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Trustees review summer remediation programs, district says 1M+ spent on certified instruction
Summary
Greenville County Schools staff reported on June summer remediation and support programs, including Read to Succeed third-grade camps, summer credit opportunities and supports for multilingual learners; trustees questioned retention rules, parent appeals and tuition charged for some virtual courses.
Greenville County Schools staff on Tuesday reviewed the district’s June summer remediation and support programs, reporting that certified teachers provided instruction at a cost of more than $1,000,000 and that programming served students from elementary through high school.
Miss Dean, who presented program details, said elementary summer remediation targeted second and third graders at 18 host sites and that transportation, morning breakfast and lunch were provided. She said 3,599 total students attended summer programming; about 74% of participants were classified as pupils in poverty, and 24% of participants had disabilities. "Instruction was provided by certified teachers at a cost of over $1,000,000," Dean said.
The presentation singled out the third-grade Read to Succeed summer camps, which…
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