Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
CCA offers empathetic, flexible online special education in Pennsylvania, centered around your child’s needs. Enjoy support and an education designed to build on your child’s skills and interests.
With the true flexibility offered by an online special education program, CCA can customize your child’s education based on their needs, abilities and interests and, because we put family at the center, our students and their families have much better daily access to their teachers than they would at a traditional brick-and-mortar school.
Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Updated Special Education Eligibility Policy
The CCA special education program’s success is due to its uniqueness. Our online special education classes offer students with special needs the ability to customize strategies and interventions of services, allowing them to be fully integrated into the cyber school program from the safe, comfortable environment of the student’s home.
Special education-related services can be provided in the student’s home or community by expert and attentive providers who care about the students as learners and people. Through our online courses, you will witness the instruction provided to your child, allowing you to ask questions as they arise and navigate with your child through their educational and developmental progress.
Special education in our online school operates on your child’s individualized education program (IEP) documentation, which is based on the evaluation done on the student. The virtual program used for your child is unique to the IEP’s demands and may require just minimal strategic support or necessitate the use of many services in your home or community.
Our online school employs a dedicated staff of special education teachers and professionals. We serve special education students throughout Pennsylvania.
Online environments can offer some big advantages for students with unique needs:
Think of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) as a type of road map. After your child has been evaluated and found eligible for special education services, an IEP team will develop this document. This team may include special education and general education teachers, a school representative, you, and any other parents or guardians involved in your child’s education. This team then meets regularly to ensure the document remains relevant to the student.
The goal of the IEP is to make sure that students with disabilities have the support and resources they need to do their best. This is a living document, meaning it will change over time. An IEP may include:
At CCA, we reference many sources to learn more about a student’s needs, including their interests, family input, successes, and more. Parents can even request an evaluation of their child by a certified school psychologist to address any concerns they or teachers may have expressed.
Within 30 days of enrollment, we adopt a student’s existing IEP. After 30 days, we set up a meeting to apply the IEP to online learning.
When you enroll in online special education classes at CCA, we provide your family with information and support by connecting you to regional resources throughout Pennsylvania. CCA will contract with providers to handle the following services, among others, as necessary:
Speech-language pathologists help students with all types of language, communication, and reading issues. They can work one on one or in small groups, or co-teach with the classroom teacher. They are part of the special education team in public schools.
Occupational therapy may involve improving fine motor skills so a child can complete written assignments or adapting learning materials so the student can successfully participate in class. The goal is to support the student in accessing learning and being successful in school.
Using their expertise in movement and function, physical therapists promote motor development and students’ participation in everyday routines and activities that are part of their program. The physical therapist customizes therapeutic interventions to enhance mobility and allow a student to take part in educational activities.
Behavior analysts in special education settings can use their skills to help students with autism, attention disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, speech impediments and a wide range of learning disabilities.
While many school districts are attempting to move to 1:1 laptop programs, CCA is already there. All students receive a laptop loaded with cutting-edge technology tailored to their individual learning needs that they can use at home. At CCA, the development of the student’s IEP may include a variety of assistive technologies to help students learn to their full potential through the online special education courses we offer.
These assistive tools are available as determined by a student’s IEP or 504 plan. The availability of specific tools can change as educational technology evolves and better products are available.
We understand you have questions. Here are the ones we hear most often from parents:
Your child is considered eligible if they have a condition that falls into one of the categories of disability defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and needs special education and related services because of that disability.
A group that includes you and educators will examine your child’s case and any medical information you have to determine whether your child is eligible for special education.
These meetings can vary widely, but generally, they focus on the child’s needs. Members may discuss the student’s goals, progress, and performance, and talk about ways to help the child achieve their academic goals.
While you don’t have to prepare for a meeting, we recommend the following:
Potentially, yes, but it may not be the best solution. Teachers may accommodate a student to the best of their ability. However, the IEP is legally binding and documents the supports and services the school must provide, offering a more reliable layer of protection for your child.
We believe in creating leaders for tomorrow, and that means that at CCA, we focus on providing individualized, attentive learning opportunities that tap in to your child’s unique talents and passions. We’re proud of the successes our students have achieved, and we welcome you to reach out to find out more about our programs.
Enrolling Now for 2026-27 School Year.
