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Credit Recovery

Credit Recovery Registration Form

Printable Credit Recovery Information Sheet

The GA DOE Credit Recovery Program is an opportunity for a student to retake a course in which he/she previously was not academically successful in earning credit towards graduation.

Basic Information

Credit Recovery courses are designed to be on a flexible schedule and are not facilitated by a teacher.  

Credit Recovery options allow students who have completed seat time and calendar requirements to earn credit based on competency of the content standards.

Credit Recovery courses are complete courses containing all GPS content for which the student will demonstrate mastery before receiving a grade.

The Credit Recovery program offers core courses and limited electives required for graduation from a Georgia public high school.

While the program is provided free to participating Georgia public high schools, the local school may incur a fee in offering the program, which will in turn be passed on to students.

Program Requirements

All schools using the Georgia Credit Recovery Program must agree to the following:

§   Students attempting credit recovery must have previously failed the course.

§   Schools must agree to provide a credit recovery monitor.

§   All post tests and final exams must be proctored by the Credit Recovery monitor at their school.

§   Schools will transcribe a second course grade to reflect the credit recovery score on the official high school transcript.

§   If an end-of-course-test (EOCT) is required for a course, the student must retake the EOCT at the end of the Credit Recovery course. Students will take the EOCT at their local school.

How do the Credit Recovery courses work?

§   Students take a pretest at the beginning of each unit. If that score is 85% or higher, the student is allowed to proceed directly to that unit's post test.

§   If the pretest score is less than 85%, the student must view every content item in the unit. When all items have been completed, the posttest will be available to the student.

§   In order to move out of one unit into the next, the student must score a 70% or higher on the unit post test.

§   Only unit post tests/final exams/EOCTs are recorded in the final grade. Students must complete the entire course and the final exam or EOCT to receive credit for the course.

For more information, please log on to gacreditrecovery.org.

RHHS Requirements

1.      The student must have failed an available class with a 60 or better.

2.      Students must take all post tests at RHHS under the supervision of a monitor. Computers will be made available to students during Saturday School at RHHS to complete work from 8:00 to 12:00. NOTE: If a student attends Saturday School, that student must arrive by 8:00 and MUST stay for the complete 4 hours to receive credit for work completed.

3.      All students must make progress weekly to remain in the Credit Recovery Program at RHHS. Progress will be monitored.

4.      Assignment for courses will occur through the grade level counselor for that particular student.

5.      In the event that a student does not have access to a computer and desires to enroll in a Credit Recovery course, the student may take the course through Saturday School and use the resources of RHHS. A Technology Agreement Form must be signed and on file. Technology forms are available in the East and West campus office.

6.      A student is only able to TAKE ONE CREDIT RECOVERY COURSE AT A TIME!!

Registration Procedures

1.      Contact your grade level counselor and fill out a Credit Recovery Request/Contract. Forms are available online through the RHHS/Guidance website.

2.      Return the request to the counselor who will review your request and register you for the appropriate class if qualified.

Course Completion Guidelines

·          Students are expected to make weekly progress that will be monitored by Mr. Barker and teachers assigned to Saturday School.

·          Students are expected to work on assignments at home and during Saturday School. Students must take all Post Tests and Final Exams under direct supervision at Richmond Hill High School during Saturday School.

·          Students are expected to make timely, satisfactory progress. All work must be completed by April 19, 2013. RHHS administration reserves the right to remove a student who fails to comply.
 
Absent Student Policy
When you know that your student will be absent from school, please call 459-5158 on the morning of and leave a message with your student's name and reason for being absent.  When they come back to school, they will need to bring  either a parent note or a doctor note explaining why they were absent.  The student then needs to bring the note to the Tardy Table to receive a Student Admit Slip in order to get back into class.
 
Early Dismissal Policy
Please send a note with your student on the day of the appointment/dismissal for the time you would like them to leave class.  The student then brings the note to the Tardy Table in the morning before 1st block to receive an Early Dismissal slip.  When it is time for the student to leave, the student shows the Early Dismissal slip to their teacher, comes to the office to sign out and meets you outside. You never have to leave your car!
 
Work Permit
The school acts as an agent for the Department of Child Labor for issuing work permits.  In order to obtain a work permit, you must first have a job.  Once you are offered a job, the student needs to come to the front office to obtain all the necessary paperwork and filing instructions.