Bishop Gorman High School | Summer Enrichment

2021 Summer Enrichment Course Information

Continuing Students (10th, 11th & 12th grades): Summer Enrichment course requests will occur during the open course request period for each grade level through Blackbaud. All courses will be offered in an online format only. Continuing students may not take a summer course in person / on campus.

Course Pricing: All ½ credit courses cost $350.00 for one course, and $300.00 for each additional course. A 0 credit course costs a flat rate of $200.00. Summer Enrichment courses will be billed through Smart Tuition in the month of June.

Synchronous classes will require daily student attendance in a 30-60 minute meeting. This meeting may occur anytime between 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM PST. Once a teacher sets a time for a daily class meeting (which will be communicated in the weeks prior to the actual start of class), the class will continue to meet at that time for the duration of the module. Teachers will not accommodate time change requests for the daily class meeting. In addition, students will not be switched to other sections for a potentially more convenient meeting time. Students should sign up for summer classes knowing full well that their daily class meeting may begin anytime between 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM PST. See the Summer Enrichment attendance policy for more information on requirements for the daily class meeting.

Asynchronous classes will not require a student to attend a daily class meeting.

Attendance Policy

(for synchronous classes only)
Core Summer Enrichment Distance Learning courses will be run within two, three-week modules, whereby each module equates to a semester of study during the academic year. In order to guarantee the 60 contact hours necessary to receive credit for these courses, attendance is required and will be recorded for every day of class.

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How attendance will be recorded on every day of class:
1. PRIMARY: Daily Class Meeting
2. SECONDARY: Daily Attendance Assignment

Priority for attendance is given to the Daily Class Meeting, however students must complete the primary and secondary attendance checks on a daily basis. This is the quickest and easiest way for a student to ensure that the attendance requirement is being met for the course. The Daily Class Meeting will occur at the same time each morning via an electronic video-conferencing interface. The Daily Attendance Assignment is a secondary attendance check which will be recorded in the gradebook for the class. In order to allow flexibility for travel or other extenuating circumstances, students will be permitted to miss up to three (3) Daily Class Meetings for each three-week module, without risking loss-of-credit for the class.*

*Important:
1. Students who miss a Daily Class Meeting on a given day MUST complete the secondary attendance check (the Daily Attendance Assignment) for that same day on that day, or they will be automatically removed from the class roster for failing to meet the required daily instructional hours for the class.
2. Students who miss a fourth (4th) Daily Class Meeting within a three-week module will be automatically removed from the class roster for failing to meet the required instructional hours for the class, even if they make an attempt to complete the Daily Attendance Assignment for that same day.
3. Students who attend a Daily Class Meeting but fail to submit a Daily Attendance Assignment will experience loss-of-credit in the gradebook for that assignment, the cumulative impact of which may result in course failure.

Daily Class Meeting Policy

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Checking In / Out for the Daily Class Meeting:

Upon entering a Daily Class Meeting, students will record their attendance by typing “here” or “present” into the chat forum for the virtual meeting. Their attendance will then be time-stamped as the official record of when they checked in for class on that day. At the conclusion of a class meeting (which will be signaled by the course instructor) students will be given an opportunity to ask clarifying questions about assignments, or about any other course-related content. At the end of this time, students will return to the chat forum to sign out of the class meeting by typing, “no questions,” “all good,” or “thank you.” This check out will be time-stamped as the official record of when a student left class on that day.
Daily Class Meeting Tardiness:

Students who are more than five minutes late to a Daily Class Meeting will be counted as absent for the day, even if an attempt is made to sign into the meeting after the five-minute mark. Students who are one-to-four minutes late to a class meeting will be considered tardy. The accumulation of three tardies will result in one absence from a daily class meeting.
Leaving the Daily Class Meeting Early:

Students who leave the Daily Class Meeting early, or who fail to submit their proper sign-out to the chat forum, will be considered absent for the day.
In Class Procedures:
The Daily Class Meeting is a professional learning environment. As such, students will adhere to the following standards when showing up to class on a daily basis:
1. Device cameras will be on and students’ faces will be fully visible for the duration of the meeting.
2. Microphones will be turned off (as a default) though will be toggled on when called on to ask or answer questions.
3. Students will be presentably dressed and in appropriate locations for the class meeting, ideally seated at a desk or table, prepared to actively and attentively participate
4. Students will be prepared to actively participate in the Daily Class Meeting. Students should not expect to simply show up and remain passive or silent in the class. When called on by instructors, students will respond to questions or share insights within live discussions.

Failure to adhere to these Daily Class Meeting policies, or others as indicated by the course instructor, may result in a student being recorded as “absent” for the day, even if logged in for the duration of the meeting itself.

FAQs

List of 7 frequently asked questions.

Do I need to take Summer Enrichment classes? I thought Summer Enrichment classes were required.

Summer Enrichment classes are completely optional and it is entirely possible for students to satisfy all graduation requirements by taking all classes during the academic year. This might mean sacrificing an elective or managing a more academically rigorous schedule, but these are decisions that some families may have to make if the new class format does not work for them given their anticipated summer plans, or if classes close due to having reached capacity.
I am a rising Junior/Senior. Why was one of my Theology classes approved, and the other denied?

For Junior and Senior level Theology, there is no requirement that one course be taken before the other. Unlike the Freshman and Sophomore level Theology courses, the “A” course is not prerequisite for the “B” course.
I am a rising sophomore, junior, or senior and I’d like to take two online Summer Enrichment classes simultaneously. Why is that not possible?

As many of our classes have moved away from the asynchronous model for online class delivery, we are requiring synchronous components which means that students must be available for live online class time between the hours of 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM, Monday through Friday, on all days in which classes will be meeting. These class meetings, along with other types of completed student tasks, will count as students’ “attendance checks” for instructional class days. Just as it would not be possible for a student to take two separate classes during an instructional period within a school day, a student may not take two core (meaning “required for graduation”) courses concurrently during Summer Enrichment.
May I take Creative Writing, General Ecology, or Mastering the College Essay (Advanced Comp) at the same time as a synchronous class?

Since the Creative Writing, General Ecology, and Mastering the College Essay classes are asynchronous, they may be taken concurrently with synchronous classes. These classes will work outside of the 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Monday through Friday times established for synchronous classes.
Can you give me some more details on the daily attendance requirements for synchronous classes? Will I have to be online every day for four hours?

Daily class meeting will be conducted by teachers on a daily basis, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM, Monday through Friday for all days that a class is in session. These class meetings will be conducted through Google Meet. Ultimately, teachers will have wide latitude to plan and determine the synchronous components of the distance learning classes, however, these components will be included in all classes. As a safe estimate, it is reasonable to assume that the synchronous components of a class (i.e., live “class time”) might make up anywhere between 30-60 minutes of a given class day. The other time would be given for students to conference with teachers individually, and to complete learning tasks either independently or within groups.
Will I be required to complete an attendance check for every day of class? May students miss a certain number of classes during the three-week distance learning modules?

We are required to ensure that our students maintain a minimum of 60 contact hours of instructional engagement over the time that a course is offered, in order to grant credit for successfully passing a course. Four hours of instructional content per day (ensured by the daily attendance check), multiplied by five instructional days per week, over a period of three weeks, brings us to our 60 hour threshold. As a result students may not miss any instructional days during the period in which a course is being offered. Failure to successfully complete a required daily attendance check may result in automatic withdrawal from a Summer Enrichment course, with no credit earned. For more information please review the attendance policy for synchronous classes at the top of this page.
Aren’t distance learning classes conducted online? How does an online class fill up? Can’t you accommodate everyone who would like to take the class?

All classes - on campus or online - have tolerances in which instruction occurs. Maintaining reasonable numbers of students in class sections is a critical component in the delivery of high-level and efficacious instruction. We are not interested in providing an option for students to “check a box” in order to “get a class out of the way.” We are interested only in delivering the highest level of instruction possible within the scope of our academic programs.

2021 Summer Enrichment Course Schedule (grade 9)

Incoming Freshmen: Summer Enrichment course selection will occur during the registration meeting, which will be scheduled with a student’s academic counselor after admission. All courses will be offered in person and on campus only. Freshmen may not take a Summer Enrichment course in a distance learning format. Daily attendance is required. Students may not be absent for any day of a Summer Enrichment course.

Course Pricing: Health costs $350.00. All other courses cost $200.00. Summer Enrichment courses will be billed through Smart Tuition in the month of June.

Course Options:

Becoming a Gael 101 / Welcome and Transition to BGHS / 0 credit course (recommended for all incoming Freshmen) / Choice of:
- Session 1: July 5-9 (8am- 12pm daily)
- Session 2: July 12-16 (8am- 12pm daily)
- Session 3: July 19-23 (8am- 12pm daily)
- Session 4: July 26-30 (8am- 12pm daily)

Health: ½ credit course (required for graduation) Choice of:
- Session 1: July 5-16 (8am- 2pm daily)
- Session 2: July 19-30 (8am- 2pm daily)

Math Readiness: 0 credit course (by invitation only) Choice of:
- Session 1: July 12-16 (8am- 2pm daily)
- Session 2: July 19-23 (8am- 2pm daily)

English Readiness: 0 credit course (by invitation only) Choice of:
- Session 1: July 12-16 (8am- 2pm daily)
- Session 2: July 19-23 (8am- 2pm daily)

2021 Summer Enrichment Course Schedule (grades 10, 11, & 12)

Module A (Synchronous Classes):

June 7-25, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (M-F)

Health (10th, 11th, 12th grades) ½ credit course
Theology 3A: Sacraments (11th grade) ½ credit course
Theology 4A: Christian Vocations (12th grade) ½ credit course
World History Part 1 (CP) (10th grade)* ½ credit course
World History Honors Part 1 (10th grade)* ½ credit course

Module B (Synchronous Classes):

June 28 - July 16, 8:00 AM -12:00 PM (M-F)

Theology 3B: Morality (11th grade) ½ credit course
Theology 4B: World Religions (12th grade) ½ credit course
World History Part 2 (CP) (10th grade)* ½ credit course
World History Honors Part 2 (10th grade)* ½ credit course

Directed and Independent Summer Study (Asynchronous Classes): June 7 - July 16 (specific dates and/or times TBD by course instructors)

Computer Literacy (10th, 11th, 12th grades) ½ credit course
Creative Writing 1 (10th, 11th, 12th grades) ½ credit course
Creative Writing 2 (11th, 12th grades) ½ credit course
General Ecology (10th, 11th, 12th grades) ½ credit course
Mastering the College Essay (Advanced Comp) 0 credit course

*Students taking World History (CP or Honors) must sign up and be available up for both modules. These courses may not be split between the summer and the academic year.