Board Policy IDCA: Summer School

SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

MISSION: To ensure that students are provided quality after-school activities and summer semester programs.

The Board of Education recognizes that a summer school session offers opportunities for extended educational experiences allowing students to take advantage of remedial instruction supplementing regular school term learning; and, to take advantage of special interest areas of study which extend the school term for interested students.

The Summer School Program shall consist of the following components:

1. A district-wide summer program at the secondary level, grades 9 through 12, which shall include a summer remedial program for eligible students who have failed any section(s) of the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT); and

2. A Summer Opportunity Program for grades 4 through 8 as authorized by the State Board of Education.

These Summer School Programs shall be financed through student tuition fees, grants, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA), or local and state appropriated funds as approved by the Board of Education.

Transportation and food services may be the responsibilities of students and their parents.

The Superintendent is directed to provide an instructional program which meets State standards and accreditation requirements; which provides school credits in all core or prescribed areas of study required for high school graduation; and, which supplements or is comparable to the quality of instruction provided in the regular school term.

The Summer Opportunity Program shall be structured and of such quality that successful participation may be used as a basis for promotion in grades 4 through 9.

No Carnegie unit credit shall be awarded for participation in the GHSGT summer remedial program.

A summer semester may be provided as a third semester of the DeKalb County School System. The summer semester program shall meet state standards and accreditation requirements where applicable and may involve special education opportunities. Programs or courses at the preprimary, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels may be offered provided there is sufficient enrollment.

The operation of the summer semester shall be financed by tuition collected in advance unless funds are specifically provided from the state, federal, or local sources for that purpose. In the absence of special funding, transportation shall be the responsibility of the students and their parents.