Summer School

High School Summer School Dates & Times
Session I : June 22 - July 16, 2009 (1st Semester Classes)
Session II : July 20 – August 6, 2009 (2nd Semester Classes)
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (includes a 25-30 minute break)
NO CLASSES : June 29- July 3, 2009

CAMPUSES

Summer 2009 High School Course Offerings

** These are one semester courses and may be completed in one session for a .5 unit of credit. Student who failed during the regular term due to lack of attendance must repeat the course as an original credit course if offered.

Special Summer Math Tutorial for 8th Graders
This is a non-credit course offered to those 8th grade students who received credit for 8th grade math and passed the 8th grade TAKS test but who are looking for additional tutorial services in the mathematical skills needed for high school Algebra. This class will strengthen the student’s foundation in Pre Algebra concepts and provide strategies to be successful in Algebra I.

Note: Incoming 2009-2010 9th Grade students may only take Art I, Communication
Applications, Foundations of Personal Fitness, Health, or PE during the 2009
summer sessions.

Original Credit classes (counselor’s permission required) are for students who are taking a course for the first time or students who are repeating a course that was failed due to excessive absences and denied
credit. The regular Fort Bend ISD curriculum will be followed. All courses last five (5) hours daily for the entire 14-day session. Reduced Tuition Fees does not apply to these courses.

Remedial Credit classes (counselor's permission required) are for students who are repeating a course. The regular Fort Bend ISD
curriculum will be followed. All courses last five (5) hours daily for the entire 14-day session. No student will be allowed to take the second semester of a course without having previously passed the first semester
of the course.

Registration Campuses, Dates & Times for Session I
and/or II: Elkins & Travis High School

Tuesday, June 16 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 18 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (for available classes)

• Summer School Feeder Patterns
  Elkins High School for students zoned to Dulles, Elkins,
  Hightower, Marshall, and Willowridge High Schools
  
  Travis High School for students zoned to Austin, Bush,
  Clements, Kempner and Travis High Schools

Note: Students may also register for available Session II courses on July 13 and 14 from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the summer school sites. Note: Students who have their own transportation may elect to attend
Elkins H.S or Travis H.S. A processing fee will not be charged for refunds due to class cancellation.

Registration Process

REGISTRATION FOR ALL COURSES IS ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS AND WILL DEPEND ON THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED TEACHERS.
Before the registration dates, registration forms may be requested from the school counselor. complete the forms and obtain the counselor's signature, and bring the completed form to registration. A student may
register for BOTH sessions on June 16th or 18th. Each session requires a separate registration form. If you qualify for a Reduced Tuition Fee, see your counselor for the Reduced Tuition Fee form. Complete the form, obtain the counselor’s signature and bring the completed form to registration.
REDUCED TUITION FEE FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE REGISTRATION PROCESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THERE IS NO LATE REGISTRATION FOR THE SECONDARY SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM.

Fees and Payments at Registration
(Tuition is $200 per course)

• Tuition is $200 per 0.5 credit course. Payment for tuition and transportation must be made in cash
  or money order. Money orders should be made payable to: Fort Bend Independent School District. CHECKS will not be accepted. Full payment is required at the time of registration.
  Fort Bend ISD students that received benefits provided by the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program during the 2008-2009 school year can receive a Reduced Tuition fee and pay $60 per
  course. Reduced Tuition Fee forms will not be accepted after the registration process has been completed.
• Class Assignments - Classes are assigned by the summer school administrative team based on enrollment, need, and the availability of certified teachers. Courses that are cancelled due to
  insufficient enrollment or lack of qualified teachers will result in a full refund or the opportunity for the student to select another available course.
• Attendance Policy - Efficient use of class time is essential to the student’s success. By State law, students must attend 90% of the class time. Therefore, students will be withdrawn without receiving credit for the course if they have more than two (2) absences during a session, regardless of the date of the second excused or unexcused absence. A student is marked absent after missing the first 30 minutes of a class. Three tardies in a class will be counted as one(1) absence for that class. Refunds will not be given to students who are withdrawn because of attendance reasons.
• Discipline Policy - All students will follow the FBISD Student Code of Conduct. Students refusing to adhere to the code of conduct who receive a second (2) discipline referral will be withdrawn from
  summer school without receiving a grade for the session regard less of the date within the session. In addition, physical and/or verbal confrontations on campus or on the school bus, which are deemed to cause a major disruption of the educational environment and/or impair the drivers’ operation of the school bus, will result in the student being immediately withdrawn from summer school, without receipt of a grade/credit for the session regardless of the date within the session on which the incident
  occurs. Refunds will not be given to students who are withdrawn for discipline reasons.
• Grades - Progress reports will be given to students for Session I and for Session II. Final grades will be mailed to the student's home at the conclusion of each session.
• Transportation - Transportation will be available for FBISD summer school students. Pickup and drop-off locations will be given to students/parents upon request during registration at the summer school sites. Students will not be picked up or dropped off at individual home sites. The fee for transportation services is $65 per session. A Reduced Transportation Fee of $30 per session is available to FBISD students that received benefits provided by the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program during the 2008-2009 school year.
• Refund Policy - Students who are withdrawn from summer school or removed from the bus for disciplinary reasons, or who are withdrawn because of excessive tardiness/absences, will not receive any refund for tuition or transportation fees paid on behalf of the student. Refunds will not be given once classes begin on the first day of each summer school session.
  All allowable requests for refunds must be made in writing to the summer school principal and approved by the principal. A processing fee of $25 will be deducted from each approved refund. Refunds will be given due to the cancellation of classes and will not be subject to a processing fee.
  Allow for up to 4 weeks processing time.

Additional High School Courses and Programs
Distance Learning Opportunities:
If you are unable to attend the Secondary Summer School program, there are other course options for credit recovery or enrichment. Please visit Texas Tech University’s Outreach and Extended Studies Program
(www.depts.ttu.edu/ode/k-12/) or the University of Texas at Austin’s Distance Education center at (www.utexas.edu/cee/dec/). In addition, it is very important that you contact your High School Counselor for details regarding credit towards successful high school graduation by June 26.

English as a Second Language (ESL) Newcomers
July 20 - August 6, 2009 (Session II only)
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
No Registration Fee
ESL Student Eligibility:

• Recommended by ESL teacher
• In his/her first 3 years in U.S. schools
• Entering grades 9-12 next school year
• Additional instructional support needed in reading, writing, speaking and
  listening to English
  

For more information contact 281-634-1137

ESY (Extended School Year)Special Education Program

Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
No Classes: June 29 - July 3, 2009
No Registration Fee

ESY services are defined as an individualized instructional program
beyond the regular school year for students with disabilities.
ESY Student Eligibility:

• Recommended by an ARD (Admission Review Dismissal)
  committee determined on an individual basis.

For more information contact the Special Education department
head or teacher at your student’s campus or 281-634-1151.

Students with Disabilities
No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States, as
defined in Section 706(8) of this title, shall, solely by reason of her or his
disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal
financial assistance...29 U.S.C. §794(a).