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North Penn outlines summer remediation program, proposes tuition rates and academic-integrity rules
Summary
The district presented its summer credit-remediation program for grades 7 12, proposed reinstating tuition rates (approx. $320 for one credit; reduced rates for eligible families), and described academic-integrity procedures including a one-time course reset; staff reported a high pass rate in 2025.
North Penn School District staff described the secondary summer remediation program to the ECI committee on April 14, outlining eligibility, delivery, proposed fees and academic-integrity procedures.
Assistant principal Christine Capriotti said the program supports students in grades 7 through 12 and is delivered primarily through Edgenuity with both online and in-person support options. High-school students (grades 9 —2) are eligible to remediate credit-bearing courses when they earned an E (noted in presentation as a score between approximately 50% and 64%), while seventh- and eighth-grade students may remediate non-credit courses if they did not pass a core class.
With ESSER funds no longer covering the program, staff proposed reinstating tuition to cover expenditures. The presentation listed previously charged rates (about $310 per credit in 2019) and proposed current rates (presentation cited roughly $320 for one credit, $160 for 0.5 credit and $105 for 0.3 credit). The district also proposed a 50% reduced rate for families eligible for free and reduced-price meals; staff and trustees discussed scholarship options and flexible payment plans to avoid denying access to students in financial need.
To protect academic integrity in an online environment, presenters said the program will reuse North Penn Virtual Academy guidelines: teachers notify parents and program administrators when there's a suspected violation, pause the course while an investigation occurs, and permit a one-time course reset to allow resubmission if the concern is founded.
On outcomes, Capriotti cited summer 2025 numbers: 364 students enrolled in the program and 315 students passed at least one course, a pass rate the presentation recorded as about 86%. Committee members expressed concern about transportation and affordability; presenters said transportation is not provided for the secondary remediation program but noted scholarship and payment-plan options have been used previously and the district would not deny students access for inability to pay.
The committee moved and forwarded the summer-program package, including remediation, to the board action meeting.
