Reading Plan – EN

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Policy IKADD* Content and Credit Recovery

Issued 9/18

Students who have been unsuccessful in mastering content or skills required to receive course credit may be offered the opportunity to participate in the district’s content or credit recovery programs.

Content Recovery

The district’s content recovery program consists of a course-specific, skill-based learning opportunity for students who are still enrolled in a course with the original teacher of record assigned by the school and who have not achieved mastery of course content that has already been addressed. Content recovery allows a student to retake a subset of a course, including a single unit, more than one unit, or other supplemental assignments/activities assigned and approved by a certified teacher as needed for the student to achieve mastery of the course content.

Credit Recovery

The district’s credit recovery program consists of a course-specific, skill-based learning opportunity for students who have previously failed to master content or skills required to receive credit in a given course. The program is designed for students who are no longer enrolled in a course but who have achieved sufficient mastery to benefit from a block of instruction, less than the entirety of the course, which targets specific components or a subset of standards to address the student’s deficiencies.

There will be no increase in the GPA of a student who achieves credit for a credit recovery course. Should a student wish to modify his/her GPA, he/she should repeat the full course for credit and not seek participation in the credit recovery program. 

Student Athletes

Student athletes and their parents/legal guardians should be aware that current National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules place strict limitations on credits earned through content and credit recovery programs. Participation in these programs are likely to affect a student’s eligibility for NCAA play (i.e., VirtualSC credit recovery courses are not approved by the NCAA). Consult the athletic director for more information. 

Adopted 9/10/18

Legal References:

South Carolina Department of Education:

South Carolina Uniform Grading Policy (2018).

Students in grades 6-12 will have the opportunity to retest when a test grade is below 75%. The student must make the request to the teacher within 2 days of receiving the test grade. The student will complete a retest request form indicating 2 activities that will be done to improve the score (tutoring, completing missed work, etc.). The retest grade cannot exceed 75%. There are only two opportunities to retest in each class per quarter. There will be no retests within two weeks of the end of the quarter.

• There will be no retests after the following dates, each quarter:
•      September 24, 2025
•      December 3, 2025
•      March 5, 2026
•      May 15, 2026

• There will be two opportunities to retest in a class per quarter.

• There will not be retests for EOCs and final exams. 

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