Louisiana virtual school to host information session in Metairie March 17

Louisiana Connections Academy, a statewide provider of high-quality, highly accountable virtual K-12 schooling, opened enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year on March 3rd and will be conducting in person information sessions with parents and students across the state throughout the month.

“The good news is that we expect to have additional student seats, scattered across all grades, which will be open for the coming academic year,” said Board President Wade Henderson. “Since we already have a waiting list, we encourage parents to get their applications in now.”

Enrollment topped 1,200 students at Louisiana Connections Academy for the 2013-2014 year and is expected to expand by another 600 K-12 students for the coming academic year.

Parents can enroll their child online at: http://www.connectionsacademy.com/louisiana-school/enrollment/home.aspx

Louisiana Connections Academy will host a free parent information session to answer parent and student requests for information about the virtual school program at the below date.

METAIRIE
Monday, March 17
6:30pm-8:00pm
Best Western Plus Landmark Hotel
2601 Severn Ave. Metairie, LA 70002

The information sessions review the school’s curriculum, programs and provide opportunities to ask questions of teachers and currently enrolled families. More events will be added in additional cities and can be monitored at the school website: www.ConnectionsAcademy.com/LACAevents.

Parents can register for any of these sessions at: http://www.connectionsacademy.com/louisiana-online-school/events.aspx.

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ABOUT LOUISIANA CONNECTIONS ACADEMY (www.LouisianaConnectionsAcademy.com)
 Louisiana Connections Academy is the state’s leading provider of high-quality, free public virtual charter schooling for grades K through 12. Louisiana Connections Academy offers a superior, personalized education for students, offered by Louisiana certified teachers, with the freedom and flexibility of an online education that meets the state’s standards. As an online charter school, students access their lessons anytime, anywhere as long as they have the technology, tools and support of their family. Accountability for meeting high academic student performance is monitored by the non-profit charter board, Friends of Louisiana Connections Academy, Wade Henderson, President. The charter school is authorized by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to accept students from any parish in the state. 1200 students attended for the 2012-2013 school year. School officials expanded the school curriculum to include tutoring, summer school, dual enrollment programs and high quality electives, such as e-learning courses at Juilliard. The school is headquartered in Baton Rouge at 8281 Goodwood Blvd., Ste J, (225) 372-8389. Student field trips, graduation ceremonies, parent-to-parent events and school information sessions are regularly scheduled and promoted at the school website.