• July 16, 2024

     

    Hello Chandler Online Academy Families,

     

    My name is Jarrett Pack and I am the proud Director of Chandler Online Academy. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were celebrating our amazing seniors as they walked across the stage at graduation for the Class of 2024! What a wonderful accomplishment for them and we look forward to hearing the amazing adventures that their lives take them on! As we embark on Year 2 of uniting our elementary program with our secondary program, we want to focus on the amazing opportunity Chandler Online Academy provides our families. Chandler Online Academy K-12 provided an online learning option to over 3,300 students last year! We know the important role our school plays in providing a world-class educational option to the families we support. With that, our theme for the 2024-25 school year will be “Virtually Unstoppable”! We want to focus on the individual stories of staff and students that help make our school such a respected and highly recommended option for so many Arizona residents!

    Our Chandler Online Academy administration team is always looking for ways to improve the student experience. Besides hiring a full staff of appropriately certified teachers, our Counseling and Office Staff are second to none when it comes to customer service and student engagement.  Here are a few examples of improvements we have made heading into this school year to show how much we are committed to Excellence Online!

     

    • Chandler Online Academy K-12 will now be fully connected as a 1:1 technology school! This means that all of our full-time students will have access to a personal chromebook to use at home. Much effort was spent communicating and disbursing these devices at our Hornet Days this week. If you missed out on that opportunity and need to pick up your device, please contact our Elementary Secretary, Ms. Stephanie Waaramaa at Waaramaa.Stephanie@cusd80.com .

     

    • ParentSquare will now be the official method of communication for Chandler Unified School District families! We are confident that our families will appreciate this one-stop-shop method of communication that makes it easier than ever to stay connected with all the happenings at our CUSD schools. Parents will be recommended to download the ParentSquare app for your smartphone and will give you instant, easy access to school communication at your fingertips. Parents should refer to the ParentSquare page on the CUSD website to learn more. CUSD ParentSquare Website

     

    • Our students are going to be given the opportunity to participate in more live, student-to-teacher and student-to-student interactions than ever before. Our teachers are preparing to provide students with regular opportunities to interact with one another in a virtual environment, including the continuation of student clubs/activities. More information regarding club participation will be provided during Club Rush Week. Additionally, we have a Live Lab schedule that allows students to receive live instructional support Monday - Friday without an appointment required. These live labs will begin on Monday, July 29th and continue throughout the year. Please utilize this link to view this schedule. LIVE LAB SCHEDULE

     

    • In an effort to ensure our younger Chandler Online Academy students are transitioning more efficiently into the rigors of online learning, we are continuing a virtual advisory class for all 7th - 9th grade full-time students. Led by our full-time teachers, students will log into a Google Meet daily during the first week, but weekly after that, to learn strategies that will help them be successful online learners. This will give them the opportunity to build relationships with staff and other online students. 

     

    • Finally, we want all of our students to be able to represent their amazing school and will now have a Spirit Store that is available 365 days a year! The link provided below will allow families to choose COA swag for their elementary, secondary, and senior students! Chandler Online Academy Spirit Store

     

    We know that CUSD families have chosen to enroll with us having many educational options available to them. We take pride in everything that we do and want to continue to build trust with our families that we will do whatever it takes to ensure our students are receiving a world-class education. With this responsibility, we know that support from home is required for students to experience maximum success and we look forward to strengthening this relationship. Students, I hope your experience this year is enjoyable and your educational success is a reflection of the hard work you have dedicated to your online courses!  Go Hornets!

    Respectfully,

     

    Mr. Jarrett Pack

    Chandler Online Academy Director