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Rock Hill Families Weigh Possible Prosper ISD Hybrid Classes

Prosper ISD is seeking family feedback on a proposed 2027-28 program combining campus-based and online courses for juniors and seniors.

Hannah Whitfield

September 11, 20263 min read

Hybrid Learning Campus - illustration, Jake Team LLC

Prosper ISD is considering a High School Hybrid Program for 2027-28 and is asking families for feedback before deciding. Prosper is about 6 miles north of Frisco. Rock Hill High School, which opened in 2020, is the Prosper ISD high school inside Frisco, and a hybrid schedule would split a Frisco Prosper ISD student's time between campus and online work.

The district also operates Bill Hays Middle School, Daniel L. Jones Middle School, Jim Spradley Elementary and Betty Jackson Elementary in Frisco.

Under the proposal, juniors and seniors would continue taking eight courses. Some would meet on campus during regular school hours, while online classes could be completed after school. A certified teacher would be available for support, but teachers would not answer questions outside the school day.

The district describes the option as intended for self-motivated students who work comfortably independently or need flexibility, while still benefiting from teacher access. It says the program would be a step between a typical school day and a fully independent program.

Only a limited number of online courses would be offered initially, based on student interest, and not every subject would be available. The list could expand later and potentially include other grade levels. Feedback is requested from current Prosper ISD families, homeschool families and families whose students attend other schools.

The survey remains open through Thursday, Sept. 17. By the district's own count, Prosper ISD enrolls more than 34,000 students at 20 elementary, seven middle and four high schools plus an early childhood campus, on roughly 58 square miles spanning Collin and Denton counties. Its headquarters is at 605 East 7th Street in Prosper, and its contact email is communications@prosper-isd.net.

The choices a Rock Hill family would be making

For a Frisco family, the survey's most concrete questions are about where a student would physically be. It asks which offerings are the highest priority to attend in person, up to 4 of lab sciences, mathematics, career and technical education, performing and visual arts, athletics, world languages, AP and dual credit courses, and campus clubs, and separately which courses a student would rather take online, up to 3 of English, social studies, mathematics, non-lab sciences, world languages and general electives.

It then offers four shapes for a hybrid week: a set morning or afternoon block on campus every day, only 1-2 class periods a day on campus, full days on campus 2-3 days a week, or a mostly virtual schedule with campus visits only for labs, performances and activities, plus an option for families comfortable with whatever the district settles on.

The survey also asks what teacher support would be essential during online hours, from scheduled live office hours and prompt messaging during the school day to in-person tutoring blocks on campus and weekly progress updates, and which concerns matter most, a list that includes eligibility for athletics and fine arts, access to AP, honors and dual credit courses, and a student staying connected to the campus community.

Although the district's notice describes a first year limited to juniors and seniors, the survey asks for which of grades 9 through 12 a family would consider the option, and which grade a student will enter in 2027-28, from grade 7 up. Families who are not interested are asked why instead, with choices such as preferring a fully in-person experience or a sports, club or work schedule that does not fit.

It runs 12 questions for interested families and closes Thursday, Sept. 17. Take the survey here.

Sources

https://app.smore.com/n/v1f74

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3Z6NNQ3

https://prosperweekly.news/article/prosper-isd-asks-families-whether-juniors-and-seniors-should-take-some-classes-online

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosper_Independent_School_District

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Hannah Whitfield

Hannah Whitfield covers Frisco ISD, school board meetings, and education news for local families.

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