Summer School
Welcome to the 2020 Distance Learning Summer School Program of the Greenwich Public Schools. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on our district’s education, this year’s Summer School program will be offered via distance learning, and focus solely on literacy and numeracy skills for our elementary level students, and advancement courses and credit recovery courses for our secondary level students.
Our rigorous and engaging Distance Learning academic programs for Pre-K, Elementary and Secondary school students will help your child to develop their academic skills, and for those students needing the extra credits, or advancement for the upcoming Fall Semester.
Maya Angelou once said “I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.” So, if your child needs to “know better” then help them do better. Enroll them in the GPS 2020 Summer School Program.
Links for the Registration of your student will be organized in the following 5 areas:
- Students 3yrs. - 5yrs. Birth dates between July 1, 2017 and Dec 31, 2015.
- Preschool ESY Brochure with Registration information.
- 5 weeks for 2.5 hours daily.
- Students in grades K-5 have received letters (from your child's administration) inviting them to register for Distance Learning Literacy, and Numeracy. Students were recommended based on a combination of data points (Whether or not they attained benchmark, and/or if they met their expected growth). The registration was included in the email. Because this summer will be all distance learning, the focus is on those students who require additional opportunities. At this time, we cannot open registration to all students. If we are able to add recommended students, you will receive an email.
- 5 weeks for 1.5 hours daily.
- Literacy:
- Students in grades 6-8 have received letters (from your child's administration) inviting them to register for Distance Learning Literacy. Students were recommended based on a combination of data points (whether or not they attained benchmark, and/or if they met their expected growth). The registration was included in the email. Because this summer will be all distance learning, the focus is on those students who require additional opportunities. At this time, we cannot open registration to all students. If we are able to add recommended students, you will receive an email.
- 5 weeks for 2.5 hours daily.
- Math (Acceleration Courses):
- These courses are for Rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders.
- Middle School Brochure & link to Registration in Family ID
- 5 weeks for 2.5 hours daily.
- The GPS 2020 Summer School program will be offering 2 additional Accelerated Math courses for Middle School students. Registration for these courses will be in Family ID. Please note that the registration deadline for all Math Accelerated courses will be this Friday 12th June.
- Students from Grades 9 - 12.
- Link to High School Brochure & link to Registration in Family ID.
- 5 weeks for 2.5 hours daily.
- Students who receive Special Education, but are NOT eligible for Extended School Year as of March 12, 2020:
- Letters have gone out to parents of students who would be eligible for summer school based on their winter performance on the STAR (low propensity and low/unexpected growth), and other performance indicators.
- 5 weeks for 2.5 hours (Focus on Literacy, including Writing, and an optional Numeracy component).
- No Special Education, or Related Services will be provided.
- Students who receive Special Education, who ARE eligible for Extended School Year as of their IEPs as of March 12, 2020.
- Letters have gone out to parents of students who would be eligible for ESY based on the PPT decision as indicated in the IEP document.
- 5 weeks for 2.5 hours (Special Education Services addressing IEP objectives with a focus on Literacy, including Writing, Numeracy and Social Emotional Learning).
All Summer School programs will comprise a minimum of 50% of Live teaching.
2020 Summer School Coordinator: Garfield Charles