GOAL Digital Academy

The GOAL Digital Academy (GOAL) is is a public online charter school serving students throughout the state of Ohio in grades 3-12 with a curriculum written to Ohio Standards. It is located in the US state of Ohio.

GOAL offers drop-out prevention and credit recovery programs to its high school students. GOAL provides educational opportunities for students up to 21 years of age, and up to 23 years of age for special-needs students. An adaptive curriculum in an actual onsite classroom is available for qualifying high school students.

GOAL is funded entirely by state per-pupil allocations and federal grant funds. GOAL also has mutual services with many high schools and career centres in Ohio.

In 2009-2010 GOAL had 652 students enrolled, of whom 77% were economically disadvantaged.

The GOAL Digital Academy web site is at http://www.goaldigital.org/

More Details

GOAL provides students with Internet access, a computer, printer/scanner and technology support

References

• "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
• GOAL Digital Academy web site, http://www.goaldigital.org/
• "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/
• "GOAL Digital Academy - 2009-2010 school year report card", http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2009-2010/BUILD/149047.pdf

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