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03/28/2008: "Griffin Bay Learning Center Open House"

Griffin Bay is now located next to the district offices and offers three programs to the island community: Griffin Bay High School, Griffin Bay Virtual Academy, and Griffin Bay Parent Partner Program.

Kim Norton, Barb Bevins, Maggie Law, and Betsy Ridwan are proud of their new school and showed the those who dropped in for the open house on Thursday, how the programs work and who may take part in it. Griffin Bay is also open to students attending private schools, and it is expected that some Spring Street Students will take advantage of the virtual school options.

Griffin Bay High School students who wish to work more independently to earn a high school diploma. All on-line courses are now accessed through the Griffin Bay School - now renamed - Griffin Bay Learning Center.



The learning center moved from the blue house by the ball field to the current rental space over the holiday break.

Mary Sliger is the landlord and helped by giving them a below current market rent to get the program underway. Griffin Bay Learning Center now houses the three school programs - Griffin Bay Virtual Academy (includes the DLC), Griffin Bay High School, and the Parent Partner Program.

The Learning Commons was created by the legislature to be the clearinghouse for on-line learning companies used by school districts. District's join the DLC and get to take advantage of the state's negotiated contracts for on-line courses from approved vendors. Vendors must align their courses with the state standards, and must have a "real live teacher" at the other end of the line to interact with students during the course.