Summer School (9-12)

This summer Poway Unified School District is pleased to announce that we will offer summer school to current high school students (i.e., students who are enrolled in grades 9 - 12 during the 2025-26 school year). High school summer school is not available to students who are current 8th grade students.

Courses will be offered primarily for credit recovery.  On a very limited basis, when space is available, summer school courses may be provided for acceleration*.  

Credit Recovery:  Students who are behind in credit or need to make-up a course previously attempted (before the final school year term) or students who are behind in credit will be accommodated in summer school.  

All seniors who need credit to graduate will be accommodated in summer school.  

*Acceleration:  Students who would like to request a summer school course for the purpose of acceleration will be accommodated on a very limited basis depending upon availability of space.  Applications will be prioritized based on grade level and will be determined by lottery.

Requests for summer school can be made beginning Monday, March 9, 2026 through Friday, May 1, 2026.

Students interested in Summer School should contact their school site counselor.  All requests for summer school (with the exception of credit recovery requests by seniors based on the final term) must be received by May 1. Counselors will request courses for students.  (Counselor requests do not necessarily guarantee that a student is enrolled in summer school.)  

Students and families will be notified of summer school placement no later than Thursday, May 21, 2026.  Students and families must accept their placement in the course and affirm their commitment to attend by May 29, 2026 or their placement may be forfeited to another student. 

Students who have completed grades 9 through 11 are limited to no more than two courses during the 2025 summer session.

All seniors who need credit to graduate will be accommodated in summer school.  

Students who need to make-up a course previously attempted due to a grade of D or F (before the final school year term) and students who are behind in credit for graduation will be accommodated in summer school, provided that the request for summer school attendance was completed prior to the May 1, 2026 deadline.  

Students who receive a grade of D or F in a course taken in the final term (so who missed the application window to apply for 2026 summer school) will have the opportunity to make-up courses within the regular school year on their school campus or through other district alternative pathways and in future summer school terms. Students and families may work with their school site counselor to ensure that students are scheduled accordingly. 

Students who would like to take a summer school course for the purpose of acceleration will be accommodated on a very limited basis.  After needs for credit recovery have been met, applications for acceleration will be prioritized based by grade level and determined by lottery.

Course Offerings and Dates:

The following courses will be delivered via Canvas and will require students to participate in twice weekly live Zoom meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 AM - 12 noon.

• Integrated Math 1A, 1B
• Integrated Math 2A, 2B
• Integrated Math 3A, 3B
• US History 1, 2
• World History 1, 2
• Health
• Physical Education

In addition to synchronous online instruction, Biology 1, 2 students are required to attend a weekly in-person lab at Site TBD. The lab will be offered on Tuesdays from 8 AM - 12 noon.

The following courses will be delivered via Subject and will require students to attend a weekly meeting via Zoom with the assigned course instructor.  The meeting time(s) will be determined by the teacher and student at the time the student is enrolled.  These courses will also have a proctored final exam.

• American Literature 1, 2
• HS English 1, 2
• HS English 3, 4

Additional Subject courses may be available to students who

• Are seniors needing multiple classes to graduate.
• Need a class without a full cohort (i.e., the enrollment is <40).
• Need more than one class offered in the same term.
• Have special circumstances that cause them to be unable to participate in the cohort classes.

Canvas

• Students are expected to participate in the twice weekly synchronous instruction (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 AM – 12 noon).
• Students who have not logged in or made progress for the first 2 days of each term will be dropped from the course.
• Students who miss more than 2 classes will be dropped from the course.
• Students enrolled in Biology 1, 2 must attend all of the in-person labs.

Subject

• Students will meet at least one time per week with teachers to review course progress.
• Students who are not meeting course progress benchmarks will be dropped from the course.
• Students are expected to complete a course in three weeks (can be extended if regular progress is being made).

It’s important to remember that summer school courses are accelerated courses in which students complete an entire quarter or trimester term course (usually 9 - 12 weeks) in a three week period. In order to complete both Canvas and Subject courses in the allotted time frames, students should expect to spend between 20-30 hours per week with course content. A best practice is for students to dedicate time and schedule these hours each week so that they don’t fall behind.  It’s also recommended that students find a quiet place to work on their assignments that is free from distractions.

Students enrolled will follow all other PUSD student behavior expectations, including academic honesty policies.  

It’s important to remember that summer school courses are accelerated courses in which students complete an entire quarter or trimester term course (usually 9 - 12 weeks) in a three week period. In order to complete both Canvas and Subject courses in the allotted time frames, students should expect to spend between 20-30 hours per week with course content. A best practice is for students to dedicate time and schedule these hours each week so that they don’t fall behind.  It’s also recommended that students find a quiet place to work on their assignments that is free from distractions.

For students who need access to a computer, a learning center will be open and available for student use to access online course curriculum onsite at the Summer School office (Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM)  Other times may be available by appointment.  For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact [email protected]. 

Although all courses will be offered online, synchronous instruction will be provided and teachers will hold regular office hours to provide just-in-time support for students. Online office hours for all courses will be available between 10 AM and 12 noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (except holidays). Students will also be required to attend mandatory Zoom meeting(s) and/or in-person labs depending upon the course.  Please see below for additional details for specific courses.

For students who need access to a computer, a learning center will be open and available for student use to access online course curriculum at the summer school main site, room TBD, Monday - Friday between 8:30 AM and 11:30 AM.  Other times may be available by appointment.  For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact [email protected].