Ohio DL Schools

   After looking at the five Ohio DL schools, I would choose Ohio Connections Academy if I was going to have my child do an online school.  They were the only e School that was rated excellent in 2010 by the Ohio Department of Education.  ODE's report card has shown two successive years of adding more than a year of academic growth for each student.  When I am making decisions about an investment, I like to see what others have to say about it.  Looking at this website, I see that 90+% of the families involved with OCA agree that the curriculum is high quality, that their children are satisfied with the program, the parents are satisfied with the teacher helpfulness and they would recommend the school to others.  I also like that they have field trips, clubs and other activities so the children involved can interact. 

   The e School that would be the last choice for my child is Virtual Community School.  I know the website is not the important part in deciding on a school, but theirs was not appealing.  I did not like that they were advertising a free laptop to promote their school. When reading about the school, it seemed that it was geared to students who had some reason they could not attend the public school, such as a physical or learning handicap or behavioral issues.  It did not seem to sell the idea that students should participate in this school because they will get a better education than in their public school.