[Vision2020] Tuition for a public education?

[Mike Curley]

<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>We should perhaps be a little more car=
eful about how we 
define those who attend summer school.  True, there are 
some, maybe many, students there who are making up a 
class they previously failed, foreign exchange students are 
not the only other group who need or want summer 
school classes.  Some want to graduate early.  Some need 
to take a class in summer school because course offerings 
are limited during the year.  That is especially true for 
band students, whose entire schedule is constructed 
around the only time slot that band meets.  Additionally 
the MSD has a relatively high number of credits that are 
required (in excess of state requirements), AND it has 
what some think is a rather pointless set of "strand" 
requirements that can complicate scheduling.  Some 
students can be knocked off track in a class because they 
can have 4 or 5 of their teachers change at semester even 
though they are taking the same subjects.

	Illness can also be a factor in causing a student to 
drop or fail one or more classes and then need to pick up 
a credit or two in the summer.

	In any event, there are a number of legitimate 
educational reasons why a student might take one or 
more summer school classes in addition to those Don 
mentioned in his post.

	John Danahy's point is certainly worthy of 
consideration and discussion.  If the primary goal of the 
district is the education of the students, does it make 
sense to fund extracurricular activities (from Ecology Club 
to sports) to the tune of over $500,000 per year and yet not 
fund summer school?  The entire summer school budget 
may be less than the football (or soccer or basketball) 
program budget.  We could probably generate a fair 
debate about which of those groups (summer schoolers, 
football/soccer/basketball players) should fund their 
program's expense.


Mike Curley   




On 24 Mar 03, at 17:27, Don Kaag wrote:


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The District usually limits summer school classes to the

basics, Math, English and Social Studies.


Typically, it is C) kids making up classes they flunked the

first time around;  athletes who want to regain their

eligibility for the fall, or failed juniors who want to

graduate with their class the following year.


Although some students headed off to foreign exchanges 
or

trying to lighten up their senior year load will sometimes

knock off a summer class, too.


Regards,


Don Kaag




On Monday, March 24, 2003, at 05:32 PM, 
hayfields@moscow.com

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<color><param>7F00,0000,0000</param>> What does "summer school classes" me=
an? Is this an

> opportunity for students to get ahead, add classes they

> wanted to take- say orchestra or Spanish or is it limited

> to those students who were unable to "meet class

> objectives" during regular sessions? >

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