High school students who have failed courses have an opportunity to make up the lost credits by taking tuition-based online classes this summer from June 29 through July 28. However, any current ninth- through 12th-grade student may attend the tuition-based summer school.
High school students can find the registration packet to enroll in the online tuition-based credit retrieval summer school on the Tacoma Public Schools Web site. Students must enroll by the end of the day on June 28, the day before summer school begins.
Students need to register online, print the registration packet and mail it with their tuition check to Summer School, Oakland High School, 3319 S. Adams St., Tacoma WA 98409. Although all summer school courses are online, students must attend an orientation June 29 at Oakland High School and have half-hour appointments with the coordinator staff at Oakland at least twice weekly through July to monitor progress.
Any student can attend summer school to make up credits. The cost is:
- $285 per class for in-district students
- $185 per class for in-district students who qualify for free or reduced lunch
- $385 per class for out-of-district students (students who live outside the Tacoma Public Schools attendance area and do not attend a Tacoma public school)
Each Tacoma high school has Learning Assistance Program (LAP) funding available to cover a certain number of students. Students should check with their attendance area high school. Other organizations may also help with funding.
Check with the summer school office at 253-571-5198 if you have any questions about funding or summer school.