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Credit Advancement

CREDIT ADVANCEMENT COURSEWORK

For Students Currently in Grades 8 through 11

Description:

Credit advancement courses are available to students currently enrolled in grades eight through eleven and provide students the opportunity to earn credit for courses that are usually taken later in a student’s course sequence.  Completion of credit advancement coursework allows students to, among other things, make space in their schedules for other courses during the regular academic year and earn credits needed because of credit shortages resulting from family relocation.  



Courses Available:
Credit advancement courses available for initial registration include Geometry, Computer Applications, Health and Physical Education 9, Health and Physical Education 10, Health and Physical Education 11, and Career and Work Readiness (for students currently in grades 10 and 11 only).



Course Dates:

Credit Advancement Geometry will begin on Monday, May 27, 2024, and conclude on Friday, August 9, 2024. 

Credit Advancement Computer Applications, Health/Physical Education, and Career and Work Readiness will begin on Monday, June 17, 2024, and conclude on Friday, August 9, 2024. 

 

Please note that ALL credit advancement coursework must be completed by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, August 9, 2024.



Registration and Payment Dates:

Registration for credit advancement courses MUST be completed by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.  All decisions as to whether or not individual credit advancement courses will actually “run” will be based on registration numbers as of noon on Thursday, May 23, 2024.  The more students who register for an individual course by Wednesday, May 22, 2024, the more likely that course will be offered.  

 

Please note that school district administrators reserve the right to cancel an individual credit advancement course if fewer than eight students register for the course.  Decisions regarding course cancellation will be made the afternoon of Thursday, May 23, 2024, and students -- as well as their parents/guardians -- will be notified (via e-mail message) of course cancellation before 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, May 24, 2024.  Should a course be canceled, fee payments will be refunded in a timely manner.

 

Payment for credit advancement coursework should be submitted by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.  Students whose coursework has not been paid for by the June 3, 2024 deadline may be disenrolled from credit advancement courses.  

 


Fees:

The fee for year-long Credit Advancement Geometry is $250.00.  If a student is eligible for reduced-price lunches there is no fee.  If a family does not qualify for free or reduced lunch status, but would like to appeal for a fee-waiver, they may do so by emailing the Director of Education, Mr. Justin Zahorchak, at [email protected] . Families must be willing to provide proof of income as decisions to grant fee waivers will be done so based on income.  

 

The fee for semester-long Credit Advancement Computer Applications, Health and Physical Education 9, Health and Physical Education 10, Health and Physical Education 11, Physical Education 12, and Career and Work Readiness is $125.00.  If a student is eligible for reduced-price lunches there is no fee.  If a family does not qualify for free or reduced lunch status, but would like to appeal for a fee-waiver, they may do so by emailing the Director of Education, Mr. Justin Zahorchak, at [email protected] . Families must be willing to provide proof of income as decisions to grant fee waivers will be done so based on income.  



Payment of Fees:

Payment may be submitted via personal check, money order, or MySchoolBucks.  Personal checks and money orders should be made payable to “Indiana Area School District.”  Cash payments will not be accepted.

 

A check or money order should be placed in a sealed, labeled (“Summer School” with the student’s name) envelope and then delivered to (A) the Main Office at Indiana Area Senior High School, or (B) the District Administrative Office at 501 East Pike.   





Attendance Requirement:

For students who have reliable internet service at home, there is not a “physical” attendance requirement for credit advancement courses.  Students are permitted to complete all coursework online, and most students effectively do so.  Students are, however, encouraged to take advantage of opportunities to receive assistance (from subject area teachers) in Indiana Area Senior High School’s IDEAL Lab. The IDEAL Lab’s hours of operation during Summer School 2024 will be forwarded electronically to all students and parents/guardians once the IDEAL Lab coverage schedule for Summer School 2024 has been finalized.   

 

Course Withdrawal: 

If a student chooses to “drop” his/her credit advancement course(s) by 8:00 a.m. by Tuesday, June 4, 2024 for Geometry OR Monday, June 24, 2024 for semester courses, a refund will be given for the cost of the course(s) -- minus a $25.00 registration fee; please note that refunds will not be issued for courses “dropped” after the aforementioned deadline.  

 

If a student “drops” his/her credit advancement course(s) after the aforementioned deadline, the student will receive his/her “relative” grade for the credit advancement course, and that grade will be (A) used to calculate the student’s grade point average (GPA) and (B) recorded on the student’s transcript.  These grades cannot be removed from a student’s transcript -- even if a student retakes a course and successfully completes it.


Course Grades:

Indiana Area School District grade guidelines will be used for all Summer School 2024 credit advancement courses.

 

For senior high credit advancement courses, students will receive a grade (0, 1, 2, 3, or 4) earned during each quarter of a course and on the course final exam (if applicable).  The student’s course grades will be recorded in the student’s school record and will be used to calculate the student’s grade point average (GPA).