Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Competitive Environment
http://coloradocyberschools.org/
Panel Introductions
Sarah Ault- Colorado Connections Academy
Leanna Christians- Branson School Online
Lori Cooney- Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families
Heather O’Mara- HOPE Online Learning Academy Co-Op
2001
Established by the School Board of Branson School District RE-82
Vision
Lead innovation in education for the state of Colorado and
nationally to serve generations of young people.
Population served
Currently we serve 400 K-12 students statewide.
Delivery Model
Virtual teacher instruction both synchronous and asynchronous
delivered through the web in the home.
Who we are
Connections Academy is a national provider of K-12 online education.
Colorado is one of 19 schools.
Population served
Currently we serve 1,400 K-12 students statewide.
Delivery Model
Virtual teacher instruction both synchronous and asynchronous delivered
through the web in the home. Majority of the teachers work from an
office in the Denver metro area.
best practices
Leveraging common issues with decision
makers
What have we grown to be?
Resource for members
Resource for researchers
Resource for families seeking educational
options
Resource for those who want to really learn
burnout.
Dues are used to benefit families of member
schools.
Requires significant effort and trust with a