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District outlines 16‑day summer learning program and Read to Succeed retention rules
Summary
The district will run a 16-day summer learning program June 1–25 for targeted remediation and acceleration; third graders not meeting Read to Succeed benchmarks must be invited and face retention unless a good-cause exemption applies.
Mrs. Heden presented the district's summer learning plan, describing a concentrated, data-driven program that runs Monday through Thursday from June 1 through June 25 (16 days) and targets preK–third grade remediation, secondary content recovery and special populations.
"The purpose of our program is to provide remediation as well as accelerated growth in the areas of literacy for our preK through third grade population," Mrs. Heden told the board. Elementary programming will operate at Forest Hills Elementary (7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.); some secondary programs will be based at Colleton County High School with different daily hours depending on the program.
Heden explained statutory obligations under Read to Succeed and Act 114: third-grade students who do not meet expectations on SC READY must be invited to summer learning and, absent a good-cause exemption, may be retained. She noted that first grade has been added this year to Read to Succeed invitations for students performing below the remediation cut score on spring I-Ready, and outlined several good‑cause exemptions (limited English proficiency, prior retention with two years of intervention, etc.). "If they do not come and they do not meet a good cause exemption, then they will be retained in third grade," she said.
All elementary summer participants receive breakfast and lunch at no cost; transportation is provided for elementary and GAP students. Heden said the program is only 16 days, so consistent attendance is essential; students missing more than two days may be removed from the program. The district will use I-Ready pre/post assessments for summer progress tracking and will report data to the state.
