Summer Academy

Credit Recovery Information (CR)

Credit Recovery classes are for students who did not receive credit for a course and earned a 50% or higher in the course. Depending on enrollment, courses will be offered through Brightspace or Edgenuity.

• Credit recovery courses are FREE or at a reduced cost to qualifying TCAPS students in 2023. 
• Attendance Requirement: Support session, daily, from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM or 10:00 AM to Noon.
• Teacher Support: Highly-qualified TCAPS teachers will be available for questions and troubleshooting.
• Pacing Support: Progress will be monitored with home communication twice per week to help support ongoing participation and pacing. 
• Completion Requirement: Once a course is completed at the set proficiency level, the course is concluded and credit is awarded. TCAPS students will not need to follow-up. Non-TCAPS students will need their counselors to request grade reports. Students can finish courses prior to the end of Summer Academy. If a student finishes early enough, a second course could be added. Edgenuity estimates classes to take 30 to 50 hours of focused work time.
• Course Allotment:  Up to two courses can be taken at any given time.

Initial Course Information (IC)

Initial courses are for students taking a course for the first time or for students that did not complete a course with at least a 50%.  Courses are set in Edgenuity to be sequential or all content completed in a set order, like a standard classroom instruction.

• Attendance Requirement: No attendance is required for first-time students. Students retaking a course must attend a support session, daily, from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM or 10:00 AM to Noon. 

• Teacher Support: Highly-qualified TCAPS teachers will be available for questions and troubleshooting.

• Pacing Support: Progress will be monitored with home communication twice per week to help support ongoing participation and pacing.

• Completion Requirement: Once a course is completed at the set proficiency level, the course is concluded and credit is awarded. TCAPS students will not need to follow-up. Non-TCAPS students will need their counselors to request grade reports. Students can finish courses early and no longer need to attend or additional classes can be added. Edgenuity estimates classes to take 40 to 60 hours of focused work time.

• Grades: Students taking a course for the first time will receive a letter grade for the course, as well as credit. This grade will impact students' cumulative GPA.

• Course Allotment:  Up to two courses can be taken at any given time.

Courses Offered

Courses are offered by semester.  They will be either run through the Edgenuity platform, which is a third party platform that certified TCAPS teachers oversee, or through locally developed courses that will be built in the district’s Brightspace learning management system.  Semester A is the first semester and Semester B is the second. Courses are offered as credit recovery (CR) or initial course (IC).  Working with your counselor is recommended when determining the courses you should take.

Mathematics

• Algebra 1 (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• Geometry (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• Algebra 2 (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• Pre-Calculus (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC) - Counselor approval required
• Personal Finance (one semester course, CR or IC available)

Science

• Biology (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• Chemistry (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• Environmental Science (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• Physics (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• English Language Arts (ELA)
• ELA 9 (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• ELA 10 (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• ELA 11 (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• ELA 12 (A CR, A IC) -  B semesters are available by counselor request only due to the senior research project requirement.

Social Sciences and History

• US History (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• World History (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC)
• Economics (one semester course, CR or IC available)
• Civics (one semester course, CR or IC available) - Civic participation is a requirement

Other Courses

• Psychology (one semester course, CR or IC available) - Counselor approval required
• French 1 (A CR, B CR, A IC, B IC) - Counselor approval required

Tuition and Payment

• For initial courses, tuition will be $150 per semester course. 
• Credit Recovery will be offered free of charge or at a reduced cost this summer for TCAPS students. 
• Classes will be opened on or before July 10th to students with paid tuition.
• Partial scholarships are available based on need and availability. 
• If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, please answer the optional questions on the registration form.
• Enrollment is official when payment is received and log-ins will be issued as early as June 28th or upon receipt of payment.
• The final date to drop a class and receive a refund less the $50 enrollment fee is July 15th.
• Drops after the July 14th date will not be issued a refund or any fees.
• Drops after the July 14th date will not be issued a refund or any fees.