Connections AcademyReviews 623

I began to enroll my daughter into the Tennessee Connections. My first account was deactivated. I called their number and waited 90 minutes to talk with someone. Before hanging up, he said he would reactivate my account, but never did. I set up another account, scanned and uploaded all the required documents. Two days later, they deactivated that account. Again, no explanation or reason given whatsoever. I give up. From waiting on the phone for over an hour to talk with someone, to no explanation as to why they deactivated my accounts, and the poor response of supposed professionals when I sent emails to them explaining my situation and only 1 out of 7 responded. The response I did receive was of no help and she offered no other resources, direction, or action in which I could take. Based on these facts, not only should you not have your child enroll here, but this institution needs to be looked into by the Tennessee Board of Education.

I have had a child in ca in Pennsylvania and another in ca in tn. The tn branch is a complete joke. Nobody takes responsibility or helps IF and that is a huge IF, they even bother responding to you. My child was confirmed for gifted since the end of last school year. Here I am contacting EVERY person in the webmail for an answer. The assistant principal NEVER responds and the teachers apparently do not have the 'authority' to fix the problem or fi d out what's wrong. Terrible lazy workers. Par the course for TN workers!

I don't recommend Tennessee Connections Academy to any parents because they nothing but lies and I have proof of everything they did to my son. They withdraw him on July 27,2021 without my consent but I spoken to Carolina Narino on July 8,2021 telling me that she received confirmation that my son was ready to start on Aug 4,2021 but still that was all lies. The sad part they sent him his laptop and handphones for what? So now my son is in emotional distress over A school is A liar and nobody not even the Principal can't tell me who approved my son paperwork over him? I just think it's A racist thing because he is Black because the Principal stated my son was off track that's why they withdraw him but Carolina told me because of his age lol bs! The rep name Mark told me that everything was going to be straightened out lol again all lies and scam... The verification department will loose your paperwork and lie and tell you that they never received it but that's all lies also... This is not the end! You Been Warn They play with my son's IEP paperwork and etc...

Our experience has been exceptional with Great River Connections Academy. The teachers are very accessible and personable with their students. Both my daughters, 8th and 9th grade have had a better educational experience than their previous brick and mortar school. The curriculum for them is challenging, but fun. The whole experience of transitioning to an online school was a bit scary in the beginning, but the staff and teachers walked us through the hole process and we couldn't be happier with the results.

I had a great time here i loved there set up it was easy for me to handle on my own, I had such a great time i wish i could stay in 3rd grade with Mr. Bishop he was super nice and funny, he helped us all learn so much he taught me fractions on multiplication tricks

We are a California Connections Academy family and may soon be a Connections Academy Florida family. Our student is a 10th grader. The connections Academy curriculum is splendid. Focused on academics, classroom teachers are attentive and communicative, subject content is of susbtance - not time-wasting, online resources are splendid, and our student is as well-socialized as most healthy high-schoolers. We are grateful to Connections Academy for the opportunity to support and guide our high-schooler.

My son has been with this on-line school since Junior High, he is about to graduate High School this week. I'm very pleased with the education he received, the communication between the school and my family. The staff are very helpful and all the resources such as science, art items and books that he needed were provided. It took him a few months to get used to working on-line but once he got the hang of it he loved it and never even considered returning to a bricks and mortar school. He loves the flexibility of being able to work ahead in subjects and to work when it is more convenient for him as he's a night owl. He never missed a school day for an appointment and as he was home I knew he was eating healthy. A really great on-line school.

This is my sons third year at OCA. The one on one attention is amazing, the teachers are always there if he needs help with anything, He has grown academically and has more self confidence.

My son has been attending Ohio Connections Academy for 2 years now so far the best school he has attended after 1 year at a horrible local brick and mortar school in our local area we decided to switch to online schooling we first enrolled him into Ohio Virtual Academy we hade a good 3 years with them until the end of the last year he attended with them he had a horrible experience not going into details with that but it was awful. Ohio Connections Academy has been absolutely amazing school for him though and we are looking forward to many great years ahead.

I appreciate all the time the teachers put into my son's education. Quickly answering questions and always eager to help.

Due to Covid & how our public school was handling things, we decided to switch our daughter (currently a 2nd grader) to FCA. I have seen mixed reviews but from our experience it was such a breath of fresh air compared to what her public school was offering. FCA does require you to be hands on, especially at her grade, but her teachers, especially her homeroom, were so helpful and friendly, always available to answer any questions. It allowed us to be more flexible with how we did school & it allowed her to progress at her own pace. The main cons I would say were 1) the intro on how to properly use the platform & make the most out of the school could have been way better & more hands on & 2) the obvious lack of classmates but there are plenty of parents who want to meet, you just have to find them. I could go more into detail but if you have any questions I wouldn't mind helping. My email is *******@gmail.com. Overall, I am extremely happy with our decision to switch. The curriculum is great and her teachers, especially Mrs. McGuigan, were amazing!

My son was behind in public school and couldn't get enough time with teachers and little one on one. When he did it was with little results that stuck. He struggled with math and writing papers. At Ohio Connections Academy there are several EXCELLENT Math, Science, and English support options and effective supplementary computer programs! They have made a huge change in my sons education and confidence. I am not good at teaching writing or math so the additional help was a huge help. My son went from a D to B in one quarter and maintained it. Thank you for putting such an effective program together. My son actually likes going to school, likes his teachers, and his grades and education has consistently improved in Math, Science, and English. This is our 3rd year and we're staying.

We have had such a positive experience. Both my boys have IEPs and they have helped them so much more than I ever had in brick and mortar. They were always communicating to us and the teachers had real connections with my boys. They went out of their way to meet extra with them to make them feel comfortable. Mrs. Ebie is amazing and cares so much for her students! Mrs. Hunter was always so positive and really worked hard on her lessons to engage the students. These are just two of the teachers who were amazing. We loved our SLP therapist Amanda and our OT, Eddie. I am so confident in the staff and really was not stressed regarding the IEPs as I knew the school took my concerns seriously. Highly recommend from a parent point of view, but also as an OT who provides services to students in this setting, I really recommend the school from both experiences.

Both of my children started OCA Fall 2020 due to the pandemic. I was concerned they would fall behind in their academics due to the pandemic and switched to OCA due to this and safety. I have been pleasantly surprised at just how much we like OCA! The teachers have been so supportive, lots of additional learning opportunities, clubs kids can be a part of, the classes challenge my children and they have grown so much with their learning this year! We love OCA and how much it is preparing our children for their futures.

We have been with this school for a few years know and we absolutely love it. Its flexible for our busy schedules, the teachers go above and beyond for the students. We absolutely love it.

This school is the worst. Live lessons are pointless. All they do is test your kid some more! Zero teaching! If you need help, you will need to email, and set an appointment that can take 3/4 + days, whenever the teacher is available. You can't move forward until the lesson is done. They will not take the time to prepare the kid for any exam. It's all on the parent. Having a teacher is pointless. The tests are ridiculously exhausting and frustrating. Your kid will be miserable. It's been a extremely stressful. Everything they promise is a lie. My experience is with a 3rd and 5th grader. My sister has a 1st and 4th grader and it's the same thing.

My child was ignored or muted by teachers. Wasn't given the educational materials she needed. Her assigned laptop didnt work for 90% of the assignments and online textbooks. We gave them 100 days before giving up. The teachers are poor and uninvolved. I cannot speak to their materials because here we are in February, we enrolled last July, and we still dont even have all the books. Shame on you Connections. My bright 1st grade child has to be in remedial classes now, when she started the school year ahead and full of hope.

The 2020 school year started with so much uncertainty that I didn't have high expectations that our district could scramble to keep up with hybrid/virtual/in person and variations of them all. A couple of my daughter's (3rd grade) classmates were doing Connections Academy and I figured that it would be a more seamless year for her if we did that too. It has far exceeded my expectations. The curriculum is presented in a very thoughtful way that let's us communicate on a wide variety of subjects. The way that the program is designed makes it easy to keep up, work ahead, and work on our schedule. My daughter is in gifted and the project was great. The teachers communicate well and take time to get to know students. I'm strongly considering continuing through elementary school because my daughter has been able to learn so much more than in a brick and mortar school where there is no opportunity to work ahead or explore subjects at this depth.