If I were to send my child to a DL school from the list I would choose the Ohio Connections Academy. I immediately was engaged with the introduction video on the home page and as I moved through the website I appreciated the links to the teachers, students, and parent and to read their stories. I was able to connect with a lot of the stories and loved viewing the family videos. To read the success stories of triumph over traditional education that just wasn't working for their children and to read how they gained confidence, academic success and more to be college ready and gain admissions to pursue their passions is a win win. The layout of the website was easy for me to navigate and get an overview of the specific areas I was looking into. It is fantastic that we have so many means of educating our students today based on their interests, needs and styles.
Of the five DL options I certainly would not choose the VCS Ohio. First of all if I am looking into a school I certainly do not want to see text blaring me in the face about lawsuits. This is not inviting or reassuring to a potential parent of their program They certainly could have this information is a much smaller link to the existing families utilizing this DL school. There is not clarity or connection for me at all about this school or to its students. I was really disinterested not only in the website design but the lack of information about the students, teachers and any examples of activities in the form of pictures of videos. If my child is going to be engaging in online learning I would at least like to see a website that appears to be fun, engaging and comes to life on the home page.
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