TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School

TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School is a U.S. State Government entity that provides online K-12 education services. Through federal grant sub-awards, TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School has provided a range of education services, including improving academic achievement, enhancing teacher quality, supporting low-income and minority students, providing special education services, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and addressing digital literacy and technology gaps.

The federal sub-awards were funded through programs such as Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, Title I School Improvement Grants, English Language Acquisition Grants, Special Education Grants to States, Education Stabilization Fund, and Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants. The prime grantees were the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Through these federal grants, TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School delivered services aimed at objectives like meeting state academic standards, improving conditions for student learning, increasing access to quality educators, and providing a well-rounded education augmented by technology. Specific services included aiding special education teachers, paraprofessionals and providers, offering supplemental instruction to at-risk students, and preparing, training and retaining highly qualified educators.