Anonymous
Post 04/05/2024 00:46     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:$350 is reasonable.


Arent classes at MoCollege free for HS students?


Not free for summer semester.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:31     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think it’s only free if you are retaking a core course for graduation credit.


Nope. Especially not free for kids who failed the first time.

Kids have gotten used to failing and “being able to take it in the summer” because it’s less work and more fun to goof off during class.

Now they get to feel the pain of failing—or at least their parents will.


+1

Also, $350 is completely reasonable. Taxpayers don’t need to fund your kid being able to graduate early or that kid who failed Math because they had 40+ absences. Some of these kids also don’t realize that there are a limited number of campuses (two I think?) and not a lot of space. Key takeaway: maybe they should pass the class the first time.


Health ed is a dumb requirement and some kids like mine take it so they can do things they enjoy like music. Not all kids do summer school to graduate early or they failed.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:13     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think it’s only free if you are retaking a core course for graduation credit.


That’s not how it was before Covid. Haven’t checked the new rules though. Recover the cost was $300 per class.


It will not be free for anyone. Students who failed are not an exception and will have to pay. There is reduced cost for FARMS but not by much.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:12     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think it’s only free if you are retaking a core course for graduation credit.


Nope. Especially not free for kids who failed the first time.

Kids have gotten used to failing and “being able to take it in the summer” because it’s less work and more fun to goof off during class.

Now they get to feel the pain of failing—or at least their parents will.


+1

Also, $350 is completely reasonable. Taxpayers don’t need to fund your kid being able to graduate early or that kid who failed Math because they had 40+ absences. Some of these kids also don’t realize that there are a limited number of campuses (two I think?) and not a lot of space. Key takeaway: maybe they should pass the class the first time.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:10     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
Anonymous wrote:I think it’s only free if you are retaking a core course for graduation credit.


That’s not how it was before Covid. Haven’t checked the new rules though. Recover the cost was $300 per class.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:09     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
Anonymous wrote:$350 is reasonable.


Arent classes at MoCollege free for HS students?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:07     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
Anonymous wrote:I think it’s only free if you are retaking a core course for graduation credit.


Nope. Especially not free for kids who failed the first time.

Kids have gotten used to failing and “being able to take it in the summer” because it’s less work and more fun to goof off during class.

Now they get to feel the pain of failing—or at least their parents will.
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2024 08:29     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
$350 is reasonable.
Anonymous
Post 04/03/2024 08:29     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
They have to pay McKnight 1.3 million so you have to pay for summer health
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 16:12     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
In the past, before covid, there was a fee. With covid, they got extra funding so they used that to cover summer school. Those funs have stopped so they are back to charging again.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 16:12     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
Anonymous wrote:They used to charge before the pandemic, but I believe they used federal funds to make it free for all. Now they are back to charging and believe they raised it by $50 over the previous amount. There are discounts for those who qualify for FARMs.


Yes, summer school was never free until the federal ESSER funding during the pandemic. That funding has run out.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 16:05     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
I think it’s only free if you are retaking a core course for graduation credit.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 13:21     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
They might be free for kids that fail classes or FARMS
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 13:11     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
They used to charge before the pandemic, but I believe they used federal funds to make it free for all. Now they are back to charging and believe they raised it by $50 over the previous amount. There are discounts for those who qualify for FARMs.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2024 13:09     Subject: MCPS summer classes are $350
DC is in HS and wanted to take 2 Health classes this summer. It looks like it is $350 per class. Is this new?
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/extendedhours/summerschool/regional-summer-school-program/