Summer Ignite

Board of Education Meeting

May 18, 2021
NHCS Summer Learning

● Provide students with high quality face to face summer learning

opportunities
● Mitigate the impact of lost academic and social emotional learning
opportunities
● Fulfill the requirements of HB 82
○ 150 instructional hours/30 days of instruction
○ Targeting students at-risk for not meeting grade level expectations
○ Providing fun, positive environment with enrichment to counteract negative impact
○ Physical activity and enrichment activities are required

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Summer Ignite
Summer Ignite is a 6-week summer learning
program designed for incoming K-12th grade
students.
Traditional calendar schools will operate on a 4
schedule day week from June 14th- July 30th.
Restart Schools will operate on a 5 day week
schedule from June 28th- July 22nd and
September 27th - October 1st.
Year-round will operate on a 5 day week schedule
from June 15th- July 2nd and September 20th -
October 1st.
Program hours are 8:00 am - 3:30 pm.
Transportation and child nutrition services provided.
Free lunch and breakfast for all students.
Students with disabilities will receive core
instruction as well as accommodations and
supports commensurate with their course of study.
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 Core instruction +Social Emotional Learning + Project
Elementary School Based Learning

Program
Prior grade level instruction + previewing...
All eligible students from across the
district are invited, programs may be ● K-5 ELA with Fundations and RF = 120 min per day
held at 8 elementary school sites.
● K-5 Math Instruction with Eureka = 60 min per day
School Social Workers will work with ● K-5 Science Instruction with Mystery Science = 60 min
students and families to re-engage per day
students with the school community.
● SEL Instruction with Harmony = 30 min per day
School nurse and mental health
services will also be provided. ● Art/PE = 30 min per day

● Project-based Learning = 90 min per day (Site-based

Plan)

*Exception: Students on the Extended Content Standards will

follow a daily schedule consistent with their typical IEP
schedule.
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 Core instruction + Social Emotional Learning + Project
Middle School Based Learning

Program Prior grade level instruction + previewing...

● Rising 6th-Transition 5th/6th

All eligible students from across the
district are invited, programs may be ● 6th-8th ELA Instruction with RF = 90 min per day
held at 3 middle school sites.
● Rising 7th-8th Open Up Math = 90 min per day
School Social Workers will work with ● Science = 60 min per day
students and families to re-engage
students with the school community. ● SEL Instruction with Second Step= 30 min per day

School nurse and mental health ● Art/PE = 30 min per day

services will also be provided.
● Project-based Learning = 90 min per day (Site-based
Plan)

*Exception: Students on the Extended Content Standards

will follow a daily schedule consistent with their typical IEP
schedule.
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High School
Program
Summer Ignite will be held at the 4
traditional high schools.
Wilmington Health Access for Teens
clinics will be open for physical and
mental health services.
Students will have access to School
Counselors for credit recovery
planning.
School Social Workers will work with
students and families to re-engage
students with the school community.
Grade and Credit Recovery will be offered in most core
academic areas
● Identified rising 9th graders can attend Summer Ignite for
high school credits (Foundations of Math 1, Focus English
9, or STAE)
● Student schedules will be determined by high school
counseling staff and will vary based on the needs of the
student and their individual graduation requirements
● Physical activity and enrichment activities will be
incorporated into the school day
*Exception: Students on the Extended Content Standards will
follow a daily schedule consistent with their typical IEP
schedule.
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 Recruitment Incentives & Performance Pay
Above Daily Rate of Pay

Teachers Classified Bus Drivers/ Site/District Performance for 3rd Grade

TAs Child Nutrition Coordinator Teachers
(Transportation)

State $1200 $0 $0 $0 $150/student based on

Minimum reading proficiency
Requirements

NHCS $3000 $1000 $1000 $3000/$4000 $300/student based on

Maximum reading proficiency
Incentive

NHCS Special Education Instructional Services Bonus: $500

95% Attendance Rate Required https://www.nhcs.net/summerignite202

Student Enrollment
& Staffing
Elementary School Staffing 150
Middle School Staffing 62
High School Staffing 55
Special Education Staffing 42
ESL 9
Counselors 23
Social workers 9
Elementary School Students
● 5,704 Invited
● 2,420 Committed
Middle School Students
● 2,280 Invited
● 681 Committed
High School Students
● 1,420 Invited
● 450 Committed
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