Additional fees are listed for each course and include items such as books, science course materials, copies, and gym uniform rental. Occasionally field trip fees are collected after classes have begun. Many classes require some work outside class. All students should be prepared to do homework in Summer School. Students in the enrichment program must attend all three classes.
Consistent attendance is required even though no grades are given.
It is the Summer School's policy to notify parents of unexcused absences. Any student who is absent for more than ten days will be dropped from the program and will not receive a narrative assessment. Rice University student teachers, under close supervision of master teachers from the Houston area, teach most of the enrichment courses. Master teachers themselves teach some enrichment and all skills courses. Parents receive a written report describing the performance of each student in each class, noting particular strengths the student showed and recommendations for future growth.