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Credit recovery, correspondence and VHS
The 2007 Legislature passed House Bill
1113, which stated that no school district may grant credit for
any course completed through distance learning unless the course
is offered through the South Dakota Virtual High School. The law
takes effect July 1, 2007.
With implementation of the new law approaching, a number of
districts have had questions about whether correspondence
courses may be taken for credit recovery this summer. In
particular, districts have asked about courses taken from North
Dakota Independent Studies. Any student that is enrolled in a
course – online or correspondence – before July 1 will be
allowed to finish the course and receive credit for it.
Further, the Virtual High School Advisory Council will review
the issue of correspondence courses at its June meeting. At that
time, the group will determine whether correspondence courses
actually fall under the umbrella of a “virtual” class. The
department will keep districts informed of the council’s
decision.
“In developing the Virtual High School, we knew that credit
recovery could be one of its practical uses,” said Melody Schopp
with the South Dakota Department of Education. “This first year,
we have very limited summer options available. But we plan to
work with our providers so that we can offer a wide selection of
credit recovery courses next summer. We know that the need is
out there, and we are eager to help fill that need.”
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