Connections Academy

I enrolled my my son, because of his anxiety problems. The teachers, are no help. Some of the courses are useless. The portfolio projects, are difficult for kids. I had the principle assign my son to detention on a Saturday, she stated his homeroom teacher was not able to get in contact with him. Meanwhile, he had already spoken to her. I had to email the principle, because she was trying to take his detention a step further and have him come in to the school. These people are horrible. If they think you are not doing the work, they will go in a change the attendance that you the parent put in to 0. Avoid if possible.

This was our first year with Texas Connections Academy and I am so glad we made the decision to transfer my son to this program. My son should be a Junior but he failed the 9th grade but when COVID came during his repeat year we realized online school was his thing. So when it came time to send him back in person, it was not a good option for him. We also discovered he was being bullied because he is a Male All-star Cheerleader. He is thriving in the homeschool environment. The teachers stay in constant contact with both my son and myself. Communication is amazing! My son finds the courses are appropriate and able to be understood. If he has questions or needs assistance with an assignment he can always get ahold of a teacher. My Daughter is in Middle school now but in another year she will start HS. Already considering transferring her to this program as I am not impressed with the high schools in our area. Highly recommend TX Connections Academy!

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.

It was overall amazing. I went here for 6th grade and now for 7th. I love how the teachers are very helpful, and want to help. I also liked that you could do the work at your own pace. I am very very happy with this school. Before I went here, I was very stressed with public school. Now I'm so happy!

This is my daughter first year with connexus. She's in 10th grade. At first I was kind of scared because since my daughter would be working on her own. But than I saw how easy my daughter got everything and how quick all the teachers would answer her questions.and the teachers are great. If your child feels lonely, or have trouble on a homework. The teachers are quick to help. Plus is safe specially everything that's going around the world my child is safe at home and learning. And I'm able to check her grades and talk to the teachers if I have a problem. I do recommend this online classes.

My son struggles with migraines. We transitioned over to LCCA from traditional school. He wasn't doing well and missing school due to illness. Currently is passing all his classes with nothing lower than a B/C. Mrs.Mealing has been more than patient and truly cares so much about her kiddos.

So for the last 3 and a half weeks I have been waiting on OCC to process documents to get my student started. Just 2 days ago they called me to verify my students schedule and what classes they would be taking. Well today I called back to get an official date to start and they tell me they have been waitlisted. Waitlisted after I just wasted nearly a month of back and forth with them for someone to finally tell me they cant even go here!?
What a giant joke! And also dont even think about calling this school. The first time I called I was hung up on after waiting for nearly an hour on the phone. Then a day later I called and I was called 75 in line. I finally hung up!
Find a different school this one is crap.

This coming school year will be my student's 3rd year. We decided to continue as we can see the learning pace is good for our student as long as your student will cooperate and follow instructions the students can learn the high standard of education as for my opinion.
*The FLEXIBILITY of the schedule which helps us a lot being a working parents and assisting our student.
*The SAFETY from going to a physical school to be potentially victimized by bullies.
We were concerned about the social interaction of our students before but the school also provides opportunities to interact with fellow students virtually and it's not just school that we can get our students to have social activities but church and other social gatherings out from school.
So we're confident about this school since the teachers work so hard for the sake of the students. Thank you so much FCA teachers and Admin. We do appreciate you…!

The math lessons are awful. They are very vague and even if the topic is simple, they find a way to make it difficult. The teachers take a long time to respond to webmails. By the time they respond to a question your child has, they will already be behind. The live lessons are usually irrelevant to the lessons. The lessons do not teach you everything that must be done in the assignments. This goes for most of the classes, including the electives. If your child needs help and you can't help them, they are going to get bad grades. You are better off learning the material off of Google.

The process of enrolling is a joke u make people take ur classes just to sent a email at night then and then say sence u didnt respond u have to wait on thee waiting list after all the BS they didnt even let her in u got my childs hopes up just to throw her on a waiting list

My son joined Tecca 4 yrs ago in the 6th grade. He had focusing issues and had trouble sitting for hours at a time. With Tecca he can be in his room, in the car, at an appt he has the luxury to do his homework and tests on his own time. If he needs a break after a live lesson her can take it, then start work back up. With all the school shootings and issues with the pandemic it provides a safe environment, where better than home? The teachers also follow the students progress and work and make sure they are doing their work. Also, Tecca offers field trips, sports, dances etc same as going to regular school would provide. We are thankful to Tecca my son can now work at his pace and still graduate in a safe environment. Thank you Tecca and the teachers who are always there to help answer our questions. Thank you Tabris.

I've uploaded paperwork to them multiple times & somehow it's been lost. How? When I call there is always a 20-30 min wait. They have enrollment tasks divided into small portions and the people who answer the phones can't see the documents or answer questions. So, you end up waiting to speak to individual teams. They can answer only one part of the question & then transfer you to someone else. Seriously? If it weren't for covid, I'd switch to another online provider bc their enrollment system is a complete and utter mess. I'm very scared that the when we attempt to upload school work, it will be lost and that the education is going to be sub-par, confused, and just as much of a nightmare.

My daughter loves Connections Academy! My daughter started Connections this year and has done better than ever in brick-and-mortar. She was an A student in 2nd grade and then suddenly she was failing. I transferred her to Connections Academy and she got on the A and B Honor Roll and managed to get back to her A student status none of that could have been possible without Connections Academy! I love that her teacher checks in with her when she seems to be letting her mind wander and I appreciate that the lessons can be done anytime. I love that my kid is excelling in this school and hope she continues to do so.