FRHSD

SUMMER
ACADEMY

Table of Contents
Credit Recovery

Original Credit

AP Bridge

Tuition & Fees

Transportation

Out-of-District
Students

Contact

2015 Program Schedules

Credit Recovery

Original Credit

AP Bridge

Monday, July 6
Wednesday, August 12

Monday, July 6
Wednesday, August 12

Monday, July 20
Friday, July 24

Session 1:
8:00 am10:15 am

Financial Literacy:
8:00 am10:15 am

Session 1:
8:00 am10:15 am

Session 2:
10:30 am12:45 pm

All other courses:

8:00 am12:45 pm

Session 2:
10:30 am12:45 pm

Summer Learning Opportunities Abound at FRHSD

Located at
Colts Neck HS
59 Five Points Rd.
Colts Neck, NJ 07722

The FRHSD is proud to offer three options for summer learning

at the Summer Academy: Credit Recovery, Original Credit, and
the AP Bridge Program. Each program targets different student
needs:
Credit Recovery is for students who have failed a
course and need to regain credit;
Original Credit Courses are for students who want to
fulfill graduation requirements or gain advancement to
higher-level courses;
AP Bridge is for students aspiring to take an AP class
in the upcoming school year.
Keep reading to find the right program for yourself or your child.

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CREDIT RECOVERY COURSES:

A SECOND CHANCE
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. -Winston Churchill

Whos it for?
Everyone deserves a second chance. Credit Recovery (CR) offers a second chance for
students who have failed a required course. Students may take 1 or 2 CR courses a
summer. Loss of credit due to excessive absences disqualifies a student from the
FRHSD Credit Recovery program. Other out-of-district options are available.
For more information, read the Credit Recovery FAQ and see your Counselor.

Available Courses

Important Dates

Although actual student enrollment

determines courses and number of
sections, we try to offer the most
commonly requested courses:

Register online by June 29

Classes run from July 6August 12

English I
Algebra I
English II
Geometry
English III
Algebra II
English IV
Biology
World History
Chemistry
U.S. History I

Session 1: 8:0010:15 am
Session 2: 10:30 am12:45 pm

Tuition
$450 per course*
Payment due by July 1
* For information about discounted tuition,
see page 5

Whats the Attendance Policy?

Students must be present for 60 hours worth of credit recovery classes. Since one
absence equals 2.25 hours worth of credit, ANY absence seriously jeopardizes a
students chance of regaining credit. Students must attend ALL classes.
If you are planning a vacation during the summer, you should seek out other credit
recovery options. Speak to your Guidance Counselor to explore your options.

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ORIGINAL CREDIT:
OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mahatma Gandhi

Whos it for?
Original Credit courses are for students looking to advance in the mathematics sequence or to complete
graduation requirements. Students may take only one
class.

What are classes like?

Classes run for 4.5 hours a day, five days a week for five
weeks. Class sizes are kept small (20 or fewer) and
students are given breaks throughout the day to stretch
and snack. Students can expect in class practice, some
homework, and frequent quizzes and tests.

Available Courses
Although actual student enrollment determines
courses and number of sections, we will try to
offer the following:

Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Pre-Calculus
Drama & Advanced Drama1
Video Editing & Media Production I2
Financial Literacy

Whats the attendance policy?

Important Dates

Students must be present for 120 hours of class. Since

one absence equals five hours worth of credit, any
absence jeopardizes a students chance of gaining
credit. Students must attend ALL classes.

Register online by May 31

If you are planning a vacation during the summer, you

should seek out other providers. Speak to your
Guidance Counselor to explore your options.

Original Credit runs from

Payment due by June 15

July 6August 12
8:00 am12:45 pm

How will this be recorded on my

childs transcript?

(8:0010:15 am for Financial Lit)

Tuition

As with online and courses taken elsewhere, original

credit courses will be recorded on the transcript with
an S (Satisfactory/passing) or U (Unsatisfactory/not
passing). While students will earn credits for these
courses, grades will NOT be computed into a students
GPA.

For more information,

read the Original Credit FAQ and
see your Counselor.

$700 all classes*

($450 for Financial Lit)
For information about discounted tuition,
see page 5
1
2

Fulfills the Visual & Performing Arts requirement

Fulfills the 21st Century Life & Careers requirement

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AP BRIDGE:
BRIDGING THE GAP
We build too many walls and not enough bridges. - Sir Isaac Newton

What is the Purpose of AP Bridge?

Bridges are meant to provide passage over barriers.
AP Bridge is meant to provide students with the
foundational skills and content knowledge to feel
more confident before entering into an AP course.

AP Bridge is only 1 week long: July 20-24

Register online by June 12

Courses offered at AP Bridge

Students may take 1 or 2 courses
Biology Calculus AB/BC Chemistry
Computer Science Language & Composition
Physics 1 Psychology Statistics
U.S. Government & Politics U.S. History

Whos Eligible?

What are the benefits of AP Bridge?

Experienced AP teachers prepare students for AP
skills and content. We ensure smaller class sizes to
maximize greater student-teacher interactions.
In some classes, teachers review possibly forgotten
content. In other classes, teachers begin previewing
content that will be covered in the upcoming year.
In all classes, teachers reinforce important academic
skills, such as note-taking, organization, and testtaking strategies that will be important in AP classes.

AP Bridge is for students aspiring to take an AP

class for the first time in the upcoming school
year. Students who have previously taken AP
classes may also apply. Students who have no
AP classes in the upcoming school year will
NOT be enrolled.

For more information, read the AP

Bridge FAQ and see your Counselor.

From our 2014 AP Bridge students...

The interactive program
and teachers get the
students involved.

Your teachers put you in a challenging learning environment

without the pressure of being in class and having to perform
your very best.

There were a lot of people who would be in my

class next year. I got to work with many different
people who were at the same level as me and were
interested in the subject and we were all motivated to
do our best in an AP class next year.

The classes had minimum students,

so everyone got more active and it
helped comprehend the material
better.

Even though I got prior knowledge on the subject before,

the AP Bridge Program helped me because it showed how
intense the class will be in the fall and it gave me a heads up
on how I should study. It also reviewed the material to me
so I would remember it better.

Education is all a matter of building bridges. - Ralph Ellison

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TUITION & FEES*

Credit Recovery
$450 per course
due by July 1

Original Credit

AP Bridge

$700 per course

($450 for Financial Lit)

FREE

due by June 15

Free/Reduced Tuition Is Available

State regulations recognize that households of certain sizes and with annual
incomes at or near federal poverty limits qualify for reduced tuition fees.
Eligible parents may apply during registration by filling out this form and
returning it to the Office of Curriculum & Instruction.

Methods of Payment
Payment notification will appear in Genesis (the Parent Portal) and is
handled by Amazon, which assesses a processing fee. Alternatively, you may
drop off a certified check or money order (made out to Freehold Regional
High School District WITH THE STUDENTS NAME IN THE MEMO LINE) to
our Administrative Offices at 11 Pine Street, Englishtown, NJ 07726.
We CANNOT accept personal checks or cash.
Your child's seat is not ensured until payment is received.

* Out-of-district students (those who live outside the geographic boundaries

of FRHSD) are assessed differently. Please see page 6 for more information.

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TRANSPORTATION

There is only one thing

for it then to learn.
Learn why the world wags
and what wags it. That is
the only thing which the
mind can never exhaust,
never alienate, never be
tortured by, never fear or
distrust, and never dream
of regretting. Learning is
the only thing for you.
Look what a lot of things
there are to learn.

- T. H. White,
The Once and Future King

Transportation to Colts Neck High School via district buses from

the other five high schools (Freehold HS, Freehold Township HS,
Howell HS, Manalapan HS, Marlboro HS) is available. DOOR-TODOOR BUSING IS NOT AVAILABLE. Buses leave the five schools at
7:40 am for Session 1 and 10:00 am for Session 2. It does not
matter which school a student regularly attends; he or she can
take a bus from any of these five high schools. Alternatively,
parents may drop students off on the Five Points Road side of
Colts Neck High School. Students may also drive and park.

OUT-OF-DISTRICT STUDENTS
Out-of-district is defined as any student who does not live within
our geographic boundaries. Out-of-district students are invited to
apply for Credit Recovery and Original Credit. Payment must be
via certified check or money order; $600 for Credit Recovery,
$800 for Original Credit. Out-of-district students may NOT
attend the AP Bridge program.

FOR MORE INFORMATION.

See our main Summer Academy page at
www.frhsd.com/summeracademy.
Each program has a unique application
and an accompanying FAQ sheet.

Office of
Curriculum & Instruction
11 Pine Street
Englishtown, NJ 07726
732-792-7300, ext. 8599

If the FAQ sheets do not answer your

questions, see your Counselor or call
Lauren OConnor at 732-792-7300, ext.
8599, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.