Exciting news for districts looking to enhance summer learning for at-risk students! The Michigan legislature has increased 25g summer funding to $3 million this year, providing schools with a significant opportunity to expand credit recovery programs for at-risk and disengaged students this summer.
With few funding sources to draw from, many districts are looking for ways to support summer credit recovery programs. This increase in 25g funding bridges the gap, enabling districts to offer critical learning opportunities to students who need them most.
A Success Story: South Lyon Community Schools
South Lyon Community Schools (SLCS) had initially planned not to offer credit recovery this summer due to budget constraints. However, when Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Lisa Kudwa received an email from Graduation Alliance about the 25g funding increase, she saw a new path forward.
“What we’ll be doing this summer is offering credit recovery in a virtual setting,” Kudwa said. “We’re still planning to use some grant dollars in order to have classroom teachers that are overseeing it … We thought it was important to still assign classroom teachers to groups of students to kind of monitor their progress as they’re going.”
This summer, SLCS will be utilizing Graduation Alliance’s Michigan 23a dropout recovery and prevention program for online credit recovery courses. To maintain engagement, district teachers will participate in monitoring students, ensuring they stay on track—even in a virtual environment.
Learn more about SLCS’s story by watching the webinar here.
Graduation Alliance partners with school districts throughout the state of Michigan like SLCS to provide dropout recovery and prevention programs to students throughout the year. Graduation Alliance’s alternative pathway includes:
- 100+ teacher-led asynchronous online courses
- 360 degrees of support with academic and life challenges
- 24/7 virtual tutoring services
- A laptop and wifi hotspot for any student who needs them
Plus, Graduation Alliance’s program is pay for performance, meaning districts only pay for students who meet the state’s definition of satisfactory academic progress. As long as districts submit claims, state aid will cover the cost of the program for eligible students.
It’s not too late to use 25g funding, but you need to act now. If you’re interested in partnering with Graduation Alliance to serve at-risk and disengaged students this summer, email Vice President of Program Development Carolyn Taylor now at Carolyn.Taylor@GraduationAlliance.com.
Learn more about the increase in 25g funding and Graduation Alliance by watching the on-demand webinar here.