Oregon Connections Academy

Oregon Connections Academy
Address
Map
740 Overholt Ave

Prairie City
,
Grant
,
97869

Information
TypePublic Charter School
Opened2020[3]
School districtPrairie City School District
Educational authorityOregon Department of Education
CEEB code380066
DirectorChristine Long
PrincipalJanel Scurlock
Assistant PrincipalChristina Andresen
GradesK–12[1][2]
Number of students1080
Student to teacher ratioK-5th: 50:1

6th-8th: 49:1

9th-12th: 43:1
Color(s)purple, aqua, white
MascotOllie the Owl
AccreditationCognia
Websitehttps://orconnectionsacademy.wixsite.com/orca

Oregon Connections Academy is a tuition–free K–12 online public school affiliated with the Prairie City School District in Prairie City, Oregon, United States.[4] The school is operated by Oregon Connections Academy, a nonprofit corporation, through a contract with Connections Academy of Oregon, LLC dba Pearson Online & Blended Learning[5] 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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Oregon Connections Academy Meets All Areas of AYP; 2009 State Test Scores Exceptional". PRWeb. 2009-06-11. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  3. ^ Graves, Bill (2009-05-03). "Oregon Senate would take virtual charter schools offline for two years". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  4. ^ Carter, Steven (2005-08-24). "Cyber school charts untested waters". The Oregonian.
  5. ^ "Oregon Connections Academy Program Approval | Program Approval". www.connectionsacademy.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.