Online School FAQs

Destinations Career Academy of Oregon (ORDCA) offers full-time enrollment for grades 9–12.

High school students take English, history, math, science, and life skills courses. They can also take career-focused courses where they can explore their interests and prepare to earn industry-recognized certifications after high school.

Yes, we provide all the textbooks and instructional materials needed to complete the program. These books and materials are sent to students directly.

ORDCA is a public school program, so there is no tuition. We provide Oregon-licensed teachers and instructional materials. Eligible families receive a loaner computer and printer. Students and families will be responsible for providing some common household materials (such as printer ink and paper). Our enrollment consultants can help address your technological and computer questions and needs.

At the high school level, students will spend nearly their entire school day online. Time online could be spent working on asynchronous lessons, working in live online sessions with teachers, and collaborating with peers on engaging assignments and projects. Students also do hands-on science experiments, read novels, and complete math problems that are done without the computer.

We believe in a balanced approach toward education. Computers help us provide you with effective assessment, planning, and time-management tools. Computers also act as powerful teaching tools that motivate, stimulate, and inform children about the world around them. They do not, however, replace a solid education. Instead, they help facilitate one. That’s why we use a unique multimedia approach that includes traditional books, workbooks, and instructional materials.

Depending on your child’s IEP, we should be able to tailor instruction to meet your child’s needs. See below for additional information about rights and responsibilities regarding the education of a child on an IEP:

• Procedural Safeguards

If you think your child may have an unidentified disability, please read about the Child Find initiative. If you’d like to discuss this with us in more detail, contact one of our Special Services representatives.

No. Students who attend ORDCA and successfully complete career readiness courses for at least two years will have gained enough exposure to prepare for certification tests after graduation.

Students spend time with classmates online and through school outings, field trips, and other activities. Students can also participate in school and K12 online national clubs to connect with peers who share similar interests.

Home visits are not part of the program, unless you ask your teacher to come to your home (which is completely optional), and there are no cameras or other intrusions.

For information on beginning the application process, visit our enrollment section. 

Yes, as public-school students, 11th-grade students enrolled in ORDCA are required to participate in all state-mandated testing, which your child can do remotely from home.

Updates, notifications, and forms for testing are sent annually per Oregon Department of Education requirements.

Please watch your email for information regarding testing remotely from home and other options, such as opting out. If you have further questions, please contact our Testing Coordinator, Sheila Heino at sheino@onlineoregon.org

Annual Notice for Oregon’s Statewide Summative Assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics [PDF]

2022-23 Oregon Statewide Summative Test Schedule [PDF]

Flex is a program designed to help optimize a student’s learning schedule through flexible options. Check out how ORDCA’s Flex program works and learn more about program eligibility.