The Challenger Geometry program was intended as a stop-gap until the 7-8 wing of the new school opens in Fall 2023. A course that enrolls more than a third of students in a grade should not be offered as an online extracurricular. Meeting our students where they are by filling multiple classes of 7th grade Algebra I and 8th grade Geometry would not involve additional hiring, would not impact class size, and would not impair the middle school team model. At the current Challenger enrollment, Belmont could easily fill 4-5 sections of 8th grade Geometry, in school and at no additional cost to the operating budget.
