Oklahoma Connections Academy Counseling & Online School Guidance Services

Online Program Counseling

Helping Students Become Their Best Selves

Readily accessible online, in person, and by phone, our counselors offer individual attention and expertise to our students and families. We help students thrive during their time with us as well as plan for their bright futures ahead. Our dedicated team of full-time, licensed school counselors offer:

academic goal setting, scheduling, and planning
personal and social development
future planning, including college and workforce preparation

Title IX Training Materials

Our School Profile

Get to Know Oklahoma Connections Academy

Typically used by colleges to get to know us, our profile highlights essential information about our school, including academic performance, course offerings, grade scale, and more.

Download it below to get an inside look into what you and your student can expect from Connections Academy.

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Post-Graduate Planning

We Help Students Become Future-Ready

For our students, Connections Academy is an important stepping- stone towards their future, whether that includes higher education or entering the workforce. We offer a wide variety of individualized services designed to help students prepare for their next adventure, including:

personalized learning plans, focusing on each student’s unique postgraduation goals
interactive, online LiveLesson® sessions, connecting families across the country with real-time information on financial aid and scholarships, college application processes, entrance requirements, and more
help preparing for college admissions tests, like the SAT
one-on-one counseling with seniors, providing resources and assistance with postsecondary planning, including workforce options, vocational training, and selecting the right college
a full school profile, which will be provided when necessary for students to use when applying to colleges.

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Connect With Our School Counselors

We're Here For You

Neva Vander Woude

Manager of Counseling and Title IX Coordinator

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nvanderwoude@okca.connectionsacademy.org

What is Title IX?

Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. Some examples include failure to provide equal opportunity in athletics, discrimination in STEM courses and programs, and discrimination based on pregnancy. New regulations became law in August of 2020.

Scope of Title IX

Connection Academy schools are public virtual schools required to abide by federal regulations. The Final Rule was designed to restore or preserve equal access to Connections Academy’s education program as well as sanctioned events and activities. The scope of Connections Academy programs and activities includes but is not limited to: LiveLessons, Field Trips, Clubs and Activities, school sponsored events, graduation ceremonies, and unique school programs.

Definition of Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is the conduct on the basis of sex that contains one or more of the following:

A Connections Academy employee conditioning an aid, benefit, or service of the school based on participation in unwelcome sexual conduct, commonly referred to as “quid pro quo”
Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be severe, pervasive, and offensive that it denies a person equal access to a Connections Academy education program or sanctioned activity
Sexual assault defined by 20 USC 1092(f)(6)(A)(v), dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking as defined by 34 USC 12291(a)(10), (8), (30).