Summer School
At times it becomes necessary for the Guidance Office to counsel students in the area of summer school. Summer school courses are allowed on a limited basis. Summer school is NOT available as an alternative to neglecting faithful studies during the school year. If a student has not faithfully completed assignments nor actively participated in an enrolled course, credit-recovery summer school will likely not be permitted for that course.
The following information may help you as you consider whether your student should attend summer school as part of his or her educational plan. Reasons students from Wisconsin Lutheran High School may have to consider summer school:
- Credit Recovery: A student may have lost a semester of credit during the course of the regular school year. Generally, the Guidance Office recommends summer school to students who are behind on minimum units required for graduation after a faithful attempt at passing the course has been made. As a rule, WLHS required courses must be retaken at WLHS with no option of summer school being allowed.
- Improve a grade to successful completion: A student may not have met successful completion requirements for a particular class. A “C” or better is the definition of successfully completing a course. A number of our courses across the curriculum have this “successful completion” requirement. Our curriculum guide can be accessed through our website at www.wlhs.org to check for courses that have this requirement.A student may choose to retake a course for a higher grade. (Student can only receive credit for passing the same course once on their transcript for total credits).
- Initial Credit: On a very limited basis, some courses may be allowed as “initial credit” to clear up a busy student course schedule. An example would be the option of taking one of the two required World History courses. The company we work through offers a 9-week course and costs about $300.
Any summer school courses that students want to take must first receive the approval of Mr. Bremer, Guidance Director. When considering which summer school courses to take, students should adhere to the following directives:
- Course content must be in keeping with the WLHS curriculum and should enhance or improve a student’s four-year academic plan at WLHS.
- Do not choose courses that are not a part of the curriculum at WLHS if credit is to be awarded on a student’s transcript and be counted towards WLHS graduation requirements.
- Several public summer school courses, although accepted as credit recovery by WLHS, do not prepare students for future coursework at our high school.
There are a number of sites in the area where students can take summer school courses. A student’s local public school district may offer what many of our students are seeking for summer school but may try to place students into coursework that is not in line with WLHS requirements. Many courses are not accepted by the NCAA as approved college core courses.
Parents, if you are considering summer school for your child, you should begin the process now.
If you have questions regarding your student and summer school, please contact Mr. Bremer in the Guidance Office during the school day.
