It took Lamesa Independent School District (LISD) board members less than 10 minutes to get the ball rolling on hiring Elevate K-12 to provide live online courses and teachers for high school geometry and sixth grade science classes.“There’s not many people who offer online teachers,” LISD Superintendent Jim Knight said. “We stumbled on this company and we really like them. They are certified teachers.”The online courses will fill a gap left when the district lost two teachers with little notice last month before the Christmas break.It gave LISD administrators little time amid a teachers’ shortage in locating replacements to teach ...