CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Credit Recovery Solution includes prescriptive pretests to identify what a student has learned previously and
areas of deficiency for each unit of content. An individual learning plan is automatically generated based on each
unit pretest results. The credit recovery online courses are not NCAA approved. NCAA requires students to
complete all activities within a course.
IVS uses Rolling Enrollment for the Credit Recovery Solution. Rolling Enrollment is different from the Flexible
Enrollment Terms due to the fact that students can be enrolled at any time. The student’s enrollment date becomes
the enrollment Start Date. The End Date will be 10 weeks from the Start Date. September 15th will be the first day
to enroll students for the 2014-15 school year.
Each course has an Illinois certified instructor acting as the course manager responsible for
1) Grading
• Identified teacher scored unit assignments
• Teacher scored tests
2) Completing the student with either a P (Pass) or F (Fail). IVS recommends that a student has successfully
completed the course by earning a minimum overall score of 60% AND completing all graded items
prescribed by pretest. Please note: Students have 10 weeks to successfully complete the course.
Students unable to meet the above recommendations may re-enroll for an additional 10 weeks ($70).
Ongoing support for the student (instructional and access) will be determined by the local school.
REQUIREMENTS
Students have 10 weeks from enrollment date to complete the course. In order to earn credit, students must
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Complete all graded items prescribed by pretest results;
Earn a minimum overall score of 60% based on graded assignments*.
COST
Each credit recovery course is $70 per semester with 10 weeks to complete. The Credit Recovery Solution does not
have a two week grace period. IVS will invoice schools monthly for the previous month’s enrollments. Students may
re-enroll in a course for an additional 10 weeks ($70) if more time is needed. Please be sure to select the course
from the Credit Recovery Department when requesting and enrolling in a credit recovery course. For example:
Department name: CREDIT RECOVERY – MATHEMATICS and the course name: Credit Recovery-Algebra I: 1st
semester content. Course enrollments not in the Credit Recovery Department will be invoiced at $190.
COURSES
• English I – semester 1 and semester 2
• English II – semester 1 and semester 2
• American Literature – semester 1 and semester 2
• British Literature – semester 1 and semester 2
• Algebra I - semester 1 and semester 2
• Algebra II – semester 1 and semester 2
• Geometry - semester 1 and semester 2
• Biology - semester 1 and semester 2
• Chemistry - semester 1 and semester 2
• Physical Science - semester 1 and semester 2
• U.S. History - semester 1 and semester 2
• World History - semester 1 and semester 2
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COURSE CONTENT
The course includes pretests, instructional material, practice exercises, assignments, quizzes, tests and a final exam.
Pretests determine the individual learning plan for each unit. Students scoring 80% or higher on specific
objectives will not be required to complete the activities tied to the objective(s).
Practice exercises are not graded but provide students with an opportunity to check their understanding.
Key Activities* are teacher graded activities submitted to the teacher using the Message Center in the
course.
Quizzes* are computer graded and are used as a checking point for understanding. Students have three
opportunities to earn a minimum score of 70%. If a student is unable to earn 70%, the student will contact
IVS requesting the quiz be reset. Once the quiz is reset, an email will be sent to notify the student, guardian,
and school that the student has one final opportunity to take the quiz and is encouraged to seek help before
taking the quiz again. The score earned on the 4th attempt will be added to the grade book and the student
will be allowed to move forward.
Tests* are graded and required for all students at the end of each unit. Unit tests are made up of a
computer scored test AND a teacher scored test. The teacher scored test is submitted to the teacher using
the Message Center in the course.
Final Exam* is computer graded. Schools need to notify IVS when a student is enrolled if they wish to
proctor the final exam.
COURSE MATERIALS
Specific course material information is posted in the Appendix B of each course. Students will be responsible for
securing access to the following books:
English II – semester 1:
The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
English II –semester 2:
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
American Lit – semester 1: My Antonia by Willa Cathers
American Lit – semester 2: Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott
Momaday
British Lit – semester 2:
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Barb Closen
Director of Operations
bclosen@ilvirtual.org
309.676.1000 ext 1052
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