i am sara carnes. we have the chief academic officer and superintendent of electronic learning academy. today. thank you for being a with us today. tell us about new trends in online learning. >> there's over 3 million students in the country better these are k-12 programs. there were 300,000 just in students. this trend is moving very fast. >> tell me how this is affecting of adele and its students -- odella and its students. we are looking at integrating technology into people's everyday lives. we are doing this whether it be at the kindergarten level or 12th grade level, for whatever goal people might have. why should parents consider enrolling their students in ohdela? >> i think one of the things that we bring that is very unique is our highly qualified teachers at interact with our students every day and engage in online live lessons. students get the full complement of learning each and >> i know at ohdela you are reshaping how kids learn. tell me about this plan and how these new trends work to

. >>> hello i am sarah carnes -- sara carnes. thank you so much for being here. tell me about this. >> is a premier online learning program and as you said it stands for the ohio distance and electronic learning academy. we are a statewide organization that works with k-12 throughout ohio. >> what makes ohdela unique? personalized learning program for each student whether they are in kindergarten or 12 great. that carries through -- 12th grade. that carries to the entire program and forces them to >> i understand that ohdela is restructuring how kids learn. >> that means the infiltration of technology and curriculum and -- has given us the opportunity to bring this together to help children's learn better -- children are better. stupidity minutes a number 1 goal for the programs. what we have tried to do is increase student achievement by bringing them outstanding curriculum. >> why did you decide to make this change? >> there's a novella called competitive reform in the world of education. we knew we had to make this change in order to attract students but more