Wish I could give - stars. Didn’t think to inform me that the start date is way late and zero concern about the lack of communication. This whole state is horrible with communication and professionalism. Not going to even get into how quick they can send a withdrawal form but the enrollment process is like the documentation to get to dosage and they don’t tell you anything. Useless! Completely utterly useless!!!

Don’t bother enrolling. I am a 20 year old full time employee living on my own, just trying to make up two credits to graduate. Ohdela staff has made this whole experience extremely difficult. My classes are missing units and lessons, I am learning one subject and getting tested on a whole other topic without learning it. I have found it extremely difficult to contact teachers, I have been laughed at by staff. Further more I am unable to do any of my two classes because the test and units/lessons are mixed up or missing. But then I’m told I can still continue…when obviously I can’t. Also they expect you to do projects even when your in credit recovery, knowing that I work full time and have other things going on outside of work. This place is a joke.

Pretty shocked at how this place operates. In 24 days of kg there should not be 70 plus different assignments. Dont know how you guys dont see that has over whelming.

This establishment should be discontinued. Go to k-12 or treca. MUCH better

They held test from being completed to the point that the school year was over and had the semester exam still missing and everytime I asked him if I could do it he would respond with a rude answer and would tell me I should have done better on the other test and at the end of my 10th grade and been a student for 3 years they proceeded to tell me I was supposed to be in the 9th and told me that if I went back to their school I was required to take the 9th grade again and that year I just took was worth nothing and that it was a waste of my time

The amount they throw on the kids to do themselves is absolutely outrageous.

I like OHDELA my son kindergarten teacher is amazing. Nice school teachers are great. But the workload is a lot more than public school. But that’s all. Overall I give them an 8/10

My SON is not happy...Im not happy...my son is failing...went from A student to F student ...Im calling Ohio department of education...they dont want to teach..get teachers that cares and teaches students

Do yourself a favor and contact K12 if you want to homeschool online.The workload this school places on kids is unreal. My kids did school from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm basically daily and still couldn’t keep up.The teachers do not respond to emails or messages. They don’t work with the kids. You don’t hear from them until crunch time when it’s going to look bad on them and then they are short and snippy and place all blame on the students.My son was almost expelled for something he didn’t even do. We proved he wasn’t responsible and when they found out it was another child doing this under his name, the boy wasn’t even suspended. Didn’t even get in trouble! Meanwhile my son was yelled at and threatened over the phone by the student advisor.My daughter is a senior this year and has had an insane year thanks to them lying on all her transcripts. Tell me, ohdela, how does a student supposedly fail three years of high school in a row, yet you all passed her to move on to the next grade each year? She has had to do three years of credit recovery on top of her senior year work to graduate on time.The principals (there’s a new one almost every year) will always side with the teachers. I don’t care if you show email and text messages proving your child’s side, they will side with teachers.If you’re in Ohio, contact K12 and go with OHVA. The teachers are amazing, the staff and principal are amazing. If you contact them, you will have an email or a phone call within 20 minutes. They work with and for the families vs against.

I was in ohdela years ago. Their version of credits and Ohio public schools version of credits seem very different so if u go here make sure u graduate because if u decide to switch to another learning institution everything you did at this school does not count for anything. You will have wasted three years and have to start over in the 9th grade at some alternative school. Its a trap watch out!

The teachers were amazing but that was the only thing good about that school. As a student I felt that it was NOT a good learning environment, and to be honest it didn’t even feel like a school! The only reason I even went to public school was because of my anxiety and it didn’t even help me, the grading was way way way behind YOU THINK YOUR FAILING ALL YOUR CLASSES when you are really not! I am an A&B student! Then the end of the grading period comes then you have A’s it is so confusing, inconvenient, and worry some! Also you get piled with work, more than high school which I am in now! Also tons and I mean tons of tech issues sometimes you could even go to class at least 3 times a week Instead of helping my anxiety it made it worse! DONT GO TO THIS SCHOOL! (Save yourself the stress) I apologize for giving this school a bad wrap but I speak truth.

I am in 5th grade as a student they didnt give us nearly this much work in normal school an example is in my modules I have IXL a 5 minute video for a quiz a quiz and 10 minutes of iready and I most of the time get out of class at 9:20ish and my next class is at 9:45!!!!! You see the problem also the grading system one day I had a b and the next I had a d save yourself the trouble. Also they are not professional we spent 20 minutes of class time talking about pets like who tf does that. Thank you for reading my ted talk

Ohdela is a really fun school but there are things i dont like about it. im an 8th grader and they dont let anyone chat with friends. they give 20 minutes of time to explain several topics. otherwise its a good school!!!

My daughter emails her teachers all time for help and never gets reaponses back and she has adhd so schools already hard for her to point she has given up and ready go back to her home school next year.. she said she has even tried to call.. My daughter absoultly hates this school...the work they give these kids is redicilous it over loads them and overwhelms them.my daughter Crys herself to sleep..the interconnection always goes down.

My son got offered a job and I dont know how much longer the position gonna be open. I have been trying to contact someone so that my son can get a work permit. cant contact anyone! I finally spoke to someone after two weeks. That was by email I turned in all the information andwas told that I would hear back from them the next day havent heard from anyone.

Herrible place to send a child. The teacher literally dont teach anything. I listened in on a video classroom call once, and all the teacher did was tslk about her cats for 20 min then briefly mention that days assistantment.They also switched her elective classes without taking her out of the original one she was in and notifying use about the other art class that they out her her.Terrible excuse for a school. Dont send your children here..

With Covid dictating what all of our lives look like these days, I chose Odella to be our homeschool. After processing the original registration, every communication after that was late, poor information, and/ or irrelevant to me. Withdrawal has been a nightmare. I originally thought that an online school would be better organized. Not so. I sent the withdrawal form in on September 3 and they are still sending child absent emails to me 8 days later. After withdrawing, I was sent an email to return a computer that I never even received. Very disturbing that they don’t even know they haven’t sent us a computer.We have been enrolled in our local school district from the beginning of the school year. Our local school district has been outstanding in both home and in school education. Ohdela has nothing on our local schools.

Run!!! I literally mean run as far as you can away from this school. I wish someone would have said this to me and shared honest information about this program. This school will stress you and your child/ren. Children will constantly feel like they can not keep up with their workload. This is from kindergarten all the way up. Grades fluate nearly from day to day. Your child may have A one day and the next a D from missing one assignment from just one class. While your child/ren will likely have 5 classes and at least 3+ assignments daily from each class. The work load is atrocious and Im being a hundred percent serious. If your even considering this school be prepared to have to log work and hours constantly and take pictures for their homework daily or weekly in order to not get lost in the mountain of work. Your child/ren will need your help all throughout the day if they are to pass with a decent grade. You are better off not using the school computer because that is a nightmare. While using the school computer you can not connect to a printer, you can not send outside emails to your child. You will have to use the school computer camera to take pictures of homework, and at the same time trying to use the mousepad on the computer to write for some assignments because its not a touchscreen computer nor is there an option to connect to a mouse. Just run! I do not know about other programs online but I would advise looking elsewhere. You will be disappointed with Ohdela and your children will feel defeated because of the workload.

I am s student currently enrolled here and I love it here!!The teachers are nice and I do understand why many people say its hard to reach some teachers since its also hard for me.Otherwise that,I think its nice here

Has been a great school for my 15yr old. Every since right before Covid hit we switch over to online school 🏫

Absolutely terrible lack of communication. They always say email if any questions , how many times can you email someone and not get a response. Their “lives” in each class are ridiculous. Full of the chat bar on the side with students posting things that shouldn’t be posted or seen by other kids. Would not recommend.

Handing in papers doesnt always go through,, dont answer messages, texts, emails. Changes teachers constantly throughout the year.

I placed my children in Ohdela because I assumed an online learning school would be more organized and equipped for teaching online during this pandemic than their brick a mortar school. Ohdela was overwhelmed with too many new students because of the same reason we enrolled. The teachers were nice and taught well but were completely behind on grades. We checked grades daily and up until the day before the quarter ended they had nothing under a C. The next day Fs. They were expected to do work from the beginning of the quarter when they were at their other school. They had zeros that were never changed to excused because they werent there. They waited a month to get their Chromebooks. Assignments would say graded/ completed in one location and not turned in 0 in another making it nearly impossible to know what was done and what needed done. They never received their report cards. Grades sent back to their brick and mortar school were incomplete. There is no talking to a person unless youre enrolling. I was supposed to get return stickers for the Chromebooks weeks ago but nothing expect an email telling me to return the Chromebooks. Communication is awful. Engagement coaches are a nice idea but they dont return calls or know how to answer questions. Overall bad experience.

AVOID AT ALL COST. THIS SCHOOL SEEMS LIKE A SCAM. My friend is struggling to understand how an online school thats been open for a few years dropped the ball this year. Unorganized teachers, he has to print extra things that should have been included in the workbooks, one kids teacher is rude, another kid was switched unannounced from a great teacher to another and the new teacher has nothing ready. The kid with the rude teacher is supposed to have an IEP, with special needs, the school REFUSES to accept any of it even with previous school and 2 years of diagnosis. This same teacher also changes the schedule daily or weekly. My friend said its hard enough that his 4 kids have different schedules, he cant get them on the same lunch or break schedule so when one kid has a break it distracts the other kids.

My advisor had set me up to graduate early and told me i was on track several times and when i decided to transfer back to public school they withheld my credits for a month, lied about it, and me my highschool and mom had to contact them on several occasions about giving my public school my transcripts. i was taking junior and senior classes as a junior and they had only given me 2.5 credits and did not say a word about it until i transferred. when i asked for answers my advisor (lea french) had said “i’m sorry i don’t know what to tell you) these people do not care about your education and i know several. others they have done this to aswell. i took a total of 7 classes my junior year and had nothing to show for it. they lied and withheld my credits and i am now retaking classes. DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD ENROLL HERE!

There are a few wonderful staff members however it has been beyond frustrating dealing with this school. They dont return your calls, and they hardly ever answer your emails and voicemails.

Ohdela is absolutely horrible! PLEASE save yourself the headache and choose another option for educating your children. Enrolling my kids in Ohdela only set them behind. The school does not respond to emails, calls or voicemails. There is zero communication!

They give way too much work for kids, and everything else sucks.

I have never had a problem with this school and used it for k-3 the teachers are wonderful! My son is now in 6th and will be back with ohdela this UPDATE well just started this year and all we have learned about is black history month and slaves. Starting to sound like a campaign trail instead of school. Im ready to have my kids leave this school. Its supposed to be about ancestors not about how slaves were treated to kindergartners.. how about Pilgrims, indians ect. I will have to teach them history

Its OK but AMAZING

THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST ONLINE SCHOOL ANYONE COULD USE! I WOULDNT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE! THEY FAIL TO COMMUNICATE OTHER THAN JUST GIVING ZEROS AND TELLING YOU YOU ARE WRONG THEY DONT TRY TO HELP YOU AT ALL!

This school is terrible Im trying to get my kids withdrawn papers from Thursday but they are playing, and if the kids need help they dont help them them and their Communication is TERRIBLE so if your child is in Public school virtual please keep them there....

The teacher NEVER answers emails. Gives low grades with no explanation. Loses or claims to have not received homework assignments. Worst of all verbally abusive at times to students. You can never reach an actual person for help.

If I could rate my sons teacher Miss Betz she would rank a 5, she goes above and beyond to help with any issues. My sons chrome book was broken and it took over 3 weeks to receive a new. Tech support can only do so much but the advisors are incompetent or they just dont do their job. I reached out to several staff and even the Principle who never called me back. My son has learning disabilities and a routine is vital part of his day. 👏 Miss Betz keep up the great job. Ohdela as a hole you need to put your students as a priority .

School told me I’m graduating in January. January comes they say I don’t but my friend who took the same classes with me all of high school graduates early. WHAT!?! Plus they never returned my calls and never gave me an answer to why I’m not graduating early. If I could give 0 out of 5 I would. Never recommend this school ever. Worst year of school of my life.

I love Ohdela, you can meet different people and get your work done fast. And Ohdela makes you indapendent on your work so you can get everything done!. Who ever who is going to Ohdela will have a nice time their and youll make cool/nice friends!.👍😁

All three of my daughters graduated through OHDELA. My youngest went all four years of high school. The program is excellent if the parent is willing to supervise. The majority of my childrens teachers were fantastic - well prepared, knowledgeable and concerned about student progress. They called regularly to talk to my students. When I read comments about the teachers being unavailable, I just cant believe it. I know that my daughters teachers were habitual in their check-in phone calls and were always responsive to emails.

Havent been able to go on the school since the first day and when I try to call for the past month I get no call back. I then get 2 letters in the mail for Truancy. This School is a joke and in my opinion I would look for another school. If Possible I wouldnt even give it a 1 star.

We complied with all of their paperwork and at the last minute was still denied even know we sent the utility bill that they ask for the night before. I think that youre very hard to deal with and I should be grateful that they denied us because if they handled the school work like they did 3rd missions they are very poor

Great school teachers are very helpful

This school is a joke! 0 communication

My sons teachers are available to teach about 50% of the time. The other 50% of the time there are zoom issues.Horrible school... no demand from their students to really acheive.. just to accept whatever comes their way and how to be stagnant.

Im currently doing homeschooling for them and they are awful. I have gone from straight As at my public school to Cs for homeschooling. I like to work independently and they dont want me to. Going along with that they say you can do stuff at your own pace but they dont mean it. Also we tried to get a work permit from them and its been over 4 weeks and they still havent gave it to me even after we sent them all the necessary paperwork. I dont recommend this school.

My daughters both attend this school. They are both doing very well, surpassing expectations. My oldest is diagnosed with tourette syndrome in which our local schools, both private and public are insufficient to adapt to her needs, weve tried everything. However, being able to school at home, with me not having to find a curriculum myself, is completely possible thanks to OHDELA. Her teachers are incredible, helpful and always available. They respond in good time are are always seeking to teach her the way she needs taught. I enrolled my kindergartner in as well and she too is doing well. Of course I have to be by her side, but it easier this way rather than schooling alone. Could not be happier about our school of choice

Incompetently managed, poor communication, nobody ever seems to know whats going on, worst school Ive ever attended

Worst school in the world! If you have a disabled child in any way shape or form, avoid this school at all costs! They will violate every civil right possible! They ignore any and all requests for help! Then if you bother them too much they will retaliate and try their best to to find ways to seriously ruin your life! They will lose your credits and stop you from graduating! They offer no help to children with iep or physical ailments! They refuse to test your child for an iep and continue to fail them! If you miss 3 days they count you as a habitual truant! They wont send you your internet reimbursement , gas cards to get your child to and from their testing sites, which so far have been SEVEN tests this year! Not one bit of help with gas as promised! The computer is so tiny its impossible to see any of the learning material. The list goes on.....This place is unbelievable! Avoid this place at all costs! Try Connections Academy, k12, Or Even BOSS. Good Luck!

I came to OHDELA after ECOT was shut down. I absolutely hated ECOT. OHDELA is great! I am in 11th grade and the enrollment process was quick and easy. They got my credits situated except for 1 at the moment because of ECOT. But the teachers are excellent, they help me when i need it, they have great communication with the students and my mom has even gotten a voicemail from the Principal about the Quarter cut off and Testing which ECOT NEVER did. I didnt even know who ECOTs pincipal was!! So i love the communication here its great! I was literally failing at ECOT. I had nothing but Fs and a C. Ive been at OHDELA maybe a month at max now, and i have 4 As, and 2 Bs. This school has changed my life and i wish i went with them since the begnning of High school instead of ECOT. Thank you OHDELA.

I am a student at this school this is the worst school ever I never get the help I need, I am so stressed all the time, the computers are the worst, I have not learned anything wile I have been there this school should be shut down, this school really lowers my cofendent, I can not go anywhere else because my parents think it is a great school I wish I could give this school a zero save your kid from lots of disappointment and felling like that are dumb and let them do a trile run but if they do not like it do not force them.

My great-granddaughter has been attending Ohdela for 4 years now and, at this time, I do not see her returning to Public School. Last year, my gr-granddaughter, who I raise, had a LOT of family issues going on, in addition to the death of a close family member and the death of her very very best friend; because of this, she got WAY off track due to anxiety, depression, and stress. Her advisor, Mr. Asente, in addition to ALL of her teachers, did everything to assist her to see that she passed. She was given extra time to catch up, Mr. Asente called my great-granddaughter EVERY week (sometimes twice) to tell her what a great effort she was making and how proud he was of her. His phone calls and words of encouragement meant everything to her and she pushed on, if nothing else, to please him. Her teachers were also encouraging during this time and very understanding. They all (Mr. Asente and teachers) kept me constantly in the loop on her progress. The ones who commented on the fact they are strict are correct, but that is why I pulled her out of public school; they could have cared less about the chaos in the classroom;(when I observed her classes for 3 weeks, they spent a good 40% of the classroom teaching time, just controlling behavior.(or not). This year, my great-granddaughter was also diagnosed with ADHD, and they have again encouraged and supported us. If you need a babysitter, then I believe public school is the answer for you but, if you can work independently and complete the assignments as you are suppose too, then Ohdela is a GREAT place to be. It is also not perhaps the best choice for the parent who would rather all the teaching and behavior problems be handled by the public school system, rather than be bothered in taking part in the childs home school education (overseeing incomplete assignments, checking work, disciplining, if necessary, etc.). I checked out a number of alternative home schools before choosing Ohdela, and I can say, without a doubt or hesitation, I made the best choice for my great-granddaughter. In addition, I can tell you, she agrees with everything I have said.

My child has attended 1st and 2nd grade with good results. She enjoyed the classes virtually with the teacher and the one on one help when needed. 2nd grade was a little rocky at first because a couple of teachers left but once they got someone in and up to speed the classes were very good for my child. She will be doing 3rd grade also until our lives settle a bit and then she may go to a brick and mortar school so that she gets that exposure as well. We like that we are reimbursed for part of our internet and that there is money for her to do extracurricular programs like music lessons or PE. We think it is a good option and have recommended it to others.

Are you looking for an online school thats not worth a rats ass? Youve come to the right place folks! Looking for helpful, nurturing teachers who ignore you for weeks on end, are unreachable by call or text, dead extension numbers? Teachers who treat you like youre dumb for asking for help and are patronizing? Teachers who never grade your work and fail you on purpose. Perhaps youd like an advisor who gives you his personal number, his wife answering pretending to be him, rejects your calls, promises to call you the next day and never does? This school may be for you! If youd like to learn nothing, be scared for your future and scared of your teachers, come to OHDELA! I was only held back ONE year, yes, only one!! Unbelievable, right? Because they couldnt manage to get my credits right. They dont tell you correct testing dates, talk to your parents, notify you of anything or help you at all. The principals contact information is nowhere to be found. This school is a joke. Ive been here for 3 years and it has literally ruined my life. Save yourself the trauma and go to ECOT or even K-12, because everyone knows anything is better than OHDELA!

Horrible . No one knows what they’re doing, not well put together , just simply nothing good about it.

I wish I could give this school 0 stars. My children were withdrawn to homeschool after several weeks of OHDELA feet-dragging and excuse making. Finally I received a letter stating that my children had been withdrawn and that neither boy was at risk of being expelled due to the new policies. Today I received a letter stating that my son was expelled for 15 days, even though I have Dr. Bowlins signature saying this will not happen. Now, nobody will return my phone calls and my only recourse is to spend MY time on an appeal. Buyer beware!!! Almost any other institution would be better than the charlie-foxtrot that is reality at OHDELAs administrative offices.

Terrible my son had to repeat 9th grade because they didnt take the credits from k12 (much better) and they dont inform you of anything so your step in clueless so you basically sit out for a week figuring it out.P.s there teachers are rude and they dont seem to be very knowledgeable on there position and job.

Be careful parents with this online school,,

Giving schools a bad rating for fun

They,school Board,think teaching 1st and 2nd year college in 7th grade and up is the right thing.Any student that can not grasp or learn at this level is bullied by the teachers and school board.

Same as last person, i repeated some of 9th grade classes cuz of credit problems

Absolutely horrible!

HORRIBLE!!!!