K12 Private AcademyReviews of k12privateacademy.com

I was forced to pay for the private academy because there is no free online public school here. I'm very disappointed. The level of teacher involvement is definitely less than the free public school. My daughter had only ever attended school online and our experience with the private academy has left alot to be desired. The app is constantly experiencing technical difficulties and we've been confused several times trying to figure which teacher to reach out to when there's a problem. One teacher has consistently sent out email attachments that my daughter's laptop won't open. She sent it to us once in a different form that we could open and that's it. Just once after I informed her. I shouldn't have to inform her every time she sends out learning materials. This experience has been lackluster but, as opposed to worrying about school shootings and bullying, what choice do we have?

1. We love the teachers! Teacher quality each and every year K through 12 has been fantastic! Ms. Heidi G. our first year inspired us to sign up annually through lower, middle and high school! 2. We love the grade reporting transparency! Rubrics and feedback is amazing! Required work listed is awesome! 3. We do not like the college application support. That process was very very complicated, overwhelming and time consuming. It was all new to us. We had a new college advisor mid year and zero connection was established. There was zero communication about the transition between people. Example: student wanted to apply to colleges in Canada no one told us that Calculus was required. Had to register for it to be on the transcript before Pre-calculus was completed. Another example- student took 2 years of Chinese language (one of our favorite teachers) and then the school did not offer a third year of that language. Most colleges require 3 years of the same language. K12 only requires 2 years to graduate. A good college prep department would have known this to best guide students who are college bound. 4. We do not like the re-enrollment process - too many phone calls annually- slow improvement there since Kindergarten. Always a new person unfamiliar with the fact we are a returning family. 5. Email communication is overwhelming. Perhaps Teacher conferences would be a thing to improve on? Like the old “parent /teacher/ student-style conferences” of bricks & mortar schools- but virtually. Twice a year? Maybe October - welcome - to start and January check in? Perhaps “If the grade is below an 80 it should be required?” 6. Registrar is super helpful! Payment department is super helpful! 7. I asked the student if he has any favorite teachers in the 13 years experience. He mentioned Kindergarten Ms. Heidi G. He remembers her sharing pics of barrel racing horses. He mentioned his 8th grade Math teacher who taught about percent, but could not remember a name. And he mentioned his Chinese 1 & 2 teacher- he really wanted a third and fourth year with her. I would add he enjoyed his electives in Technology. It was Pam Dooley who inspired him to choose Computer Science as a field to study in college.