Ohio Virtual Academy

Open enrollment hurts some schools in funding

January 7, 2012 By webearner Leave a Comment

The Barrington family lives on the outskirts of Millville, technically in the Talawanda City School District, but not far from the borders of Ross and Hamilton schools.

Although mom Rachel Barrington teaches English as a Second Language in Talawanda, she takes her daughter Grace to a Hamilton elementary every day, taking advantage of Ohio’s open enrollment.

“We’ve always just been more involved in the Hamilton community,” Barrington said. “So when Hamilton started offering open enrollment five years ago, we moved over.” The other Barrington daughter, Claire, went to Monroe Elementary prior to the opening of Ridgeway and stayed in Hamilton schools up through the seventh grade, but now a freshman, she does her school work through the on-line Ohio Virtual Academy.

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King contest winners announced

January 4, 2012 By webearner Leave a Comment

MARION – Winners of the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Speech, Poetry, Essay and Art Contest have been announced.

Winners of the speech contest are: kindergarten through second grade, Wayne Lindsay III, Taft Elementary School; third through fifth grade, Rebekka Twine, Ohio Virtual Academy; sixth through eighth grade, Kennedy Kelly, Pleasant Middle School.

Winners of the essay contest are Hannah Howell, River Valley Middle School; Kennedy Kelly, Pleasant Middle School; Madison Maynard, Benjamin Harrison Elementary School.

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The complex landscape of Ohio charter schools

November 6, 2011 By webearner Leave a Comment

Northeast Ohio has a big chunk of the so-called “bricks and mortar” charter schools, with just over 100 in the seven-county region. Cuyahoga County has 73 of them.

But many local charter students are among the more than 30,000 statewide who attend school by computer through the major online charters — Alternative Education Academy (also known as OHDELA), Buckeye Online School for Success, Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, Ohio Connections Academy, Ohio Virtual Academy, Treca Digital Academy and Virtual Community School of Ohio.

Some districts have set up their own charter schools, which can operate online, such as in Akron and Lorain, or in classrooms, such as in Lakewood.

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Summer School Week: Classes with ‘Virtually’ No School

May 27, 2011 By webearner Leave a Comment

Julia took the class through Connections Academy to get ahead in school.

She believes being self-motivated is a must.

“You have to force yourself to sit down, and do the work on your own and set dates and time yourself and limit yourself, and plan.”

Parents are encouraged to help; however, Jill believes the student can handle the class on their own, especially because she says teachers are so easily accessible.

Connections Academy is just one accredited school that offers courses. Ohio Virtual Academy is another.

Online credit recovery is something that is being done in school now.

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CCYL recognizes Class of 2011

May 25, 2011 By webearner Leave a Comment

COSHOCTON — Coshocton County Youth Leadership conducted a graduation reception April 20 in the Grace United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall to honor the Class of 2011, the 17th class to graduate from CCYL.

Karen Brown, of the Leadership Coshocton County Board of Directors, presented a certificate of completion plaque to each class member. Class members represented Coshocton, River View and Ridgewood high schools and Ohio Virtual Academy.

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MOLLIE SIMS EARNS COSMETOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP

March 23, 2011 By webearner Leave a Comment

The daughter of Michael and Susan Sims, she is attends Ohio Virtual Academy in Zanesville. Sims was chosen for the scholarship from a large number of statewide applicants on the basis of educational and extracurricular merits, as weIl as personal interest in the cosmetology profession.

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Perspectives: Online e-schools offer an alternative to traditional education

February 6, 2011 By webearner Leave a Comment

Last school year was not a good one for Noah Geogerian.

As a student enrolled in Marietta City Schools, Geogerian, 14, struggled with his grades, had difficulty focusing on his school work and got himself into a lot of trouble at school.

His parents, Daniel and Emily Geogerian, decided to enroll him in the Ohio Virtual Academy, an online school, for the first time this school year, and so far, things are going well.

“He’s a really bright kid but just gets distracted easily, and so the home environment … it’s just different from his peer setting where he’s distracted and wanting to make poor choices and say things to make people laugh, so it’s been a good fit for him this year,” Emily Geogerian said.

Noah’s not alone. According to data from the Ohio Department of Education, as of June 2010, there were almost 30,000 Ohio students enrolled in e-schools full-time.

During the 2009-10 school year, there were 27 e-schools in operation in Ohio, seven of which have statewide enrollment and the remainder of which limit enrollment to their district or region.

Along with Noah, who is currently in the eighth grade, his sister, Brianna, 15, a sophomore, is enrolled in the Ohio Virtual Academy for the first time this school year.

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K12 Spotlight on the Morris Family- Ohio Virtual Academy

December 30, 2010 By webearner Leave a Comment