Accelerated Student Learning Policy Credit Recovery

Credit Recovery through SUPERNet Virtual High School or other TEA approved Web-based providers is an acceptable method for students, grades 9-12, to access online curricula to accelerate student learning. Students who are late enrollees, dually enrolled, transient, repeating a class they failed earlier, requiring summer school, or behind in their educational progress will be afforded the opportunity to gain the necessary skills and credit for graduation using the following approved credit recovery methods.

 

The SUPERNet Virtual High School has been approved by Arp ISD and  the Texas Education Agency to provide online curricula for wide range of high school courses. The district curriculum director, parent, student, councilor and campus principal must enter into a contract agreeing on roles and duties before a student participates in the Virtual High School Accelerated Learning Program.

 

Skill Improvement:

  1. Students who are behind in their educational progress or are receiving special education or Title I services may enroll in virtual classes that improve basic academic skills or deliver core curriculum.
  2. The final grade for the course will be a letter grade and the grade will be used as an appropriate percentage for calculating a student's grade point average.

 

Credit Recovery:

          A student must be a full time student of the Arp Independent School District to apply for credit recovery consideration. The online credit recovery classes will be scheduled into the student’s regular day time schedule under the following conditions:

 

  1. Students have failed a class that is required in order to graduate. This student may retake a comparable class or that portion of the class that was failed.
    • The final grade for a credit recovery class will be a numeric grade and will affect the student's grade point average. The final Virtual School Grade will be three fourths of the students overall course grade.
    • The failing grade from the previously failed course will be one fourth of the transcript grade average for the course.
  1. All students must be referred by his or her counselor in writing for participation in the Credit Recovery Program.  Students will not be accepted into the Credit Recovery Program without such a written referral.
  2. A student enrolled in the Credit Recovery Program may only take courses that have been attempted and not completed by the student at his or her regular school of enrollment, without express written consent from said school.
  3. For each half-credit earned, Credit Recovery students must demonstrate mastery of the subject content by passing the classroom teacher’s benchmark, end-of-course (EOC) test or appropriate assessment before  satisfactory completion of all coursework as determined by the Arp teaching staff (see promotion and retention policy).
  4. As such, coursework completed in the Credit Recovery Program cannot substitute for work not already attempted by the student at his or her regular school of enrollment.

 

Credit Deficient:

  1. Transfer students from either accredited or non-accredited schools who enroll and are deficient in credits required for graduation may take the class(es) through the SUPERNet Virtual High School if the actual class is not available due to scheduling conflicts.
  2. The final grade for the course will be a numeric grade and the grade will be used in calculating a student's grade point average.

 

Elective/Advanced Credit

  1. Students may take classes through SUPERNet Virtual High School if the actual class is not offered in the curriculum. The principal and counselor must approve enrollment in the elective course.
  2. Students will receive a numeric grade for the class and the grade will be used in calculating a student's grade point averages.

 

 Curriculum Enhancement:

  1. Access to SUPERNet’s Virtual High School curriculum for curriculum enhancement may be requested by the classroom teacher.

 

Summer Program:

  1. Students will receive a numeric grade for the class and the grade will be used in calculating a student’s grade point average.
  1. Credit will be transcripted as credit from Arp High School.
  2. Participation in the online program will be credited to the average daily attendance as allowed by Texas State Board of Education regulations.

 

Costs:

  1. Students inside Arp ISD will be able to take SUPERNet Online Courses at no charge for the first attempt. If failure occurs, then students will be charged $50 per repeated course. All records, fees, and transcripts must be up-to-date before enrollment into a SUPERNet Online Course.
  2. A parent/student/facilitator meeting will take place prior to the student’s acceptance into the course.
  3. The student must complete a pre-enrollment online assessment and demonstrate online etiquette before acceptance into the SUPERNet Virtual High School.

 

The following courses are offered by Arp High School through the SUPERNet Virtual School.

 

MATH

Algebra (1 credit)

 

ENGLISH

Basic English (1 credit)

English III  (1 credit)

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

World History (1 credit)

US History (1 credit)

 

SCIENCE

Biology (1 credit)

Physics (1 credit)

 

OTHER

Health (1 credit)

BCIS (1 credit)

Spanish III (1 credit)

 

GRADING SYSTEM

Grades will be determined by a) completion of required hours; b) assignment scores; and

c) exams. All exams must show a competency of 70% or better. A student’s final grade in any given course must also show a competency of 70% or better.