Connections Academy online students head back to class
The 2012-2013 school year marks the start of the second decade of Connections Academy, leading provider of highly accountable virtual schooling for students in grades K through 12. The virtual learning pioneer celebrates its decade of serving students and families with two major milestones: a record number of students are expected to enroll in its largest-ever number of 24 Connections Academy public schools, spanning 22 states. Two new Connections Academy public schools will serve students for the first time in the coming school year: California Connections Academy @ Ripon, which will serve students in grades K–12 in California’s San Joaquin Valley and surrounding counties; and Iowa Connections Academy, which will serve K-12 students statewide.
Enrollment for the 2012-2013 year is still open for most Connections Academy schools. Educators encourage parents and students seeking a high quality virtual school program to visit the Connections Academy website and attend an information session to learn more about the Connections Academy options in their area and to note the first day of school at the Connections Academy school in their state (see list below).
“The 2012-2013 school year brings exciting developments for Connections Academy, our schools, and our students,” commented Barbara Dreyer, president of Connections Academy and chief executive officer of Connections Education, Connections Academy’s parent company. “We’re starting our second decade of serving students, and we continue to break new academic ground, with engaging and inventive curricular offerings. We’re operating a record number of schools, and serving a record number of students. But I’m most proud that, thanks to the hard work and dedication of our very talented teachers and staff, as we’ve grown, we’ve continued to deliver the highest quality virtual schooling. More families are seeking out our program, our students and schools have won academic accolades, and our parent and student satisfaction rates remain incredibly high.”