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Descriptor Term:
Descriptor Code:
Issued Date:
Monitoring:
4.204
Review: Annually,
Summer Instructional Programs
in November
Rescinds:
Issued:
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General
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The following programs will be made available to students: 1,2
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1. Traditional summer school;
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2. Learning loss bridge camps;
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3. After-school learning mini camps (2021-2023); and
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4. Summer learning camps (2021-2023).
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These programs shall be organized and operated in accordance with state law as well as guidelines
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provided by the Tennessee Department of Education. Funding for all programming shall be provided
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for in the annual budget and take into account any available grants. The Board may adopt tuition rates
for those students attending a traditional summer school program.³
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SUMMER PROGRAMMING²
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The Director of Schools shall present a recommended summer programming plan to the Board each
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year, no later than the regularly scheduled May meeting, outlining the following:
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1. Courses offered;
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2. Transportation;
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3. Class size ratios;
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4. Budget, including staff compensation;
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5. School nutrition needs;
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6. Staffing;
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7. Enrollment criteria; and
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8. Any additional necessary information.
Version Date: June 17, 2021
Summer Instructional Programs
4.204
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ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS²
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Priority students, as defined by state law, [insert either shall or shall not] be required to attend
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summer programs.
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Local attendance requirements are listed in the administrative procedures.
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The Director of Schools shall be responsible for developing administrative procedures regarding the
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attendance requirements of priority students in each program.
Legal References
Cross References
1.
TRR/MS 0520-01-03-.03(9)
Extended Contracts 5.112
2.
Public Acts of 2021, Special Legislative Session,
Chapter No. 1
3.
TCA 49-6-3003
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Hickman County Board of Education
Descriptor Code:
Issued Date:
Descriptor Term:
4.204
02/03/20
Summer School
Rescinds:
Issued:
4.204
01/08/18
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Summer schools organized and operated as a part of the public school program shall be under the
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control and management of the Board having jurisdiction and shall comply with rules and regulations
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prescribed by the state and local boards of education. 1 The qualifications of the teachers, the equipment
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and the standards enforced shall be the same as in the regular school term. All summer school work
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shall be organized by, and under the direction of, the principal or a qualified person designated by the
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local board of education. All summer school classes shall meet in the school building.
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No subject required for graduation by the State Board of Education shall be taken for new credit during
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summer school unless approved by the principal of the school where the student expects to graduate.
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In summer schools, not more than one unit for new credit to two units in review (make-up) work can
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be earned by a student.
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For grades 1 through 8 summer schools shall be established only for removing deficiencies of pupils
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and for providing opportunities for enrichment.
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For grades 9-12, in order to earn one unit of credit, a minimum of 140 contract hours shall be required
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to achieve one full unit of credit in summer school. Not more than three (3)-sixty (60) minute periods
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a day shall be spent in recitation for one subject. Teachers shall not be permitted to teach more than
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one course during any given class period. None of the eleven (11) subjects required for graduation
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shall be taken for the first time during a summer school session unless the student has maintained a
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cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 or its equivalent. The Commissioner of Education may
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grant a waiver of this rule upon appeal of the local education agency authorities in cases or hardship in
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order that students may take eleventh or twelfth grade English classes in summer school for the first
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time.
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The Board shall annually determine the tuition rates. 2
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Three (3) unexcused absences in any course offered during summer school renders a student ineligible
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to receive credit in that course.
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Absences shall be classified as either excused or unexcused as determined by the principal or his/her
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designee. Excused absences shall include:
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1.
Personal illness;
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2.
Illness of an immediate family member;
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3.
Death in the family;
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4.
Extreme weather conditions;
Version Date: June 10, 2021
Summer School
4.204
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5.
Religious observances; and
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6.
Circumstances which in the judgment of the principal or his/her designee create
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emergencies over which the student has no control.
Legal References
Cross References
1. TRR/MS 0520-01-03-.03(6)(a)
Extended Contracts 5.112
2. TCA 49-6-3003
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## Table 1

|  | Click here to choose a school board. |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monitoring: Review: Annually, | Descriptor Term: Summer Instructional Programs | Descriptor Code: 4.204 | Issued Date: |
| in November |  | Rescinds: | Issued: |

## Table 2

|  | Hickman County Board of | Education |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Descriptor Term: Summer School | Descriptor Code: 4.204 | Issued Date: 02/03/20 |
|  |  | Rescinds: 4.204 | Issued: 01/08/18 |