With the new school year upon us and teacher shortages looming all across the country, a Miami County high school has come up with a solution for their unfilled science teacher opening. The Spring Hill School Board has approved a contract for the first fully remote teaching position. The school district has partnered with Elevate K-12, a virtual teaching company, to provide the district with a certified science teacher for the 2023-24 school year. Starting this fall, students enrolled in the sophomore level “Integrated Science” course at Spring Hill High School will be taught by a virtual instructor.
Director of Teaching and Learning, Dr. Erin Smith says the class will do live, virtual instruction and there will also be a classroom coach in the room to help facilitate the learning of students. This will still give them the opportunity to do those hands-on labs. The position will remain open and the district will continue interviewing potential candidates to permanently fill the teaching position.
