Connections Academy
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Connections Academy in the United States is a free public school that students attend from home. It combines aspects of homeschooling with those of traditional public education. Connections Academy is a virtual educational program (also known as virtual school, or cyber school) serving students in grades K-10. Grade 11 will be added in Fall 2007, and grade 12 will be added in Fall 2008. Certified teachers work with students and a parent or other adult, referred to as a "Learning Coach," to deliver instruction. Learning is done both asynchronously and synchronously (i.e., independent work and real-time instruction online). The curriculum is a compilation of texts, materials and online resources drawn from a range of publishers and educational content providers, along with lesson plans and instruction developed by in-house curriculum specialists. The Connections Academy program is accredited by the Commission on International and Trans-regional Accreditation (CITA).
There are Connections Academy programs in eleven states (Feb 2007): Arizona, California--Southern and Central, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Each school's teachers and administrators work from centralized offices and communicate with students and parents via the Internet, telephone, and mail, and in person. Teachers and local community coordinators also conduct field trips and other in-person activities where students and families interact with one another and school staff. In most states the schools are charter schools overseen by independent boards of directors. In a couple states the schools are offered in partnership with a school district or state department of education.
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Connections Academy provides a new form of free public school that students attend from home. This is a unique program that combines the strong parental involvement of homeschooling, the expertise and accountability of public funded education, and the flexibility of online classes. The mission of Connections Academy is to help each student maximize his or her potential and meet the highest performance standards. Connections Academy is the only national K–10 virtual public school provider to be recognized by the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA).
