Beginning July 1, 2026, TEC Connections Academy will become Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School. While our name will be changing, our commitment to Massachusetts families and to providing a high-quality, supportive full-time online education will remain the same.
We are updating our name to better reflect our statewide reach and growing community. Massachusetts Connections Academy will represent our role as a leading virtual school serving students across the Commonwealth.
Families can expect the same high-quality curriculum, experienced and caring teachers, meaningful connections, and supportive learning environment they know and trust. Only our name will be changing. Our dedication to student success will not.
In our online learning portal, current students will find coursework and lessons, Learning Coach resources, instructions for completing re-enrollment, and more.
Log into the Enrollment Portal to complete online enrollment forms and submit required documents for Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School.
Curious about online school but unsure what it is truly like? Join us to discover how online learning works, the benefits it offers your child, and what your family can expect from the online school experience.
Curious about online school but unsure what it is truly like? Join us to discover how online learning works, the benefits it offers your child, and what your family can expect from the online school experience.
Curious about online school but unsure what it is truly like? Join us to discover how online learning works, the benefits it offers your child, and what your family can expect from the online school experience.
Offering a safe, supportive learning environment for K–12 students.
Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School Commonwealth Virtual School is committed to providing equal access to its online education program to students with disabilities in accordance with federal and state law. Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School is committed to providing its students, regardless of disability, with an equal opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, the school’s education program. Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School proudly offers special education services, providing students access to resources tailored to their individual abilities and needs, including, but not limited to, assistive technologies, direct instruction, and related services.
Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School offers virtual special education services to certain students who have Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Section 504 Plans (504 Plans). These services include consultation, curriculum accommodations and modifications, collaboration with Learning Coaches and general education teachers, direct instruction from certified special education teachers, and substantially separate special education classes. Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School also provides students with IEPs a wide range of related services, as appropriate. When an eligible student enrolls in Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School, the IEP Team or Section 504 Team convenes to develop suitable interventions for the virtual environment.
Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School engages with parents and Learning Coaches through the Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC). The Council serves in an advisory capacity to the Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School administration and includes the special education manager. The SEPAC bylaws are available at Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School SEPAC bylaws. If you would like to participate in the Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School Special Education Parent Advisory Council, please contact the Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School office at 774-315-5123 Ext. 361.
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Special Education (DESE) provides a range of resources related to students with disabilities. These may be found at this link. Parent’s Notice of Procedural Safeguards may be found here.
Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School strives to provide students with a high-quality, innovative, virtual public-school experience through access to education that empowers students to demonstrate respect, life skills, growth mindset, critical thinking, communication skills, and application of knowledge to prepare them for the next stage of their life's journey. To help make that process quick and straightforward, we have three links below that can be used to support the records process.
To submit or request Special Education records or any questions, please email the Registrar at registrar@massca.org.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 504”) is a federal statute designed to prohibit discrimination and to ensure that students with significant impairments have educational opportunities and benefits comparable to those of their non-impaired peers. A “504-Eligible Student” is a student who either (a) has, (b) has a record of having, or (c) is regarded as having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. Section 504 Plans are written for students who are impaired as defined in § 504 of the Act, and who require accommodations, services, and modifications to their instructional program (which may include services and/or assistive technology) to receive a free appropriate public education. Caretakers of students with Section 504 Plans seeking to enroll in the school are asked to submit a copy of the Section 504 Plan during the enrollment and academic placement process. When a student enters the school with a Section 504 Plan developed by a prior school, the school will review the plan and supporting documentation and modify the Section 504 Plan to the online setting, if necessary.
For more information about 504 Plans at Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School, contact the Supervisor 504s K-12 at 774-335-5382.
Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School is committed to upholding a policy of educational equality. Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School welcomes multilingual learners (ML) and is responsible for providing an education program to ensure ML students achieve the same high standards as native English speakers. Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School takes immense pride in the diversity of its student body. We recognize that we are much stronger for the variety of cultural, ethnic, racial, and linguistic perspectives that our students bring to our virtual school community. As a member of a multilingual family, your child has tremendous life advantages that are clearly established. ML students often demonstrate above-average skills in many academic areas.
Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act states that all multilingual learners must attain English proficiency while simultaneously meeting the same academic standards as their English-speaking peers in all content areas. To meet this goal, Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School provides ML students with curriculum support and instruction to develop academic proficiency in all domains of communication, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. All ML students at Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School have an opportunity for additional support through direct instruction with an ML teacher or sheltered support through a collaboration model with the ML teacher and a content specialist.
Every student at Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School must complete a Home Language Survey so we can identify bilingual students and provide language support in academic English if necessary. Students are first screened using the WIDA ACCESS Placement Test (W-APT) to determine an English proficiency level in order to craft an individual instructional plan for each learner. All ML students are assessed annually using the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs exam administered yearly in January.
For additional information on our multilingual learners programs and placement, please contact the Supervisor of Multilingual Programs at 774-335-5267.
Director of Special Education
Phone: (774) 441-6852
Email: lmoy@massca.org
Supervisor of Section 504s
Phone: (774) 335-5382
Email: tschaffer@massca.org
Supervisor of Multilingual Language Program
Phone: 774-335-5276
Email: janthony@massca.org
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Massachusetts Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School is committed to helping each student gain the knowledge and skills they need to thrive, both in the classroom and long after graduation. Start the enrollment process now.
To begin, select "Start Enrollment" to start your application.
Answer the questions in our online system and submit necessary documents.
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