The Cost…

… of Failure

What does it take to graduate?

Graduation Requirements:• Earn a minimum of 23 credits• Pass the GHSGT or EOCTs (Classes of 2012, 13, and 14)• Pass all courses that have an EOCT (Class of 2015)• Math – 4 units required• English – 4 units required• Science – 4 units required• Social Studies – 3 units required• Health/PE – 1 unit required• Career Tech/Foreign Lang/Fine Arts – 3 units required• Electives – 4 units

What does it take to graduate?

How do I fail a class?• Don’t bother taking notes• Feel sorry for yourself and make excuses for failure• Don’t write down assignments and due dates• Wait until the last minute to begin working on a research

paper, project, or assignment• Leave your work at home or don’t do it at all• Ignore directions• Wait until the night before a test to start studying• Don’t ask for help• Don’t study and review every day• Assume just reading or staring at a page is studying• Blame others and do not take responsibility

Excuses For Failure• The teacher doesn’t like me.• I’ll never use this in life.• I can’t do this / I’ll never get it.• I don’t need to do homework, I get it.• I shouldn’t have to do any work outside of school.• I didn’t know we had a test/quiz/exam today!• I don’t like my teacher’s teaching style.• I’m not going to college.• I forgot to study / I didn’t have time to study.• The teacher doesn’t teach in the way I understand.• Nobody looks at your calendar/website.

What happens if I fail a class?

Classroom or Online

Credit Recovery Options

Summer School Polaris Evening School Credit Connect/Apex/Minis

When Month of June Quarter Basis – Every two months

Open Registration

Time 8:00 – 12:00 or12:30 – 4:30

4:00 – 6:00 – 1st Period6:00 – 8:00 – 2nd Period8:00 - 10:00 – 3rd Period

7:15 – 8:15 or 3:45 – 4:45 Junior/ Senior during school

day if there is room in schedule.

Instruction Classroom or online Classroom or online Classroom or online

Cost $200 per 0.5 credit$10 processing fee

$200 per 0.5 credit$10 processing fee

$200 per 0.5 credit

Max. Units Earned

1.0 1.0 Per Quarter 0.5 – 1.0 Per Semester

Registration End of May Check Polaris Schedule Packet can be picked up from Guidance.

• Apex Online Courses– Math– Science– Social Studies– English– For credit recovery only

• Teacher Led Courses– Math – Electives

What can I take during Credit Connect?

Quick Quiz:

• If I fail a both semesters of a class, how much does it cost to make up the whole year?

• How many credits can you make up in summer school?

• How many semesters can I fail before I am off track to graduate in four years without credit recovery?

ANSWERS:• $400: you have to pay $200 for each semester of

recovery

• You can only make up one whole credit in summer school. That’s a total of two failed semesters.

• Because you can earn up to 24 credits in four years and only need 23 credits to graduate, you can only fail two semester classes and still possibly stay on track. That’s not much room for failure!

DON’T FORGET….Students will NOT receive credit for a course if they

are in violation of the attendance policy

Attendance Policy:7 or more absences in one semester = NO CREDIT

unless you are granted an attendance waiver

So, what is the cost of failure?• $200 per semester class failed.

• 60 – 90 hours of time per semester class failed.

• Minimum of $15,080 in lost salary earnings per extra year of high school (based on 40 hours a week @ $7.25 an hour)

• Less competitive transcript when applying for a post secondary school.

• Embarrassment: the year you graduate from high school follows you around forever.

• What other costs will you face if you don’t graduate high school on time?