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K-5th Grade Summer Learning (Monday-Thursday)

K-5th Grade Summer Learning (Monday-Thursday)
June 5-June 22, 2023, 8:00 am-2:30 pm
*June 19 is a holiday - no Summer Learning this day

• Registration: May 30 through June 2 online or at home campus
  
  

PK/K Bilingual/ESL Summer Learning (Monday-Thursday)
June 5-June 22, 2023, 8:00 am-2:30 pm AND,
June 26-June 29, 2023, 8:00 am-3:30 pm AND,
July 10-July 13, 2023, 8:00 am-3:30 pm
*June 19 is a holiday- no Summer Learning this day
*District is closed July 3-7, 2023

• Registration: May 30 through June 2 online or at home campus
  
  

Extended School Year Program (Monday-Thursday)
June 5-June 29, 2023, 8:00 am-2:30 pm
*June 19 is a holiday- no Summer Learning this day

Elementary Information

• You will receive a letter informing you of summer learning options for your child with your student's report card. If summer learning is required, please review "intervention." Enrichment camps are for students who do not need summer learning for promotion and want to stay engaged in learning. 

Registration Information

• May 27 through June 2 online or at the home campus. Once enrolled, ensure you are receiving communications from the District to stay updated on summer learning.

Promotion

• Some students attend summer school with the goal of earning promotion. To earn promotion, students must demonstrate mastery of the grade level standards and readiness of academic success in the next grade level. Earning promotion is not automatic. 

Attendance

• Students who arrive after 8:20 a.m. will be counted tardy. Three (3) tardies will count as one (1) absence. Students eating breakfast after 8:00 a.m. will not be counted tardy. Students arriving after 8:30 a.m. will be counted absent. Two (2) days are the maximum number of days a student can be absent. On the third absence, the student will be withdrawn from Summer Learning.

All elementary school summer learning opportunities are provided at no cost to parents.

Student Discipline

• Each summer learning site will establish classroom rules that focus on 3 expectations for all students: Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe.

Students who choose to ignore the rules will receive one (1) warning before an office referral. If a student receives more than two (2) office referrals, they may no longer attend Summer Learning. If attending Summer Learning to earn promotion, they forfeit the opportunity to do so. 

Students are expected to adhere to the Killeen ISD Student Code of Conduct. The following critical violations will result in an immediate office referral and dismissal:

• Fighting or threatening to fight
• Damaging or destroying student, teacher, or school property
• Overtly refusing to follow directions or do schoolwork
• Engaging in behavior that creates an unsafe situation or shuts down the teacher's ability to continue to teach 

Students will follow the KISD dress code.

Transportation

Transportation is not provided for host campus students. KISD bus transportation is available from the student's neighborhood campus to the host campus each morning, and from the host campus to the neighborhood campus each afternoon.

• Bus departure from Home Campus to Host Campus: 7:30 a.m.
• Return departure from Host campus: 2:40 p.m. 

Exceptions will be Extended School Year, Bilingual, ESL students (multiple locations and times).

Students who ride the summer learning bus daily will be placed on the bus every day unless a parent or guardian provides a written and signed note detailing a change of transportation. To ensure student safety, transportation changes cannot be made by phone.

The KISD Student Code of Conduct applies to student behavior while riding the bus, waiting for the bus at the home school, and waiting for parent pick-up in the afternoon. 

Students who are not picked up within 10 minutes of school dismissal or bus arrival at the home school on more than two (2) occasions may no longer attend Summer Learning.

Middle School

Dates: June 5 – 22 (No school on June 19)

Registration: May 27 through June 1 online or at the home campus. Once enrolled, ensure you are receiving communications from the District to stay updated on summer learning.

Attendance: Classes begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 1:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
Students arriving after the start of the school day will be counted tardy. Students arriving an hour or later will be counted absent. Based on state law, students are permitted two absences. Upon the third absence, the student will be withdrawn and forfeit credit and possible promotion or graduation.

Transportation: KISD bus transportation is available from the student's home campus to the host campus each morning and from the host campus to the neighborhood campus each afternoon. Transportation is not provided for host campus students.  

Eligibility: Students who failed one or more courses and are at risk for retention or students who receive services because they speak a second language at home are eligible for credit recovery. 

Locations:

Host Campus                 Visiting Campus

Manor                               Liberty Hill

Charles E. Patterson        Palo Alto

LiveOak Ridge                  Audie Murphy & Roy J. Smith 

Eastern Hills                     Nolan, Rancier, & Union Grove

Questions: Before June 5, summer learning questions should be directed to the student's home campus. After June 5, contact your student's summer learning campus. 

High School
Dates:

Session I: June 5 – 22, 7:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. (No school on June 19)

Session II: June 26-June 29 & July 10-19, 7:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. 

Registration: May 27- JUNE 1, 2023 ONLINE OR AT HOME CAMPUS
Session II late registration: June 23, 2023 at Summer School Site

KISD will not issue devices for Summer Learning Advancement. A device using Chrome is recommended. Cell phones are not recommended.

Face to Face Course Options:

• ALGEBRA I
• BIOLOGY
• ENGLISH I
• ENGLISH II
• US HISTORY
• ENGLISH I- EOC REMEDIATION
• ENGLISH II-  EOC REMEDIATION
• ALGEBRA I-  EOC REMEDIATION
  
• BIOLOGY-  EOC REMEDIATION
• US HISTORY-  EOC REMEDIATION

Virtual Course Options

• ALGEBRA II
• GEOMETRY
• MATH MODELS
• INTEGRATED PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY (IPC)
• CHEMISTRY
• PHYSICS
  
• WORLD HISTORY
• SPANISH I
  
• SPANISH II
• ENGLISH III
• ENGLISH IV
• GERMAN I
• GERMAN II
• WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Schedule & Attendance: Classes begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Students arriving after the start of the school day will be counted tardy. Students arriving an hour or later will be counted absent. Based on state law, students are permitted two absences. Upon the third absence, the student will be withdrawn and forfeit credit and possible promotion or graduation.

Transportation: KISD bus transportation is available from the student's home campus to the host campus each morning and from the host campus to the home campus each afternoon. Transportation is not provided for host campus students.  

Student Identification: All students must wear their regular campus ID while attending summer learning. Bring your ID to registration, or you will be required to purchase a replacement ID and lanyard at a cost of $7.00.

Code of Conduct: There is a zero tolerance policy for misbehavior will be observed during summer learning. Students who receive an office referral during summer school will be withdrawn from the program and forfeit promotion and/or graduation. Students who are withdrawn for misbehaving during the first session may NOT attend the second session.

Locations: 

Host Campus                 Visiting Campus

Killeen                               Harker Heights

C.E. Ellison                       Chaparral & Shoemaker

*ECHS and Pathways students will attend zoned campus. 

Questions: Before June 5, summer learning questions should be directed to the student's home campus. 
After June 5, contact your student's summer learning campus.

SUMMER GRADUATION:
AUGUST 8, 2023
KILLEEN HIGH SCHOOL

High School Credit Advancement
Dates:

Session I: June 5 – 22 (No school on June 19)
Session II: June 26-29 & July 10-July 19

Application Due Date: May 12, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

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Late applications will not be accepted. Students will be notified of acceptance or declination by the end of May. 

KISD will not issue devices for Summer Learning Advancement.
 A device using Chrome is recommended. Cell phones are not recommended.

Virtual Course Options: EDGENUITY

• HONORS ALGEBRA II
• HONORS GEOMETRY
• HONORS PRECALCULUS
• US GOVERNMENT
• LIFETIME FITNESS & WELLNESS PURSUITS
• SPANISH I
• SPANISH II
• ENGLISH IV
• ECONOMICS
• ART APPRECIATION

Edgenuity Statement: You are required to sign up for both the A and B semester of the course you wish to gain credit. Edgenuity courses are self-paced, so you are responsible to complete the A semester during session I to enroll in the B semester in session II. If you complete the A portion before June 22nd, you will still begin the B portion June 26th.

Face to Face Course: 

HEALTH SCIENCE THEORY - Face to face course summer learning day is 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Students will provide their own transportation to Pathways Academic Center: 1322 Stagecoach Road, Killeen, TX.  

Enrollment: Students may earn one-half credit per session. First semester courses (A) will be offered during the first session, and second semester courses (B) will be offered during the second session. Half-credit course (such as economics and government) will be offered both sessions. Classes with less than 15 students enrolled are subject to cancellation. 

Application Requirements: 

Students may not enroll for credit advancement if credit recovery is needed.

• 75 average in content area courses requesting advancement
• Approval of the Campus Principal or designee
• Passed and current on all EOC/STAAR test taken to date

*If a student needs remediation they will be removed from Advancement and enrolled in Recovery*

Prerequisites: 

You must have credit for the prerequisite course by the end of the 2022-2023 School Year. Touch base with your counselor to ensure you meet any prerequisites for the desired advancement course(s) as well to make sure it aligns to your graduation plan.

*Remember, for summer learning credit advancement if accepted you will be enrolled into both Session I and Session II unless you have already received partial credit before summer learning begins or if you are wishing to attend Government or Economics.

Middle and High Schools

CODING CAMP: Middle School and High School students welcome

This camp repeats. Select either Week 1 or Week 2. 

• Week 1: June 5-8
• Week 2: June 12-15

7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

This camp will offer hands-on experiences with innovative concepts. Students learn problem-solving and analytical skills while fostering an interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related careers with a focus on computer science. Students will code through Bitsbox, Sphero, and TinkRworks.

ROBOTICS CAMP: Middle School and High School students welcome

• Week 3: June 20-22

7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

This camp is designed to teach students concepts in science, technology, mechanics, engineering, and computer programming by building a robot with LEGO bricks, gears, axles, motors, and sensors. Students will program a robot to complete certain tasks with their newly acquired computer programming skills and use of sensors.

EMERGING WRITER'S CAMP: Middle School students welcome

This camp repeats. Select either Week 1 or Week 2. 

• Week 1: June 5 - 8
• Week 2: June 12 -15

7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m 

This camp will provide enrichment opportunities for students to spark their creativity and hone their writing skills. Students are encouraged to bring their own journals, pens/pencils, and colored pens, but not required. Supplies for the camp will be provided.

CAMP INVENTION I & II: Middle School Students ONLY

This camp repeats. Select either Week 1 or Week 2. 

• Week 1: June 5-9
• Week 2: June 12-15

7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

I: Select from either Week 1 (June 5-9) or Week 2 (June 12-15)
 
II: Students that attend either Week 1 or Week 2 are invited to return for Week 3 (June 20-22) for additional learning and fun based on the previous session.

This empowering program builds confidence, entrepreneurship skills, and an understanding of intellectual property through real-world challenges. This year will feature unique sessions that are different from the sessions offered last year.

• Breakfast and lunch are provided.
• Transportation will be provided from the student's home to middle school campuses for all camps and for high school students from their zoned campus to Smith Middle School. 

Date: June 5-8
Time: 8 am – 12 pm
Location: Ellison High School

Summer Thespian Camp is open to students enrolled in Killeen ISD interested in theatre who will be entering 8^th grade through 12^th grade in the 23-24 school year.  Students are not required to be enrolled in theater to participate.  This camp will focus on building students’ skills in all aspects of theatre both on stage and behind the scenes.  Based on the Texas Thespian Individual Events, students will explore and build their skills in acting, theatrical design, musical theatre and other areas. Texas Thespians is an affiliate chapter of the international student honor organization for theatre the International Thespian Society.  Each year at the Texas Thespian State Festival and Junior Festivals, students can participate in workshops, view live theatre, audition for college programs and compete for scholarships. Summer Thespian Camp participants will introduce and prepare students to participate in these events later in the 23-24 school year.  Thespians will show off their theatrical talents in a culminating showcase of monologues, scenes, design presentations, musical performances and more.  The fee for this camp is $10. Students will receive a t-shirt, lunch on the last day of camp and prizes. No previous experience in theatre is required.

Date: June 20-23
Time: 12:30 pm – 6 pm
Location: Killeen High School
Cost: $15

Middle School Summer Band Camp is open to students that are currently enrolled in band in Killeen ISD that will be entering grades 7 or 8 in the 2023/24 school year.  This camp is not for beginning band students so participants must have played their instrument for at least one year.  Summer Band Camp will be held from Tuesday, June 20^th – Friday, Jun 23^rd from 12:30 pm-6:00 pm at Killeen High School.

Students will participate in sectionals, masterclasses, and rehearsals to prepare for an end of camp performance.  The composer/director, Quincy Hilliard from Florida; and the assistant director of Fine Arts from Killeen ISD, Garth Gundersen, will lead the rehearsals along with KISD band directors.

The cost of the camp is $15.  Students will receive a camp t-shirt, snacks, lunch, games, and prizes!

Date: June 20-23
Time: 8 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Killeen High School
Cost: $15

High School Band Camp is open to rising 9 – 12 students currently enrolled in band in Killeen ISD.  Students will participate in sectionals, masterclasses, and rehearsals to prepare for an end of camp performance.  The high school band camp runs Tuesday, June 20^th – Friday, June 23 from 8:00am to 12:30pm at Killeen High School. The composer/director, Quincy Hilliard from Florida; and the assistant director of Fine Arts from Killeen ISD, Garth Gundersen, will lead the rehearsals along with KISD band directors.  The cost of the camp is $15.  Students will receive a camp t-shirt, snacks, lunch, games, and prizes!

Date: June 12-15
Time: 12:30 pm – 4 pm
Location: Roy J. Smith Middle School

Summer Orchestra camp is open to students that are currently enrolled in orchestra in Killeen ISD that will be entering grades 7 – 9 in the 2023-2024 school year.

Summer Orchestra camp will be held from June 12^th – June 15^th at Roy J. Smith Middle School from 12:30pm – 4:00pm.  Students will receive instruction in music skill development and all-region music from Killeen ISD orchestra directors.  There is no charge for the orchestra camp.

Date: July 24-27
Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Chaparral High School

High School Soprano Alto (SA) Choir Camp is open to students currently enrolled in choir in Killeen ISD that sing either soprano or alto voice parts.   Students must be in grades 9-12 in the 2023-2024 school year.  The camp will be held Monday, July 24 through Thursday, July 27 at Chaparral HS from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.  The camp will be led by Killeen ISD Choir Directors.  Students will participate in sectionals and rehearsals designed to improve their vocal performance and help learn the 2023-2024 TMEA Region and All-State audition music.  There is no cost to attend this camp.

Date: July 24-27
Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Chaparral High School

High School Tenor Bass Choir Camp is open to students currently enrolled in choir in Killeen ISD that sing either the bass, baritone, or tenor voice parts.   Students must be in grades 9-12 in the 2023-2024 school year.  The camp will be held Monday, July 24 through Thursday, July 27 at Chaparral HS from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.  The camp will be led by Killeen ISD Choir Directors.  Students will participate in sectionals and rehearsal designed to improve their vocal performance and help learn the 2023-2024 TMEA Region and All-State audition music.  There is no cost to attend this camp.