Laystrom said the school will serve a wide range of kids, from those who are ahead or behind academically, to those who simply need a different school environment.
That said, any Indiana student can be considered for enrollment, she said.
Connections Academy has 18 public schools in 17 states.
The organization also has a nationally accredited private virtual school called National Connections Academy that serves students in states in which the virtual public-school option is not available, Laystrom said.
Indiana Connections Academy is the second virtual charter school in Indiana, said Lauren Auld, spokeswoman for the Indiana Department of Education.
Hoosier Academies, a combination virtual and bricks and mortar school that opened in 2008-09, was the first.
For the rest of the article, go to Indiana virtual school to enroll students
