El Paso County could see a bevy of new education choices next year.

The school boards for Lewis-Palmer District 38 and District 49 approved the advancement of new potential multi-district online schools (MDOL) this week.

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If approved by the Colorado Department of Education, D-38 would add Williamsburg Academy Colorado to its school portfolio, while D-49 would develop and open the V.I.S.T.A. and Falcon Flex Academies.

The schools would provide students in grades 6-12 the face-to-face interactions and connections and programs that previous online schools have lacked.

D-49 Superintendent Peter Hilts told the board that the hybrid additions would help the district distinguish itself because “there isn’t anything like this in Colorado.”

“And I will tell you, as somebody who started one of these schools almost 20 years ago, this model will dominate high school, especially education, in 10 years.…