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Princeton City Schools outlines summer programs for reading recovery, EL support and credit recovery
Summary
Princeton City Schools announced a range of summer programs running June 1 that include a third-grade Reading Guarantee summer school, an English-learner program, special-education compensatory sessions and credit-recovery offerings for secondary students; transportation, meals and limited seats were discussed.
Princeton City Schools presented a detailed summer-school plan on May 4 that includes multiple, targeted programs for students in need of intervention and for enrichment. District staff said the third-grade Reading Guarantee summer session will run June 1–12, Monday–Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at Heritage Hill, with transportation, breakfast and lunch provided for invited students.
The board heard that the third-grade program will use the Wit & Wisdom reading curriculum supplemented by a 95% phonics program and that students invited are those identified by state assessment results; staff said test results due around May 20 will determine which students are invited. "The program dates are June 1 to June 12, Monday through Friday 9 to 12," a district staff speaker said.
District staff also described a two-week English-learner summer program for incoming grades 1–5 who score lower on EL proficiency measures; it runs daily from 8 a.m. to noon with five teachers and five paraprofessionals supporting grade-level cohorts. "It really is tailored to help meet their language needs and help bolster particularly the listening and speaking piece," the staff member said.
For students with disabilities who are owed compensatory instruction minutes, the district will run invitation-only sessions June 1–25, 9 a.m.–12 p.m., in which intervention specialists and paraprofessionals will work explicitly on IEP goals and document the minutes made up for each student. Families will receive written communication outlining minutes owed and the transportation plan.
Secondary offerings are focused primarily on credit recovery and required health courses; staff said the district provides a combination of in-person instruction supplemented with online components and limits seats because staffing and grant funding constrain capacity. Staff estimated districtwide summer program participation in the range of "2 to 300" students overall and said they will record enrollment in the state EMIS system for tracking.
The district also highlighted ancillary summer services: the Princeton Mobile Book Center (bookmobile) will operate Tuesdays–Thursdays 11 a.m.–12 p.m. and partner with a food truck to provide meals; the Princeton Closet will distribute school supplies alongside outreach stops, which will be posted on the district website.
The board did not take a formal vote on program design; staff said invitations, transportation logistics and seat counts will be finalized in the weeks leading up to the sessions.
