Oregon Connections Academy

Oregon Connections Academy is a tuition–free K–5 online public school affiliated with the Prairie City School District in Prairie City, Oregon, United States.[7] The school is operated by Oregon Connections Academy, a nonprofit corporation, through a contract with Connections Academy of Oregon, LLC, to provide its educational program and other services. The school is governed by an independent board of directors, and all board meetings are open to the public.

Oregon Connections Academy
Address
740 Overholt Ave

Prairie City
,
Grant
,
Oregon
97869

United States
Information
TypePublic
Opened2020[1]
School districtPrairie City School District
PrincipalMiranda Pickner[2]
GradesK–12[2][3]
Number of students4,000 [4]
Student to teacher ratio38:1[5]
AccreditationNAAS[6]
Website

School profile

Oregon Connections Academy, which opened in 2020, is a full-time, tuition-free, K–12 online public school. As of September 2019, enrollment for the school was 3,909 students.

Academics
Logo and door at entrance to Oregon Connections Academy

The school has been provisionally accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools since 2006.[6]

The academic record of Connections Academy in other states was called "spotty" by The Oregonian in 2005,[7] comparing the 1:50 teacher:student ratio to the 1:20 ratio of the Clackamas Web Academy.[7]

Location

The academy office is located in an office in Prairie City, Oregon. Since the school is online, the physical location is largely a matter of formality, and does not reflect the physical location of the school's servers, instructors, etc. The school lists the location as its administrative office.[8]

References
  1. Graves, Bill (2009-05-03). "Oregon Senate would take virtual charter schools offline for two years". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  2. "Oregon School Directory 2009–2010" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  3. "Oregon Connections Academy Meets All Areas of AYP; 2009 State Test Scores Exceptional". PRWeb. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  4. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. "Online charter school grows quickly". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  6. http://www.northwestaccreditation.org/schools/2008-2009%20Oregon%20Provisionally%20Accredited%20Schools.pdf
  7. Carter, Steven (2005-08-24). "Cyber school charts untested waters". The Oregonian.
  8. "About Us". Oregon Connections Academy. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
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