Olympia Regional Learning Academy

• February 12th at 10:30am
• February 19th at 10:30am

Please sign up to attend an hConnect Information Meeting using THIS FORM.

Upon completion of the form, the Zoom link for the next meeting will be emailed to you.

 Please check the Information Meeting page link for the 2025-26 school year  meeting dates.

 Transfers

All ORLA programs are considered OSD Choice Programs and require a transfer request from your neighborhood school or district. The transfer process is managed by OSD’s Offices of Elementary and Secondary Education at the district office. This is a multi step process.  Below is a summary of the process.  

1. Attend an hConnect Information Meeting to learn more about the program.  This is the first step in pursuing enrollment and should be completed BEFORE any other step is taken.  You can find out more information about when and how these information meetings are held by looking under our Information Meetings tab.
2. AFTER attending an hConnect Information Meeting, if you are interested in pursuing enrollment for your student  you will complete the Interest in hConnect Enrollment Form.  The link to this form will be shared during the hConnect Information Meeting you attend.
3. Do not unenroll from your current school.
4. After you submit the Interest in hConnect Enrollment Form, you will receive an email response requesting that you complete the OSD Transfer Request The link to this form will be included in the email.
5. Olympia School District will review your request and you will receive a response via email with a decision.  If your transfer request has been approved, you will then complete paperwork to enroll your student into the hConnect program at ORLA.

Please Note:

These documents may have some adjustments and changes made to them as we navigate closer to the start of the school year.

• Second Semester 2026 hConnect Course Schedule
• Second Semester 2026 hConnect Course Catalog

Washington state has some unique requirements for those participating in and Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) program. The purpose is to ensure student success and demonstrate results quickly since a traditional school program may have already proven unsuccessful for a student. Through monthly progress reporting and implementation of intervention plans, ORLA strives to find solutions for all students.

Monthly Progress

Each month, teachers complete a progress report for students that determines whether they have made adequate monthly progress. Two-way communication regarding student progress is required and is completed in Skyward Family Access. Each month, caregivers will receive an email notification alerting that progress has been posted to Skyward. At that time, caregivers go in and acknowledge receipt for each enrolled student. Responses to progress are due within a certain number of days upon delivery so be sure to adhere to the due dates communicated each month.

Intervention Plans

Students not making adequate monthly progress will have a conference with ORLA staff and be placed on an intervention plan. This is a collaborative process between a caregiver, student, and ORLA staff member. It may include items such as increased onsite attendance, dropping a course, using a school planner, regular teacher check-ins, and more. These are designed to support students so they can be successful in the learning plan developed for them.

It is important to note that being on an intervention plan for multiple months may result in a student needing to transfer to another school program. Washington State limits the number of months in which a student does not make satisfactory progress in their coursework within Alternative Learning programs.

If you are combining hConnect or online coursework with homeschooling, you must complete the Declaration of Intent to Homeschool.

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• Spanish
• Vietnamese

Statement of Understanding regarding Alternative Learning programs versus homeschooling.