The announcement is from Sandi Whiton, academic dean and summer school administrator at West Seattle High School, but she stresses that ALL high-school students in West Seattle – not just WSHS – are eligible:

West Seattle High School has received a $92,000 grant to fund credit recovery at summer school for high school students in West Seattle for 2 years, for a total of $184,000. This was a competitive grant and is funded by the City of Seattle’s Department of Education and Early Learning, so we’re proud to have been awarded it to help all the high school students in our area. Historically, students have had to travel to either Cleveland or Roosevelt to access credit recovery, so this is a wonderful thing for all West Seattle students, regardless of their home high school.

Our goals are to help the students of West Seattle catch up on their credits, improve their GPAs through credit replacement, and to create a fresh start for themselves by getting caught up on their grades and mastering the academic skills they will need to finish high school strong and perform well in college and beyond. It’s only for 3 ½ weeks, so all you have to do is commit to that, come, and learn! You’ll still have all of August free to enjoy the rest of your summer, and you’ll start next year ON TIME to graduate!

I wrote the article/information below to share with all of West Seattle. I’m super proud to have gotten this grant for ALL West Seattle students! Please post it if you can. Thanks so much! Sandi Whiton, Academic Dean and Summer School Administrator, West Seattle High School.

West Seattle High School has received at $92,000 grant to fund credit recovery at summer school for high school students in West Seattle for 2 years, for a total of $184,000. This was a competitive grant and is funded by the City of Seattle’s Department of Education and Early Learning, so we’re proud to have been awarded it to help all the high school students in our area. Historically, students have had to travel to either Cleveland or Roosevelt to access credit recovery, so this is a wonderful thing for all West Seattle students, regardless of their home high school.

Our goals are to help the students of West Seattle catch up on their credits, improve their GPAs through credit replacement, and to create a fresh start for themselves by getting caught up on their grades and mastering the academic skills they will need to finish high school strong and perform well in college and beyond. It’s only for 3 ½ weeks, so all you have to do is commit to that, come, and learn! You’ll still have all of August free to enjoy the rest of your summer, and you’ll start next year ON TIME to graduate!

Here are the details:

Dates: July 9-31
Cost: Free to all students, both online and classes
Classes: M-Th 11-12:15 and 1-4
Tutoring: M-Th 10-11 and F 10-12

Classes Offered:

Algebra 1 and 2, both semesters
Geometry
Chemistry
Biology (online)
LA 9, 10, 11, and 12, both semesters
WH 1, 2, and 3
American History A and B
Government
WA state history
Intro to Programming
PE (online)
Health (online)
SAT Prep

Other information:

We can also offer ELL and modified classes with some guidance from the case managers and counselors.
If a student needs a class that we’re not able to offer, we can try to get them online. They would need to send an email to sswhiton@seattleschools.org to check on the availability.
Attendance is mandatory. You will be allowed 3 absences, but you must make them up at either morning or Friday tutorial. If not, you will not receive a grade for your class.
Students will receive Orca Cards to help with transportation.
Students can enroll in 3 classes to get up to a 3.0 in credit recovery.

This is open to all high school students in West Seattle until it’s full. We’ll accommodate all that we can.

All work is project-based and in class with little to no homework, so be prepared for an AWESOME time!

We’re excited to offer this to our West Seattle students! Please check with your counselor to make sure you know which classes you need, then complete and return the registration sheet to the West Seattle High School office by June 26th for priority scheduling. If you have any additional questions, please email Sandi Whiton, Program Administrator, at sswhiton@seattleschools.org or Amy Doll, Program Manager at asdoll@seattleschools.org