<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2ErfFM_1BN1ULBb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2ErfFM_1BN1ULBb00" width="1200" height="600" >TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — After state lawmakers changed Idaho Digital Learning Alliance funding in April, changes are set to hit Twin Falls School District classrooms.Wendy Ohlensehlen, the district’s director of secondary programs, said the impact on students is expected to be significant.“The impact on our students we suspect is going to be great,” Ohlensehlen said. “The reason for that is we are not able to register until a week after all of the rural districts have registered. Because we are waiting a week we anticipate that there will be significantly fewer seats available for our students.”IDLA is used for multiple purposes in the district. Students can take dual credit classes through a college, use it for credit recovery if they failed a class or moved in late, or take courses that don’t fit into their schedule.Students can also use Advanced Opportunities funding, but it can only be applied to either overload course registration fees or dual credit courses.Students will be required to pay for IDLA courses when they take a course that is not an overload course or a scheduling conflict, when they choose to retake a course to improve their grade, or if they prefer IDLA rather than a course available in person on campus. This includes courses taken for dual credit through IDLA that are offered in person on campus.Students will also pay if they take a summer school course that is also offered in person during Twin Falls School District summer school, if they fail a credit recovery attempt and must take another IDLA course, or if they take more than two IDLA courses in one semester. In these instances, the course fee is $445 per class and is not covered by Advanced Opportunities funding.The district will step in to help with some costs.“Twin Falls School District is going to step in and pay $40 for a student who maybe has a schedule conflict that needs it for a graduation requirement but it’s not offered on our campus or for a dual credit class,” Ohlensehlen said. “There are times that families would have to pay for this credit. So if a student is retaking a class that they’ve previously failed, if they are taking more than two IDLA classes the fee structure goes anywhere from $40 to $445 for families depending on the specific situation.”Driver’s Education will no longer be offered through IDLA.Ohlensehlen said students should not have trouble graduating due to the change.“We want to ensure that all of our students are able to graduate and graduate on time, so our counselors are working overtime to go through all of the schedules and make sure that they are able to take all of the classes that they need for graduation,” Ohlensehlen said.On the elementary side, IDLA access has been cut entirely. For Twin Falls School District elementary schools, that means they will no longer have access to the Launchpad program.Nancy Murphy, director of elementary programs, said staff will adapt without the platform.“Without launchpad it is going to be a little trickier to reach the needs of our kids but we have very good teachers in our school district and they will be able to make the adaptations to their instruction to still meet the needs of the kids,” Murphy said.The district said parents with questions regarding these changes should reach out to their school counselor.</div></body>

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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — After state lawmakers changed Idaho Digital Learning Alliance funding in April, changes are set to hit Twin Falls School District classrooms. Wendy Ohlensehlen, the district’s director of secondary programs, said the impact on students is expected to be significant. “The impact on our...

Twin Falls School District faces IDLA access changes after state funding shift

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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — After state lawmakers changed Idaho Digital Learning Alliance funding in April, changes are set to hit Twin Falls School Di

Twin Falls School District faces IDLA access changes after state funding shift

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