Since the beginning of the school year, Chesterfield students have had the opportunity to enroll in a K-8 Virtual Learning Academy or CCPSOnline, which has functioned for 15 years, offering online middle and high school courses. Both programs filled up, creating waitlists.
Of the students on the K-8 and CCPSOnline waitlists, 119 have indicated they will accept a spot in Virtual Virginia, Smith said by email Tuesday.
As of Tuesday, 26 students were added to the K-8 waitlist since returning from winter break, Smith said. The K-8 program has a maximum enrollment of 1,881 students and currently has 1,668 students enrolled with 135 pending offers.
CCPSOnline is no longer maintaining a waitlist because of the Virtual Virginia Option, Smith said Tuesday.
Since reopening schools last Wednesday after winter break, 256 COVID-19 cases have been reported among students and staff, with students accounting for 207 of the cases as of Tuesday afternoon.
In recent days, 3,206 students were in quarantine on Friday, while 2,916 were out quarantining on Monday. Chesterfield is maintaining the 10-day quarantine for students who test positive.
Last Thursday, 529 teachers, 88 bus drivers and 59 support staff members were absent, according to a schools spokesperson who emphasized not every absence was linked to the virus.
