Andrew Martins, Managing Editor
Students who stumbled at the finish line this school year will have another opportunity to make up for lost credits during the summer, as the district recently announced the return of its yearly Credit Recovery Program at the high school.
From July 10 through August 4, Hillsborough High School students entering grades 10 through 12 in September 2017 that either failed or did not receive credit in their Physical Education, Algebra I, Algebra II, and/or Geometry courses will be able to right the ship through the program.
According to district officials, the summer program will be staffed by state-certified teachers and will feature lesson plans created specifically for the offering.
The Physical Education credit recovery course will be taught by a certified teacher from Hillsborough High School, who will create lesson plans that are based on The Comprehensive Health and Physical Education Standards for New Jersey. Students will be graded on a pass/fail and will earn credit for one physical education course.
The Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry courses will utilize a wide variety of educational strategies and provide students with the opportunity to retake a mathematics course, earn academic credit, and participate in the summer PARCC window for the respective course.
Under state regulations, students looking to graduate from high school must have completed 120 credits, including four years of English literacy courses and three years of math courses, among others.
In recent years, the state has also made the PARCC assessment a graduation requirement as well, though that will not begin until the class of 2021.
Registration for Hillsborough High School students will be available online via the district’s Genesis system beginning on a first-come, first-served basis through July 3.
District officials said a wait list will be created if demand for the program requires it. The cost per course for Hillsborough High School students is $300.
Somerset County residents may register for the Health and Physical Education course only by contacting Michael Davis, District Supervisor of Health & Physical Education, at 908-431-6600, ext. 2628 or via email at mdavis@htps.us. The Health & Physical education course is $350 for non-Hillsborough residents.
Additional information is available on the district website at www.htps.us. For more information on the mathematics courses, contact Tracey Knerr, District Mathematics Supervisor, at 908-431-6600, ext. 2010 or via email at tknerr@htps.us.
