Hillsboro Online Academy
Hillsboro Online Academy
*not a charter
*not a charter
Grades K-12
100% online, or part-time local school and online
Stipend: none
Curriculum: Online or provided by in-class teacher
High School: Online or some classes at the high school
Meetings: Daily log-in and progress, plus 2 electronic check-ins per week
Hillsboro district program (not a charter school)
Located in Hillsboro
None
Hillsboro school district students may enroll in HOA as a full-time student, or part-time as a concurrent student while enrolled in a local Hillsboro school. Full-time or part-time HOA students have access to the following benefits:
Core classes (PT 1 or 2, FT 3 or 4)
On site electives (PE, art, music)
Field trips
Special services and counseling
Weekly face-to-face social class
Curriculum library and online aids
Science fair
Registered homeschool students and students attending private school who are residents of the district are also able to enroll in HOA elective courses, on a limited basis. They can take 1 to 4 on site electives, attend the weekly face-to-face class and field trips, but no core subject classes.
Online content is provided by the following third-party companies:
Odysseyware (Edgenuity)
Florida Virtual Global School
eDynamic Learning
Students will take module tests online; however semester finals for core courses at the high school level are required to be proctored in a face to face setting at the school.
Note: The K-2 program is new this year, so contact them directly for emerging details.
Hillsboro Online students have access to courses in our district schools. High school classes and middle school band and choir courses are open and available to HOA students at their neighborhood school. HOA also provides enrichment classes such as art, PE, and field trips for its home learning students.
Field trips are provided for enrichment and social opportunities such as movie night, holiday party, game night, etc, to give students and their families a chance to interact.
High schoolers can take a hybrid of online classes and in-person classes at the local high school. They can also participate in sports and receive career and college counseling.
[TBD] can HOA students use the district Early College program?
Students have access to all the special education services of the Hillsboro district, including IEP evaluation, therapy and tutoring. These are provided at one of the local schools.
Attendance is monitored daily by tracking student assignment submission, monitoring course login data, and through checking in with each teacher on at least two separate weekdays.
SBAC annually, plus [TBD] progress monitoring assessments two or three times per year.
Students living within the Hillsboro school district area are required to meet with a counselor or principal and submit an In-District transfer request form and include a letter explaining the reason for the transfer request. Transfers are approved for one school year only.
Students that do not live within the District’s boundaries can apply for an Inter-District transfer to attend HOA. This involves submitting a form to the current district and being approved for release to Hillsboro.