February 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
DCHS students looking to recover credits from classes taken and failed have an opportunity through Saturday School.
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The next session of Saturday School is scheduled for February 23, March 2, March 9, and March 16 starting at 7:45 a.m. at the Alternative Learning Center on campus at DCHS.
Computer based classes are available in all core subject areas required for high school graduation.
Principal Randy Jennings said Saturday School gives students, especially those who don’t have internet access at home, an opportunity to do the makeup work at school.
“Under the law if a student fails a class making between a 50 and 69 score they are eligible for credit recovery versus retaking the entire class. They are set up on the Odysseyware system or A+. A teacher assigns them the lessons they have struggled with that caused them to fail the class and they make those lessons up on the computer. State law says they can recover credit up to a 70 score. The program is individualized. For example if a student failed a class with a 68 and another student failed the same class with a 50 obviously the student with a 50 is going to have much more work to do than the one with a 68 so it really depends on the grade and how much subject matter they need to do to recover that credit,” said Principal Jennings.
Space is limited to 10 students each Saturday. Interested students must sign up on the round table in the office. No breakfast or lunch is provided but students may bring their own lunch. Students must also come prepared with their A+ or Odysseyware username and password.
Danny Bond is the class instructor.