Carson City summer school served fewer students after fees were reinstated; completion rates stayed high

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District staff reported lower summer enrollment after reintroducing fees but high completion rates: nearly all students who started courses finished them. Officials described expanded interventions during the school year to reduce future summer needs and noted equity measures to waive fees for low-income and at-risk students.

Carson City — Carson City School District officials reported that summer school for 2024–25 served fewer students than in prior years after the district resumed charging fees, but course-completion rates remained high and the program produced several summer graduates.

Shawna Wooldridge, who runs the district summer program, told the board the program had 203 high-school students enrolled this year, with about 503 total course enrollments started and a course-completion rate near 98 percent. Staff said the district allocates about 300 seats for high-school credit recovery and 100 seats for middle-school recovery (50 at each middle school).

Wooldridge said the district shifted to a paid model this year and set the fee at $100 per class with a $200 cap for multiple classes. Reduced-price families pay half ($50 per class, $100 cap). She told trustees the fees led to lower overall enrollment but that many student fees were waived because of qualifying conditions: free/reduced lunch status,…

Carson City summer school served fewer students after fees were reinstated; completion rates stayed high

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