Brandywine’s Virtual Academy’s director reports successes.

Carolyn Hanych, Virtual Academy director, provided a presentation to the Brandywine Heights School Board on Monday night, March 4, who reported the successes and the future for the virtual academy.

BHVA begin in 2009 with only eight highschool students, two of whom were special education students. In 2010 BHVA introduced grades six through eight and in 2011 they incorporated the kindergarten through fifth grade program. The 2012-13 school year has 92 students that are using online courses. Of those 92 students, 28 are using BHVA full time and do not attend a traditional brick and mortar building for school.