Credit Recovery
1. 9 th grade students can enter the Lift Lab at the beginning of 2 nd semester
2. Courses taken in the Lift Lab will appear different on transcript and replace previous grade for GPA calculation
3. Courses completed will receive no better than a “B”- 80%
4. Cannot earn more than five (5) total credits in Lift Lab
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Can earn one (1) credit per core area (4 total credits)
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Can earn one (1) credit in elective area (1 credit)
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Only one (1) attempt per subject area
5. Electives offered in the Lift Lab (The following courses can be taken if a student receives an
“F” in the corresponding areas.)
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Health
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Psychology – electives in Social Studies or Business
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Art Appreciation – electives in Fine Arts/Family and Consumer Sciences, Industrial
Education or Information Technology
(All are semester courses)
6. Criteria
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Student must have a full schedule while enrolled in Lift Lab o One period of Lift Lab could complete the schedule
 Student must have received an “F” in the course to be taken for recovery, except for electives, as determined in #5
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Student entering from outside the district needing a course that was not a requirement in a previous district
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Student must be below credits required for their cohort year
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Parents must sign a form approving courses before student is enrolled
7. No cost to students
Credit Recovery Courses
English 9, 10, 11, 12
Math Year 1, 2, 3
Science – Biology, Investigative Science
Social Studies – World History, American/Arizona History, Government, Economics
Electives – Health, Art Appreciation, Psychology
Revised 11/6/08

Grade Replacement
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Course taken must have been previously completed and awarded a passing grade
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Must complete all lessons contained in course (student cannot skip over sections)
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Student must pay for course - $75
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Scholarships may be available
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Course must be taken outside of the school day (school day=6 periods or equivalent)
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Student must sit for final proctored by staff – test to be developed by site
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Final exam is a percentage of the final grade (ex. Course work 80% and Final 20%)
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Cannot earn more than five (5) total credits for grade replacement o Can earn one (1) credit per core area (4 total credits) o Can earn one (1) credit in elective area (1 credit) o Only one (1) attempt per subject area
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Courses taken in the lab will appear different on transcript
Grade Replacement Courses
English 9, 10, 11, 12
Math Year 1, 2, 3
Science – Biology, Investigative Science
Social Studies – World History, American/Arizona History, Government, Economics
Electives – Health, Art Appreciation, Psychology
Revised 11/6/08

Accelerate through Course Sequence
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Course must be taken outside of the school day (school day=6 periods or equivalent)
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Student must pay for course - $75
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Scholarships may be available
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Student must sit for final proctored by staff – test to be developed by site
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Final exam is a percentage of the final grade (ex. Course work 80% and Final 20%)
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Must take Benchmarks for progress monitoring
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Cannot earn more than five (5) total credits in Lift Lab o Can earn one (1) credit per core area (4 total credits) o Can earn one (1) credit in elective area (1 credit) o Only one (1) attempt per subject area
Course offerings
Math – Math Year 3
Social Studies – American/Arizona History, Government, Economics
English – English 11, 12
Electives – Health, Psychology, Art Appreciation
Revised 11/6/08