Akron Digital Academy
{{short description|Blended-learning school district in Ohio}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{infobox school district
| name = Akron Digital Academy
| city = Akron
| state = OH
| superintendent = David Bowlin
| students = 500
| staff = 55
| established = 2002
| budget = $4.5 million in FY2013
| schools = 3
| closed = 2018
}}
The Akron Digital Academy was a public, community school district in Akron, Ohio and its surrounding counties. The district includes two high schools and one middle school. There were approximately 500 students enrolled in blended learning school.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
Blended learning
Akron Digital offered a blended learning education model that is a combination of a traditional school model and an "online" school model. In a traditional setting, a student attends a school building five days a week while scheduled in various class periods throughout the day. An "online" school model is where a student works only from a computer, where all of the courses are offered through online curriculum.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
History
Akron Digital Academy was founded in 2002. Initially sponsored by Akron Public Schools, the district cut ties in 2013. It went out of business and closed in June 2018 due to strains on the school's budget from repayments to the state.{{Cite web |last=Cottom |first=Theresa |date=2018-06-28 |title=Akron Digital Academy quietly closes as other online charter schools face hefty state fees |url=https://www.ohio.com/akron/news/akron-digital-academy-quietly-closes-as-other-online-charter-schools-face-hefty-state-fees?template=ampart |url-status= |archive-url= |archivedate= |accessdate=2019-04-18 |website=Akron Beacon Journal}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}{{Cite web |date=2018-07-06 |title=Akron Digital Academy Quietly Closes as Other Online Charter Schools Face Hefty State Fees |url=https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/Akron-Digital-Academy-Quietly-Closes-as-Other-Online-Charter-Schools-Face-Hefty-State-Fees.html |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=GovTech |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130807064844/http://www.akron-digital.com/ ADA website]
Category:School districts in Ohio