January, 2009
Dear Glenbard families:
Welcome to our guide to Summer Programming for the Glenbard Township High School District!
We are excited about the variety of learning opportunities that we have for the students of our District for the summer of 2009.
You will find three types of information contained within this guide. The first section is devoted to credit courses that provide Glenbard students with the opportunity to advance themselves by taking courses in the summer that they need to schedule, but may not have space for in their school year, 7 period day schedule. There is also a broad spectrum of core academic classes offered that give students a chance to make up a class failed previously in order to get back on track to graduation. Students in the Glenbard High Schools who fail Math, Science, Social Studies, or English classes are expected to attend summer school to make up the credits lost due to course failures in these areas during the regular school year. Students who are on fee waivers during the school year also attend summer school free of charge so
contact Kathi Melka at 630-469-9100, extension 5165 if you have questions about fees. Classes listed in this first section are offered for Glenbard credit through our partnership with the College of Du Page. Many of these programs are offered right on our Glenbard campuses according to the schedule you see provided. Glenbard students, however, may also attend classes on the College of Du Page campus or other area campuses if the course times are more convenient to the student or family schedule.
The second type of information in this booklet is related to courses offered solely on our Glenbard campuses. There are two types of courses in this sectionó1) courses that assist students in improving their skills in reading or mathematics or helping them bridge their skills in these areas in order to more effectively manage the demands of high school course work; and 2) enrichment courses that provide unique learning opportunities for students that do not exist during the regular school year. These dynamic programs help students to build on interests or learning completed previously and to enhance their transcripts to be more competitive in the college admissions process.
Finally, the third type of information in this publication references the summer athletic programming options available through our partnership with our park districts- Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, and Butterfield. Those park districts publish separate brochures which outline specifics of the registration process for these camps and activities and will be available through the park districts and individual school athletic offices in March of 2009. The respective park districts handle all of the sign-ups for these athletic programs.
Again, this year, transportation will be available to the four high schools from the middle school or junior high schools in the high school attendance area. That schedule will be provided to each family when they register their student for class. The bus service is offered free of charge to Glenbard students to and from our campuses daily.
Our campuses will also be set up for your student to purchase lunch at the conclusion of classes daily in the event that your student may be remaining on campus for afternoon activities. Our food service will provide a limited menu of healthy food choices for our students to purchase on days when summer school is in session.
This information will be updated monthly in our online summer school guide that can be found on our building and district websites. You may visit www.glenbard87.org to access the most up-to-date information about our summer program details.
We hope you encourage your child to take advantage of this very important opportunity to continue their progress in learning during the summer months. Please call or e-mail Kathi Melka at 630-469-9100 extension 5165 with any questions you may have.
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