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District reports summer programming enrollment gains; credit‑recovery shifts math from Edgenuity to Canvas
Summary
District staff reported higher summer enrollment in elementary and middle programs, ongoing wait lists, and a major change in high‑school credit‑recovery curriculum delivery: math will be delivered fully in Canvas rather than Edgenuity this summer to better match local scope and sequence.
Kenneth Smith (staff presenter) and summer‑program teams briefed the board on June 9 about the district’s summer programming plans and registration numbers for summer 2025.
Smith said the district runs five core summer programs: elementary target services, middle school target services (including sixth‑grade transition), ninth‑grade launch (four weeks), high‑school credit recovery and a secondary newcomer program for multilingual learners. Additional programs run alongside the district umbrella: community‑education CASA programming and ESY (extended school year) services for students with disabilities.
Enrollment and logistics cited in the presentation: - Elementary target services: 356 enrolled, 7 on the wait list (grade‑level balancing in progress). - Middle school target services: enrollment rose to 145; last‑day attendance historically drops from registration due to attrition before program start. - Ninth‑grade launch: 37 students registered for the four‑week transition program. - Secondary newcomer program (grades 6–12): 21 students registered. - High‑school credit recovery: 257 students registered for the July 7–July 31 block; the program runs a consolidated morning block rather than separate AM/PM sessions used in prior years.
Curriculum delivery change: staff noted math in the credit‑recovery program has been difficult to align with scope and sequence on off‑the‑shelf platforms. The district is transitioning math credit recovery from Edgenuity (third‑party platform) into courses built in Canvas for the first full summer rollout in 2025, a change staff said they expect will better align content with local sequence and improve outcomes.
Staffing and program notes: registration and staffing models are generally similar to prior years; summer programs use targeted selection (FastBridge, MCA, teacher recommendations) for elementary and middle target services. Staff emphasized summer programs’ goals: learning recovery, transition readiness and social‑emotional learning.
Questions from trustees focused on literacy alignment, use of digital licenses in summer settings and measures of program effectiveness; staff said they would continue adjustments and report outcomes after the summer session.
