2011 Elementary Summer School

 Grades 1-8

June 1 - July 21, 2011

Clearwood Jr. High (985) 641-8200

Mandeville Middle (985) 626-8778

PURPOSES

The purpose of Summer School is as follows:

1. To enable students who have failed a subject(s) to remove deficiencies and be considered for promotion to the next grade. 2. To enable students to become stronger in a subject(s) in which a need has been recognized.

ACCREDITATION
Summer School is under the direction of the St. Tammany Parish School Board. It is approved by the Louisiana State Department of Education.

REGISTRATION

Monday, May 30, 2011

Students whose last names begin with:
A through P ………. 8:00am - 10:00am
Q through Z …….. 10:00am - 12:00noon

 PLEASE NOTE : Registration will be held at the school site where the student will attend Summer School. The school sites are Clearwood Jr. High and Mandeville Middle.

 A parent/guardian must accompany each student at registration. All fees must be paid in full at registration.

 TRANSPORTATION
Parents must provide transportation for their children to and from Summer School. Parents must be prompt in picking up their children at the end of class.

FEES
All fees are set by the St. Tammany Parish School Board. The following fees will be charged:

$205.00 …….… Tuition Fee per Course
      5.00 ……..… Registration Fee per Course

$210.00 …….… Total Cost per Course

All fees must be paid in full at registration. No student will be allowed to attend class until all fees have been paid.

PLEASE NOTE :

  • Fees may be paid in cash, check or money order
  • Check or money order should be made payable to the summer school site.
  • After 3 days of attending class, no refund of fees will be made.

CLASS SCHEDULE
Classes begin on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, and end on Thursday, July 21, 2011. No classes will meet on Monday, July 4, 2011. The schedule will be:

1 st Period …………….. 8:00am - 10:00am
Recess ………………. 10:00am - 10:10am
2 nd Period ……..…… 10:10am - 12:10pm

COURSES OFFERED
The following courses will be offered:

Language Arts ( English and Spelling ) ...... Grades 1-8
Reading ……………………………........Grades 1-8
Science ……………….….……………...Grades 1-8
Social Studies ……………………….…. Grades 1-8
Mathematics ………………………….... Grades 1-8

The administration reserves the right to cancel any class in which there is an insufficient student enrollment for the class (minimum 12 students). In this case, fees will be refunded.

CREDIT
Students in grades 1-8 may earn credits in full year courses ONLY. They may not take only one half of a course. The maximum number of courses a student may take is two. The grade earned in Summer School DOES NOT replace the grade recorded on a student’s school record at the end of the year.

STUDENT-PARENT COMPLIANCE
So that both parent and student understand fully their responsibility with regard to the operation of Summer School, the student and his/her parent must sign a Student Compliance Form. This sheet states that both student and parent are thoroughly familiar with:

A. Summer School work requirements
B. Attendance requirements
C. Rules and regulations
D. Summer School Bulletin information.

If a student or his/her parent feels that the student cannot abide by the Summer School Rules and Regulations, the student and his/her parent should not consider Summer School in his/her educational plans.

 RULES AND REGULATIONS

ATTENDANCE : A student will be allowed five (5) absences per class. However, absences should be for emergency only. A student who exceeds these absences will fail due to excessive absences. There will be no refund of fees.

BEHAVIOR : Students are expected to exhibit proper acceptable behavior at all times. If, in the judgment of the teacher and/or administrator, a student does not exhibit proper behavior based on “St. Tammany Parish Public Schools District Handbook for Students and Parents”, he will be removed from Summer School.

VACATIONS : Parents and students who anticipate vacations SHOULD NOT register for Summer School.

DRESS CODE : Regulations for dress are the same as they are for the regular session, however uniforms are not required.

OPEN-CAMPUS : Summer School policy requires that a student come only for his/her assigned classes. Students are not allowed to leave campus and return.

COORDINATION OF ELEMENTARY SUMMER SCHOOL WITH LEAP REMEDIATION: Any student in Grade 4 or 8 who scored below the passing level on either the Language Arts or Math portion of the LEAP test AND received a grade of “F” in the same subject area on the report card could attend the LEAP Summer Remediation and Regular Summer School.

The student would need to:

Register for LEAP Summer Remediation program.
Register for Elementary Summer School and pay tuition fee.

Math Remediation will coordinate with Summer School Math.

Language Arts Remediation will coordinate with Elementary Summer School Reading or Language Arts.

  • Attend LEAP Summer Remediation program at the assigned site, transferring to Elementary Summer School campus (Clearwood Jr. High or Mandeville Middle) following required testing. Credit and grades will carry over from LEAP Summer Remediation program to Regular Summer School program.

NOTE : Students will be excused from class on the day(s) of the LEAP retest(s) that he/she needs to retake.

Parents of students who need to coordinate the two programs should discuss their child’s options with the school principal prior to making a decision.

OFFICE STAFF: Since the school operates with a minimal office staff during the summer months, the office will not be equipped to deliver messages, take telephone calls or accumulate materials for students to pick up.

REPORT CARDS: Report cards are issued at the end of the session.

TEXTBOOKS: All textbooks are the property of the State of Louisiana. The use of State owned books is the right of every student in Louisiana. This right carries with it the basic responsibility of proper use and good care. Teachers and parents should help students carry out these obligations. All textbooks issued to students must be returned at the end of the session or when called for by the teacher. When a textbook is not returned by a student at the end of the summer session, or if a textbook is lost or damaged beyond use, the student must make payment at the original cost of the book. Damaged textbooks must be treated as lost books and students will be expected to pay the full price for the textbook.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Call: Scottie Kuhlmann, Supervisor of Instruction- (985) 898-3251

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