Anonymous
10/30/2023 21:01
Subject: Re:Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:FYI they said at one of the budget meetings that for summer school 2024 they would be returning to the pre-pandemic policy of charging fees for summer school classes.
They used to charge tuition of $300 per half credit course, so I imagine it will be something like that again.
They have always had low income waivers.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 20:39
Subject: Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is the online summer Health class autonomous or live?
Both. You must attend classes at the scheduled times but much of the work is asynchronous.
I’d note that you won’t know if you were accepted into the class until about 48 hours before it starts so be prepared to keep your summer open with no guarantee of getting into the class.
Any efforts to get earlier information from MCPS gets a response of “you should hear from the teacher 24-72 hours before the first class.” We heard from one class the same day it started which felt unnecessarily stressful.
How does that work for most families? They either have sports, camps or work.
Did you even look at the MCPS website? They have two different semesters and they have several different times. You either make it work or you take it during the school year. We scheduled it around camps, sports and other things. Its virtual and the classes are mostly check ins but its a lot of busy work.
No I mean, if you’re only hearing if you are enrolled in the class at the very last minute, it’s pretty frustrating to have turned down other opportunities/jobs/plans/trips if you don’t know for sure you have a spot.
They confirmed my kid had a spot when I registered her (2 summers ago). But she didn’t get the login info and such until the day before.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 16:29
Subject: Re:Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:FYI they said at one of the budget meetings that for summer school 2024 they would be returning to the pre-pandemic policy of charging fees for summer school classes.
They used to charge tuition of $300 per half credit course, so I imagine it will be something like that again.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 16:22
Subject: Re:Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
It’s late notice because, they don’t always have staffing until the last minute. Just like during the school year they hire based on enrollment. Also, teachers haven’t been as interested in teaching summer school as they used to be, plus more is being offered. They expand the search for summer school teachers beyond just MCPS as needed.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 16:21
Subject: Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:Yes. It is immensely frustrating and the kind of things that seemly like it would have disproportionate impact on kids from less wealthy families. Our kids would survive without a job in any circumstance but some families need their kids to get a job, or watch siblings, etc and can’t wait until the last minute to figure it out. It feels shockingly tone deaf to the reality of the students that might benefit the most from having the option.
Stop throwing kids whose parents are not as comfortable as you under the buss. Somehow they all manage just fine. You are the one complaining about not being able to vacation or camp, not them.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 16:20
Subject: Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is the online summer Health class autonomous or live?
Both. You must attend classes at the scheduled times but much of the work is asynchronous.
I’d note that you won’t know if you were accepted into the class until about 48 hours before it starts so be prepared to keep your summer open with no guarantee of getting into the class.
Any efforts to get earlier information from MCPS gets a response of “you should hear from the teacher 24-72 hours before the first class.” We heard from one class the same day it started which felt unnecessarily stressful.
How does that work for most families? They either have sports, camps or work.
Did you even look at the MCPS website? They have two different semesters and they have several different times. You either make it work or you take it during the school year. We scheduled it around camps, sports and other things. Its virtual and the classes are mostly check ins but its a lot of busy work.
No I mean, if you’re only hearing if you are enrolled in the class at the very last minute, it’s pretty frustrating to have turned down other opportunities/jobs/plans/trips if you don’t know for sure you have a spot.
It is pretty much the same schedule very year so you can plan with the current schedule. Yes, it would be nice if you could sign up sooner but you cannot so you plan around the schedule from last year. You will get a spot.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 16:13
Subject: Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Yes. It is immensely frustrating and the kind of things that seemly like it would have disproportionate impact on kids from less wealthy families. Our kids would survive without a job in any circumstance but some families need their kids to get a job, or watch siblings, etc and can’t wait until the last minute to figure it out. It feels shockingly tone deaf to the reality of the students that might benefit the most from having the option.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 13:46
Subject: Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is the online summer Health class autonomous or live?
Both. You must attend classes at the scheduled times but much of the work is asynchronous.
I’d note that you won’t know if you were accepted into the class until about 48 hours before it starts so be prepared to keep your summer open with no guarantee of getting into the class.
Any efforts to get earlier information from MCPS gets a response of “you should hear from the teacher 24-72 hours before the first class.” We heard from one class the same day it started which felt unnecessarily stressful.
How does that work for most families? They either have sports, camps or work.
Did you even look at the MCPS website? They have two different semesters and they have several different times. You either make it work or you take it during the school year. We scheduled it around camps, sports and other things. Its virtual and the classes are mostly check ins but its a lot of busy work.
No I mean, if you’re only hearing if you are enrolled in the class at the very last minute, it’s pretty frustrating to have turned down other opportunities/jobs/plans/trips if you don’t know for sure you have a spot.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 13:24
Subject: Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is the online summer Health class autonomous or live?
Both. You must attend classes at the scheduled times but much of the work is asynchronous.
I’d note that you won’t know if you were accepted into the class until about 48 hours before it starts so be prepared to keep your summer open with no guarantee of getting into the class.
Any efforts to get earlier information from MCPS gets a response of “you should hear from the teacher 24-72 hours before the first class.” We heard from one class the same day it started which felt unnecessarily stressful.
How does that work for most families? They either have sports, camps or work.
You don’t schedule your kid for camp during summer school weeks and you don’t do conflicting sports. As far as getting your kid there, we dropped off but they either took a county bus or ride their bikes home.
They have virtual and in person options. We did the virtual.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 13:23
Subject: Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is the online summer Health class autonomous or live?
Both. You must attend classes at the scheduled times but much of the work is asynchronous.
I’d note that you won’t know if you were accepted into the class until about 48 hours before it starts so be prepared to keep your summer open with no guarantee of getting into the class.
Any efforts to get earlier information from MCPS gets a response of “you should hear from the teacher 24-72 hours before the first class.” We heard from one class the same day it started which felt unnecessarily stressful.
How does that work for most families? They either have sports, camps or work.
Did you even look at the MCPS website? They have two different semesters and they have several different times. You either make it work or you take it during the school year. We scheduled it around camps, sports and other things. Its virtual and the classes are mostly check ins but its a lot of busy work.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 12:59
Subject: Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
My current 9th grader took Health A online last summer. They (and their older sibling) chose the evening session (Zooms were a few days a week from 7:15-8:30 pm, and the rest of the work was asynchronous) so they were able to attend summer camp during the day.
The current 9th grader will take Health B next summer.
The current 9th grader will take Health B next summer.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 12:15
Subject: Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is the online summer Health class autonomous or live?
Both. You must attend classes at the scheduled times but much of the work is asynchronous.
I’d note that you won’t know if you were accepted into the class until about 48 hours before it starts so be prepared to keep your summer open with no guarantee of getting into the class.
Any efforts to get earlier information from MCPS gets a response of “you should hear from the teacher 24-72 hours before the first class.” We heard from one class the same day it started which felt unnecessarily stressful.
How does that work for most families? They either have sports, camps or work.
You don’t schedule your kid for camp during summer school weeks and you don’t do conflicting sports. As far as getting your kid there, we dropped off but they either took a county bus or ride their bikes home.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 12:08
Subject: Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is the online summer Health class autonomous or live?
Both. You must attend classes at the scheduled times but much of the work is asynchronous.
I’d note that you won’t know if you were accepted into the class until about 48 hours before it starts so be prepared to keep your summer open with no guarantee of getting into the class.
Any efforts to get earlier information from MCPS gets a response of “you should hear from the teacher 24-72 hours before the first class.” We heard from one class the same day it started which felt unnecessarily stressful.
How does that work for most families? They either have sports, camps or work.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 11:53
Subject: Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:Is the online summer Health class autonomous or live?
Both. You must attend classes at the scheduled times but much of the work is asynchronous.
I’d note that you won’t know if you were accepted into the class until about 48 hours before it starts so be prepared to keep your summer open with no guarantee of getting into the class.
Any efforts to get earlier information from MCPS gets a response of “you should hear from the teacher 24-72 hours before the first class.” We heard from one class the same day it started which felt unnecessarily stressful.
Anonymous
10/30/2023 11:24
Subject: Re:Health A / B class requirements for HS graduation
Anonymous wrote:When does registration open for next summer? I have and 8th grader that wants to do the same so they can take other electives.
It felt late -- maybe March or April? Bookmark this page and check it every couple weeks for dates & registration info: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/extendedhours/summerschool/
In 2023, registration opened on April 12.