Making the Business Case for Active Learning

February 24, 2026  •  Live webinar  •  Hosted on Engageli 

How Principals Can Strengthen Outcomes, Compliance, and Funding in Virtual and Hybrid Schools

Active learning is a measurable driver of student success, attendance integrity, and funding stability in virtual and hybrid K-12 environments. Yet many principals struggle to translate engagement and participation into clear, defensible business outcomes that resonate with boards, superintendents, and state auditors.

In this webinar, we’ll show how a modern active-learning platform can give school leaders the confidence to prove impact, using engagement analytics, ADA/ADM-ready reporting, and transparent participation data. You’ll learn how active learning directly affects attendance quality, retention, course completion, teacher effectiveness, and overall school performance – all backed by metrics you can take into budget discussions and renewal cycles.

Join us to explore real scenarios, and data-driven strategies that help principals make a compelling financial and educational case for active learning – while reducing risk, improving outcomes, and building trust with teachers, families, and district leadership.

This is a hands-on EngageLIVE session. You’ll actively experience and discuss the strategies as you work in tables and participate in activities.

What we’ll cover

Orientation
A walkthrough of how active learning and engagement analytics work in practice.

Why engagement – not attendance alone – determines instructional quality and funding eligibility
How participation, interaction, and oversight factor into ADA/ADM integrity, compliance expectations, and funding conversations.

How real-time engagement analytics reduce compliance risk and strengthen audit readiness
What districts can see, track, and document to support audits, renewals, and accountability reviews.

Metrics principals can use to demonstrate the ROI of active learning
Which engagement signals translate into retention, course completion, attendance quality, and financial impact.

Real-world application: Salem-Keizer School District case study
How one district applied active learning to improve engagement, attendance, and measurable outcomes in their fully online program.

Group exercise: estimating ROI for your district
A guided activity to apply the framework to your own programs, enrollment, and funding model.

A practical blueprint for presenting active-learning outcomes to boards and district leadership
How to frame results in district-level language that resonates with superintendents, boards, and finance teams.

Open discussion and takeaways
Bring your questions, challenges, and scenarios, and leave with clear next steps you can apply in your school or program.

Who should attend

K-12 and higher ed principals, school administrators, level leads, and anyone responsible for improving engagement or managing online classrooms. This free session is designed to be useful at both the classroom and administration levels.

Continue the series

This webinar is part of our monthly EngageLIVE K-12 series. See the other topics covered in the series here!

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