Summer School
The Downingtown Area School District offers two options for summer school through the Downingtown Cyber Academy: recovery and original credit.
Recovery Credit
The Downingtown Area School District offers a recovery credit program that includes coursework for a previously failed high school course. Recovery credit courses are reported on the official transcript and the grades are calculated into the student’s grade point average (GPA). Courses are aligned to the DASD curriculum and PA Core Standards.
Important Dates for Summer 2024
April 8 - June 14: Registration open for recovery credit summer school courses
June 18: Final day to pay for recovery credit summer school course in PaySchools
June 24 - July 18: Recovery credit summer school session
Recovery credit courses are self-paced in Schoology over the four week period. A PA-certified teacher will be available in person and via Zoom to offer tutoring assistance.
High school recovery credit courses will be offered at Downingtown Middle School (due to high school construction projects) from June 24-July 18 from 9:00 - 11:00 am Monday-Thursday. (No class on July 4th.) Students who cannot attend in-person during this time can also connect with their teachers via Zoom. Both in-person attendance and Zoom attendance are optional.
Students may take the following courses in the summer of 2024 to recover credit:
English 9, 10, 11, 12
Eastern Civ, Western Civ, World History, US History, American Gov/Soc
Eastern Civ, Western Civ, World History, US History, American Gov/Soc
Biology, Chemistry, Intro to Chem/Physics, Physics, Environmental Science, Natural Disasters
Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Prob/Stat
Health
Courses cost $150.
Students will need their DASD email addres and ID number to register.
Recovery credit summer school registration
Recovery credit summer school registration
Original Credit
The Downingtown Area School District offers an original credit program that includes accelerated coursework for several high school courses. These courses cover the same amount of material that students receive over the course of the school year. Original credit courses are reported on the official transcript and the grades are calculated into the student’s grade point average (GPA).
Important Dates for Summer 2024
April 8 - May 2: Registration open for original credit summer school courses
May 13 - May 29: Students pay for original credit summer school courses in PaySchools
(Late registration) May 3 - June 7: Students will be allowed to register for a summer school course if there are still seats available. If classes are full, students will be added to a waitlist.
June 18: Final day to pay for late registration original credit summer school course in PaySchools
June 21 - August 16: Original credit summer school session
Original credit courses are completely online. There are optional Zooms offered each week for mini-lessons and opportunities to answer questions. The Zooms will be recorded.
In the summer of 2024, we will offer the following courses for original credit:
| Course | Credits | Prerequisites | Cost |
| Geometry | 1 credit | Algebra II | $375 |
| Pre-Calculus* | 1 credit | Algebra II and Geometry | $375 |
| Spanish I | 1 credit | None | $375 |
| French I | 1 credit | None | $375 |
| German I | 1 credit | None | $375 |
| Driver's Safety Education | .33 credits | None | $225 |
*Priority scheduling will be given to the Class of 2025.
Please have the student's DASD email address and ID number before registering for an original credit course!