Credit for Tutoring

Credit for tutoring, other than home instruction, shall be granted under the following conditions:

1. Prior approval for tutoring must be issued by the principal of the school if credit is to be granted.

2. The teacher shall be properly certified in the subject being tutored and shall be officially approved by

the Board of Education for tutoring in the school system. The Board will maintain a list of available

tutors in the various subjects’ areas for student assistance.

3. Semester courses:

A student will meet with the tutor a minimum of twenty daily sessions of one hour each (twenty-clock hours total) and be assigned a minimum of forty additional hours of homework to make a total of sixty clock hours for each one-half unit of credit granted.

Two-semester courses:

A student will meet with the tutor a minimum of forty daily sessions of one hour each (forty clock

hours total) and be assigned a minimum of eighty hours homework to make a total of 120 clock hours

for each full credit granted.

4. A maximum of two units of tutored credits may be counted toward graduation.

5. The principal shall require the tutor to submit a notarized record of the work covered and a grade

reporting the quality of work done. It shall also be necessary for each tutored student to pass a

comprehensive exam formulated by the faculty department responsible for the subject area of

instruction during the regular school term.

A pass-fail grade will be given for this test.

6. No regularly enrolled secondary student is permitted to be tutored for credit in any subject which, at

that time, is being offered and taught at Ironton High School.

In addition, no student may be tutored for credit until after the final grade card indicating failure has

been issued in the course. There will be one exception to this rule and is explained as follows: If a

student has a complete schedule of classes during the daily scheduled periods up to the date of

graduation, and still needs one or more required classes, he/she may be tutored without the

prerequisite of failure in the course by obtaining the permission of the principal or superintendent.

7. Under no circumstances will a teacher be permitted to tutor a student for credit during regular school

hours during the academic year, nor while the teacher is working on extended service (such as summertime work) in the employ of the Ironton City Board of Education.

8. The Administration of the Ironton City Schools reserves the right to deny credit for any course or

combination of tutored and/or correspondence courses, which indicate a student’s intent to avoid or circumvent (available) regular classroom course offerings.

9. The parent of a pupil under age eighteen (18) must approve participation in a program covered in this

Board Policy.

For Correspondence School Courses

Credit for correspondence school courses may be applied toward graduation, provided:

1. Prior authorization to enroll in correspondence courses has been given by the high school principal or

or by a school official designated by the Superintendent of Schools.

2. No secondary student is permitted to be enrolled for credit in any correspondence course which, at that

time, is being offered and taught at Ironton High School.

3. A student may enroll in a correspondence course for credit only after final notice of Ironton High

School class failure has been received or if his/her six-period schedule is so completely filled that extra course time is necessary.

4. Maximum credit earned by correspondence study shall not exceed four (4) units.

Points Available to Both Tutoring and Correspondence

None of the required thirteen (13) core subjects may be taken by tutoring or by correspondence unless the student has failed that subject during the regular school term.

An instructional plan must be submitted prior to pupil participation. The instructional plan must include:

a) instructional objectives;

b) an outline including major instructional activities, materials, and environments; and

c) a description of criteria and methods for assessing pupil performance.

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Rev. 2-14-83