it can be staffed effectively. “Around April 15 when all ... Read More »

The Putnam County School system is exploring options to expand long-term virtual learning to lower grades. Personalized Learning Supervisor Sam Brooks said the plan would extend the virtual learning from the current 7-12, to begin at grade 3. “We would like to use the curriculum that we’re already using in the Putnam County School System,” Brooks said. “For my team ... Read More »