Summer Academy 2012

Tuesday, June 19 – Friday, July 27

Detroit Public Schools’ six-week Summer School Academy will serve an estimated 18,000 students with strategic programs to raise academic achievement among low-performing students in conjunction with a more rigorous curriculum under the district’s five-year Academic Plan implemented in 2011.

This year’s Summer School Academy will strategically target students who have demonstrated the most need and will be mandatory for  students in grades 3-8 who are not performing at grade level.

The academy will also provide a Credit Recovery Program for high school students to remain on track for graduation.

New this year, the district has taken a fiscally responsible and more structured approach to provide the program at no cost only to students who are either low performing or non-proficient based on MEAP testing or other assessment scores.

“Serving a specific, targeted population of students will allow teachers and administrators to improve academics among students who need the most help,” said Karen Ridgeway, Superintendent of Academics. “These students will receive one-on-one attention in smaller classroom settings to master critical subject areas that they may struggle with. This strategy creates a more efficient Summer School program that builds on the district’s 2012 academic blueprint to provide data-based Individualized Learning Plans for all students, and to give students the necessary skills they need to become proficient in all subject areas.”

All students who qualify for the 2012 Summer School Academy will receive a letter mailed home to parents beginning May 25. For additional information, contact the school where your child is presently enrolled.

 

Program Details

PreK-8: The six-week program will provide a continuation of learning opportunities focused on literacy and mathematics for struggling PreK-8 students. All students will have Individualized Learning Plans based on testing assessments specific to each grade level. Math and Reading Program Fact Sheet

PreK: At prekindergarten sites, a Transitioning Pre-Kindergarten Program will target students who are transitioning into kindergarten with learning opportunities that combine academic rigor and extracurricular activities designed to develop the whole child. Prekindergarten Program Fact Sheet

9-12: A Credit Recovery Program for grades 9-12 will allow high school students an opportunity to retake classes they did not pass to remain on track for graduation and post-secondary options. Students who received a “D” passing grade will be allowed to make up core academic courses, or retake physical education or personal health management courses for a fee of $250. Student athletes who earned a “D” in a course that may make them ineligible for athletics may also retake the course for $250. Credit Recovery Program Fact Sheet

Title I funding will cover the cost of K-2 Summer Academy programs.  Funding for prekindergarten and 3-8 grade level students who are low-performing, as well as high school students who received a failing grade and must retake a course, will be provided by the district.

High school students who would like to retake a course must complete a request form and provide payment by June 15, 2012.

Payments may be made via money order or certified check, payable to Detroit Public Schools at:

Frederick Douglass Academy
South Wing, Room 169
2001 W. Warren Ave
Detroit, MI 48208
Phone: 313-596-3555

Information can be requested at your high school. Core subject areas for high school students include Math, Science, English, History and select electives based on each school listing.

 

Special Summer Programs

Migrant Program: Offered to K-12 students who have moved to the district within the previous 36 months. Migrant students will be eligible to participate in reading, mathematics, science and social studies courses in small class-size settings. Migrant Program Fact Sheet

High-Need Bilingual Program: Bilingual students will be able to participate in content area instruction with an emphasis on literacy development. Students in this program are most in need of English language support and would not qualify for participation in other district programs because they are new to the country or have not been tested on state assessments. High Need Bilingual Program Fact Sheet

Special Education Program: Special education students who take the MEAP test and do not meet performance requirements are also eligible to participate in the Summer Academy. Each student’s summer learning experience will be based on individual learning needs through appropriate grade-level materials selected by the Division of Special Education. The Special Education Extended School Year Program will also take place during summer school hours. Special Education Program Fact Sheet

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: A focus on academic enrichment opportunities will be offered to K-8 students to enhance academic standards in all subject areas. Program activities are related to youth development, drug and violence prevention, technology, art, music, recreation, counseling and character education. 21st Century Program Fact Sheet

Driver’s Education: The four-week, Segment I program will be held from June 25-July 23 six days per week (Monday-Saturday) and will be offered at six locations including Cody, Henry Ford, King, Osborn, Renaissance and Western high schools. Cost: $280.

Dr. Burt R. Shurly Summer Camp: This free Summer Camp program is offered through Title I funding for students ages 7-12 offering a six-day overnight experience with emphasis placed on language arts, mathematics and natural sciences. The camp is located in Gregory, Michigan and is exclusive to Detroit Public Schools.

NSBE SEEK Program:  Summer Engineer Experience for students in 3rd through 5th grades to be held July 16-August 3, 2012. (Location: TBD). The camp curriculum will consist of “A World in Motion” activities. For full details, http://www.awim.org/.

 

Schedules

PreK-8: Students will receive literacy instruction for two hours and mathematics instruction for two hours daily.

7:45-8:00 a.m.: Arrival and Breakfast

8:00-10:00 a.m.: Literacy instruction following structured curriculum

10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Mathematics instruction following structured curriculum

12:30-1:00 p.m.: Lunch

1:00 p.m.: Dismissal

Note: PreK will follow the same reporting and ending times, but their day will be broken into small time frames for activities that are more appropriate for students of this age.

High School:

7:45-8:00 a.m.: Arrival and Breakfast

8:00-10:0 a.m.: First Period

10:05 a.m.-12:10 p.m.: Second period

12:10-12:30 p.m.: Lunch

12:35-2:00 p.m.: Third period

2:00 p.m.: Dismissal

 

Identification of Students

PreK: Battelle Assessment

 K-2: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills–DIBELS. (Red Zone is mandatory. Yellow Zone is strongly recommended.) 

Grades 3-8: MEAP Assessment (Level 3-Partially Proficient; Level 4-Not Proficient in either Reading or Mathematics-Mandatory)

Special Education Program: Elementary Special Education students whose IEP indicates that they are expected to take the MEAP assessment and attend classes in an inclusive environment are encouraged to register for summer school. Transportation will be recommended as a part of the students’ assignment. Students will use the same materials and textbooks as regular education students, with modifications. The Division of Special Education will provide information regarding a program at specific sites for students who cannot participate in an inclusive environment. The Extended School Year program is NOT the same program as the Summer Academy 2012.

 

Special Education Extended School Year Program

  • ASD Summer ESY Program: June 18 – July 27. Locations: Golightly, Greenfield Union, Central and Drew.
  • SCI/SXI–200 Day Programs:  July 9 – August 13. Locations: Moses Field, Keidan, Jerry L. White and Drew.
  • MOCI Title I:  July 9 – August 3. Locations: Moses Field, Keidan, Jerry L. White.
  • Title I Summer School Grades 3-8: For Special Education students at schools with Title I Summer School, support will be provided based on the number of students.

*The programs occur at the same time as regular summer school hours. Center Based Program Fact Sheet

 

Basic Information

  • Attendance: Is a critical factor in student achievement. PreK-8 attendance will be taken daily and reported no later than 10:00 a.m. each morning. High school attendance will be scanned no later than 2:00 p.m. each day. Due to the accelerated nature of the Summer Academy 2012 programs, students may not miss more than 3 days. Students will be dropped from the program after 3 absences. Exceptions may be granted by the Summer Academy Site Supervisor for reasons of documented illness or family emergency for family bereavement.
  • Transportation: Will be provided utilizing the same stops as during the regular school year.  Adjustments will be implemented based on the rerouting of students and enrollment data.
  • Special Education: Transportation will be provided the same as during the regular school year. Students who are attending the summer program, but are living at a different location, will need to inform their home school.
  • Food Services: Students will be provided breakfast and lunch.

Registration

  •  Parents or Guardians will be notified if their student is required to attend the Summer Academy 2012. Upon notification, the parent or guardian is asked to complete documentation and submit it to the school.
  • High School registration is conducted through the school sites or any high school that offers the class.
  • Out of District high school students can register at $250.00 per class.  Location is TBD for registering students.
  • Students are expected to attend their home school if that school has been identified as a Summer Academy 2012 site.
  • Students who attend those schools that are not being used for summer schools are rerouted to the nearest neighborhood location.
  • High school students that are not identified may register at an alternate site.

Professional Development

The Summer Academy also requires a professional development component for ALL teachers.

Grades PreK–8:

  • 1 full day PD session providing training on the summer program and best practices in literacy and mathematics instruction.
  • 1 day building level training and room set up on Monday, June 18, 2012.

 Grades 9–12:

  • 1 day building level training and room set up on Monday, June 18, 2012.
  • Specific content areas may have additional requirements for pre-summer extended year training.

Mission

We know that students who do not read by grade three have great difficulty mastering other skills and subjects, such as mathematics, science and social studies. These students are at a greater risk of referral and placement in special education or remedial classes with low expectations and eventually these students simply drop out of school. We must guarantee that each student will read at the determined standard of proficiency by grade three. The first benchmark determined by the state occurs at the third grade. DPS children must be prepared to meet and exceed this first test of proficiency and to that end, a summer instructional program for students has been designed to strengthen the literacy skills of all students, but particularly those who are struggling in literacy.

Summer Academy 2012 represents the beginning of 2012-2013 School Year and affords the continuation of learning opportunities for students to achieve high standards with a rigorous curriculum. The Summer Academy provides time for each member of the school community—students, teachers, supervisors and parents—to continue to study with a focus on literacy.

 

Locations

PK–8

  1. Academy of the Americas
  2. Amelia Earhart
  3. A.L. Holmes
  4. Bagley
  5. Barton
  6. Bennett
  7. Brewer
  8. Blackwell
  9. Bow
  10. Bunche
  11. Burton
  12. Carleton
  13. Carstens
  14. Carver
  15. Charles Wright
  16. Clark
  17. Clemente
  18. Clippert
  19. Coleman A. Young
  20. Cooke
  21. Davison
  22. DIA (6-12)
  23. Detroit Lions Alt.
  24. Dixon
  25. Dossin
  26. Duke Ellington
  27. Durfee
  28. Edison
  29. Emerson
  30. Farwell/Mason
  31. Fisher Magnet-Lower
  32. Fisher Magnet-Upper
  33. Gardner
  34. Garvey
  35. Golightly
  36. Gompers
  37. Greenfield Union
  38. Harms
  39. Henderson
  40. Hutchinson
  41. Jemison
  42. J.R. King
  43. Langston Hughes
  44. Law Academy
  45. Logan/O.W. Holmes
  46. Ludington
  47. MacDowell
  48. Mann
  49. Mark Twain
  50. Marquette
  51. Marshall
  52. Maybury
  53. Murphy
  54. Neinas
  55. Nichols
  56. Noble
  57. Nolan
  58. Oakman
  59. Palmer Park
  60. Parker
  61. Pasteur
  62. Phoenix
  63. Priest
  64. Pulaski
  65. Robeson
  66. Ronald Brown
  67. Rutherford
  68. Sampson
  69. Scott, Brenda
  70. Shulze
  71. Spain
  72. Stewart
  73. Thirkell
  74. Trix
  75. Wayne
  76. Wilkins
  77. William Beckham

Special Education Locations

  1.  Detroit Transition
  2. Moses Field
  3. Keidan
  4. Jerry L. White
  5. Kettering West Wing to Jerry L. White

Extended Year Locations

  1. A.L. Holmes
  2. Burns

High Need Bilingual Locations

  1. Academy of the Americas
  2. Bennett
  3. Brenda Scott
  4. Clippert
  5. Davison
  6. Earhart
  7. Logan
  8. Maybury
  9. O.W. Holmes
  10. Phoenix
  11. Priest
  12. Roberto Clemente
  13. Western

High School Credit Recovery Locations

  1. Ben Carson
  2. Cass Tech (DSA)
  3. Central (Crockett)
  4. CMA
  5. Cody – (21st Century – Skillman)
  6. Detroit International Academy
  7. Finney (Denby)
  8. Henry Ford
  9. M.L. King (Davis Aerospace)
  10. Northwestern (City)
  11. Osborn – (21st Century–Skillman)
  12. Pershing
  13. Renaissance (Mumford)
  14. Southeastern (Kettering)
  15. Western (Southwestern)
  16. Westside Academy

21st Century Community Learning Centers

  1. Beckham
  2. Bethune
  3. Bow
  4. Brenda Scott
  5. Bunche
  6. Burns
  7. Carleton
  8. Carsten at Remus Robinson
  9. Dixon
  10. Durfee
  11. Emerson
  12. Farwell
  13. Fisher Upper
  14. Garvey
  15. Harms
  16. MacDowell
  17. Mark Twain
  18. Marshall
  19. Oakman
  20. Parker
  21. Priest
  22. Pulaski
  23. Rutherford
  24. Sampson
  25. Young, Coleman

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