“So it might be something like health online,” Lembeck said. “It could be an advanced placement course online. It could be credit recovery for students who are behind and need to make up a class.”

The class may be taken within the walls of the high school or at home through the Georgia Virtual School, she said.

Lembeck is also preparing to roll out a plan that allows students to bring their own technology to the high school.

“If students are able to bring some of their own technology, No. 1, they’ll have a resource and a tool that they’re comfortable using, but also it will enable us to maximize the technology that we already have because you can only stretch so many computers among so many students,” she said.

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The five projects were at the top of a list of other projects the county will embark on over the five year period of the sales tax, school officials said.

“We’re not only in a tremendous position, but we’re moving at a tumultuous pace,” Superintendent Philip Lanoue said.

School officials also signed off on a memorandum of understanding between the University of Georgia and state Department of Education, spelling out how each party will share resources and expertise in the creation of a digital learning environment for teachers and students.

The agreement will allow the school district to offer online curriculum through the Georgia Virtual School, a state-funded online program with more than 100 courses for middle and high school students, and offer teachers more opportunities for professional development, officials said.

Under the agreement, the state Department of Education will offer access to online course content, technical assistance and professional development. The University of Georgia will continue to offer professional development for teachers and research related to instructional best practices, student learning and design.

The agreement also stipulates that the school district may serve as a model and provide guidance for other districts in the implementation of a digital learning environment.

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