General FAQs

OHVA serves Ohio students in grades K–12.

The core courses are English/language arts, math, science, history, music, and art. There will also be other courses at the appropriate grade levels, such as physical education. Kindergarten students take language arts (including phonics), math, history, and social studies. High school students also take a world language and have access to honors courses as well as a variety of electives. Visit our elementary, middle school, and high school curriculum pages for more details.

Yes. We provide the textbooks and instructional materials needed to complete the program. These books and materials are sent to students directly. The amount and type of materials varies by grade and course. Generally, high school students receive fewer books and materials than elementary and middle school students, due to the different course requirements. Common household items and office supplies like printer ink and paper are not provided.

Yes. OHVA students are public school students, and they earn a high school diploma that is identical to any other diploma awarded by public schools in the state of Ohio. Because OHVA is an accredited public school, our graduates have the same rights and privileges extended to them as any other Ohio graduates when applying for opportunities at our state and nation’s colleges and universities.

OHVA follows all state law requirements for daily attendance.  Our elementary program is a combination of online instruction provided by licensed teachers and some lesson completion that is independent, but completed with the guidance of the child’s Learning Coach. Our middle school and high school programs are a combination of scheduled lessons with online instruction, and some lessons completed independently.  

In the younger grades, many of the online lessons include offline work. Students in grades K–2 spend about 30–40% of their time on the computer, while students in grades 3–5 spend about 50–60% of their time online. Screen time increases in middle school, and by high school, most of the school day is online

Time online could be spent working on asynchronous lessons, working in live online sessions with teachers, and collaborating with peers on engaging assignments and projects. Students also do hands-on science experiments, read novels, and complete math problems that are done without the computer.

We believe in a balanced approach toward education. Computers help us provide you with effective assessment, planning, and time-management tools. Computers also act as powerful teaching tools that motivate, stimulate, and inform children about the world around them. They do not, however, replace a solid education. Instead, they help facilitate one. That’s why we use a unique multimedia approach that includes traditional books, workbooks, and instructional materials.

Depending on your child’s IEP, we should be able to tailor instruction to meet your child’s needs. See below for additional information about rights and responsibilities regarding the education of a child on an IEP:

Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Procedural Safeguards [PDF]

If you think your child may have an unidentified disability, please read about the Child Find initiative [PDF]. If you’d like to discuss this with us in more detail, call 866.339.9072 (toll-free).

OHVA meets the needs of advanced learners in a variety of ways. The beauty of our elementary and middle school programs is that they’re flexible enough to meet children where they are in any given subject and take them where they want to go. Placement assessments taken online during the enrollment process allow us to place your student in the appropriate level of curriculum. For example, if your fourth grader is doing math on a sixth-grade level and reading on a fourth-grade level, we can adjust their courses to meet their abilities. High school students can take honors courses. Qualified students can participate in the College Credit Plus program.

Students spend time with classmates online and through school outings, field trips, (e.g., to historical sites, museums, zoos), picnics, and other social events. In addition to school-based clubs, K12 online national clubs help connect students with peers who share similar interests and passions.

There are no home visits as part of the program, and there are no other intrusions into your home. The state of Ohio does require that students meet with their teacher in person four times a year. This is accomplished by attending academic workshops, school outings, or state or other testing events.

We are proud to be recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). View our list of approved core courses by visiting the NCAA’s high school selection site and inputting high school code 365143. To learn more about our NCAA-approved courses, click here.