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 AM CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUMMER COURSES  

• GENERAL INFORMATION

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SUMMER SCHOOL PURPOSE

• To give students opportunities in the summer to
  complete courses for credit while gaining
  knowledge to help prepare for future courses and
  state testing.

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REGISTRATION

• Summer School registration will be open late
  April. Check the CSISD website (www.csisd.org)
  as it will have a link to registration once it is
  available.
• Announcements will be made at the middle and high
  schools when registration is available.

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STUDENT HOURS Modules (high school)

• Dates Wednesday, June 3-Tuesday, June 30, 2009
• Morning Hours 805 a.m. - 1000 a.m. Class
• 1000 a.m. - 1005 a.m. Break
• 1005 a.m. - 1200 p.m. Class
• Evening Hours 600 p.m. - 800
  p.m. Monday-Wednesday
• On Fridays, school will end at 1130 a.m.
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HIGH SCHOOL MODULE COURSE OFFERINGS  

• English I
• English II
• English III
• English IV
• World Geography
• Economics
• US History
• World History
• Government
• Art History (Fine Arts Credit)

• Algebra I (remediation only)
• Algebra II (remediation only)
• Geometry (remediation only)
• Biology (remediation only)
• IPC (remediation only)
• Health
• Walking
• Communication Applications (Speech)

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NEW ON LINE CURRICULUM STUDENT HOURS

• A limited number of computers will be available
  to complete online lessons in the mornings
• 800 am-1200 pm
• Designated Classrooms are available for
  completion of course work or to test in the
  afternoons
• 1230-530 pm
• Students must complete assigned lessons and
  demonstrate mastery before they are eligible to
  take mid-term and final exams
• Mid-terms and final exams must be completed at
  AM Consolidated High School

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HIGH SCHOOL ON LINE COURSESNEW

• World Geography
• US History
• Economics
• Government
• World History
• Spanish I (remediation only)

• English I
• English II
• English III
• English IV
• Health

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MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE INFO

• Dates Wednesday, June 3-Tuesday, June 30, 2009
• Morning Hours 805 a.m. - 1000 a.m. Class
• 1000 a.m. - 1005 a.m. Break
• 1005 a.m.-1200 p.m. Class
• On Fridays, school will end at 1130 a.m.
• These courses are self-paced to some degree.
  Students motivated to finish who complete the
  requirements may finish before the end of June

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MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE OFFERINGS 

• Keyboarding -(Incoming 7th-8th graders only)
• Computer Literacy -(Incoming 7th -8th graders
  only)
• Each course requires a 5.00 computer use fee in
  addition to the 100 fee for the course itself.
  Courses will be held at College Station Middle
  School.

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 COST PER COURSE (online or modules)

• 100.00 per ½ credit
• 20.00 per ½ credit for in-district students on
  free or reduced lunch
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• Students enrolled in schools other than College
  Station ISD schools are required to pay an
  additional one-time fee of 35.00
• (Note Not eligible for the reduced rate)

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COST PER COURSE

• Your payment must be received and your
  registration form must be completely filled out
  in order to complete your registration. Payment
  for the first session is due by May 22nd .
  Incomplete registration forms will NOT be
  processed.
• All payments and registration forms may be
  completed online at www.csisd.org or should be
  mailed to
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• AM Consolidated High School Summer School
  Program
• Attention Mary Neal, Summer School Secretary
• 1801 Harvey Mitchell Parkway
• College Station, TX 77840
• Payments may also be dropped by AM Consolidated
  High School by May 22nd to the front office.

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ATTENDANCE FOR MODULES  

• Our attendance policy requires a student NOT to
  accumulate more than 3 absences.
• Students who exceed 3 absences, must bring in
  parental documentation PRIOR to being absent as
  possible.
• Due to the self-paced nature of the curriculum,
  students with poor attendance may be in jeopardy
  of not being able to complete a course.

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• ATTENDANCE FOR ON LINE CURRICULUM

• Students enrolled in online courses must complete
  ten hours of course work weekly and must also
  complete a minimum number of submissions per week
  based on course requirements.
• Due to the self-paced nature of the curriculum,
  students with poor attendance may be in jeopardy
  of not being able to complete a course.

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AM CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOLSUMMER SCHOOL

• CURRICULUM INFORMATION

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 Summer School Module Curriculum

• The module curriculum that will be used has been
  developed by the American Preparatory Institute
  (API) of Killeen, Texas and some courses will use
  curriculum that has been developed by the
  District. This curriculum meets the Texas
  Essential Knowledge Skills guidelines (TEKS)
  set forth by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

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Summer School Module Curriculum

• API coursework consists of module books for each
  subject and textbooks for some.
• Each 1/2 credit semester course is
  self-contained, and the student is able to work
  independently, at his or her own pace.
• Teacher acts as more of a facilitator for
  students, and is able to work one-on-one with
  students who need help.
• Students are required to show mastery of the
  content and then required to take a module test
• the student then proceeds to the next module of
  the semester course.
• Final exams are required at the end of module
  work (grades are averaged to determine the final
  grade for the course).

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NEW Summer School On-line Curriculum

• Stars Suite is a web-based curriculum that is
  available at anytime, anywhere. There is no
  software to install or update all you need is a
  basic internet connection.
• Courses are created using a stringent,
  research-based development process that starts
  with a review of state academic standards to
  determine required learning outcomes.
• Designed by a team of highly qualified educators,
  the Stars Suite features rigorous assessments,
  lessons, activities, and exams that are based on
  Blooms Taxonomy, ensuring that students employ
  all levels of critical thinking.
• Curriculum is regularly updated to meet the
  changing state and national standards.
• Ed Options Stars Suite

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 Summer School On-line Curriculum

• Students take an initial assessment exam and then
  receive a prescribed course of study. Items
  students have mastered are marked as complete,
  while non-mastered topics are marked as new.
• Students work through the new concepts and take a
  follow up assessment, which covers all of the new
  topics as well as the concepts previously
  identified as complete to ensure the student
  truly understands everything.
• Preparation programs will then regenerate a
  course of study based on the follow up
  assessment.
• Students will not be permitted to continue on to
  a new course of study unless they have mastered
  the concepts or an educator allows them to move
  on. Otherwise, the student can continue cycling
  through the program until all concepts are
  mastered.
•  Ed Options Stars Suite

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Summer School Completion 

• A summer school counselor will be available daily
  for students, parents, and teachers. Teachers
  will give the Counseling office student grade
  completions daily. Therefore, a students
  schedule will be changed on the day a summer
  school course is completed. When the summer
  school course is dropped, an alternate from the
  registration form will be added to the 2009-2010
  schedule.
• If no alternates are listed, the summer school
  counselor will choose an appropriate course.
  Students wanting to look at the registration form
  or discuss alternates and/or replacement class
  must see the summer school counselor on the day
  summer school course is completed (or next day if
  completed at night). Keep in mind, some courses
  may be full or may not have made. Class size and
  availability will be carefully considered.

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 AM CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOLSUMMER SCHOOL

• GUIDELINES and EXPECTATIONS

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 Summer School Grade

• Students enrolled at AM Consolidated should be
  aware that all course final grades will be placed
  on their transcript and will be used to calculate
  their Grade Point Average (GPA).

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 Summer School Rules

• Students are expected to follow the normal
  guidelines set forth in the CSISD Student Code of
  Conduct and the AM Consolidated High School
  Student Handbook, as well as, the following
  Summer School Rules.
• Discipline is usually not an issue in summer
  school. Students who choose not to follow the
  summer school rules are given an opportunity to
  remedy the problem and are then dismissed from
  summer school if the behavior occurs again
  without a refund.

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Summer School Rules

• Students caught attempting to take module
  materials will be dismissed from summer school
  without refund at the first occurrence. Modules
  are to stay in the instruction room and are not
  to be xeroxed.

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Summer School Rules

• Students caught cheating or plagiarizing will
  receive a zero on their module at the first
  occurrence. On the second occurrence, the
  student will be dismissed from summer school
  without a refund.

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Summer School Rules

• Students are not allowed to take paper into
  testing rooms. Students are allowed to take only
  a pen, pencil, or calculator into the testing
  rooms, if needed. Backpacks are not allowed in
  the testing rooms.
• Module retests are for a maximum grade of 70.
  These must be taken within one class period upon
  student receiving initial test grade. Module
  retests are optional.

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Summer School Rules

• Students who begin a course and do not finish a
  semester course due to poor progress or poor
  attendance will not be eligible for a refund.
  Once a course has begun, there will be no
  refunds.
• Students coming to summer school and not making
  appropriate progress will have a conference with
  the teacher and a phone call will be made to
  parents.

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Summer School Rules

• There will be no loitering in the building or
  outside in the parking lots.
• Students must leave campus if they are not
  attending a summer session.

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Summer School Rules

• Students must be on time for a session. Students
  who arrive late will not be allowed into class
  and must go home.
• On the final day of summer school, Tuesday, June
  30th , students will only be allowed to take
  final exams. The final exam for all classes will
  begin at 805 a.m.

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Summer School Rules

• Students with more than 3 unapproved absences may
  be removed from summer school without a refund.
• Students with fewer than 10 hours of online
  weekly course work and 4 submissions for the
  week, may be removed from summer school without a
  refund.

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Other Information

• If you know your student will miss a few days of
  summer school, please send a note with your child
  in the first few days of June indicating their
  upcoming absence. Teachers will be notifying
  parents of absences in classes, so having this
  information ahead of time is helpful and saves a
  phone call home.
• All summer courses except those for middle school
  students require a large amount of reading.
  Students who have difficulty with reading may
  find these classes challenging.
• Internet access is important for those taking an
  online course however, if you do not have
  internet access, there will be limited lab space
  available for students to work on online
  coursework at AMCHS in the afternoons.

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More Information

• Only one course may be taken at a time. Once a
  student has finished one course, he or she may
  sign up for an additional course or the second
  half of a course as needed. He or she should
  bring a check to school to pay for the new course
  before beginning the next class.
• Parents and students should refrain from
  attempting to register for more than one course
  at a time, as only one class may be taken at a
  time. We do not accept payment for more than one
  class per student, nor may a student be
  registered for more than one half-credit class at
  a time. This is because we want to be sure your
  student completes a course before moving on.
  Otherwise, you may pay for two classes and not
  finish either one, meaning you would be losing
  money.

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Talk to a Counselor

• Before registering for a course, we encourage
  parents and students to speak with their
  students counselor to be sure the proper course
  is taken. For example, if a student has not
  passed English I A (the fall semester), we dont
  want for him to then sign up for English I B (the
  spring) since they already had credit in that
  half of the course. With over 1200 students in
  summer school, it is difficult to catch mistakes
  such as this before it is too late. Speaking to a
  counselor is highly recommended to be sure
  mistakes like this do not occur.

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• Registration may be done online (there will be a
  link from the CSISD webpage) OR parents and
  students may pick up a paper copy of the
  registration at their childs school.
  Registration should begin in mid- to late April.
  Check www.csisd.org for registration updates.

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• The College Station Independent School District
  does not discriminate on the basis of race,
  religion, color, national origin, sex, or
  disability in providing education services. Greg
  McIntyre, Deputy Superintendent, 1812 Welsh,
  College Station, TX 77840 (979-764-5412) has been
  designated to coordinate compliance with the
  nondiscrimination requirements of Title IX.
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• Catherine George, Director of Special Education,
  1812 Welsh, Suite 120, College Station, TX 77840
  (979 764-5433) has been designated to coordinate
  compliance with the nondiscrimination
  requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
  Act.