If we decide to go that route, the program and its students will be accountable to the high school they re attached to, he said. Barger said that he would gather input from the Extended Day staff and others and make a recommendation to the Board. A policy presented by Nancy Yount, director of Instruction, was approved by the Board on first reading. For high schoolers, the contract addresses good communication, following the Student Code of Conduct, taking advantage of remediation opportunities and time management, among other concerns. Yount said the local policy is designed to improve student achievement and increase the number of students performing on grade level.
Parents are to be notified of the policy requirements by mail.
To help students performing below grade level, the school system will offer summer school for grades 4 and 6 as well as grades 8-12. Classes in reading and math will be offered for grades 8-12 will be held at Bunker Hill and St. Stephens high schools, and Mill Creek and Jacobs Fork middle schools and to grades 4 and 6 at Murray and Balls Creek elementary schools. That session will be held at St. Stephens High School.