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Virtual School Summer School Program

About the Virtual Program

Locations

  • Entirely virtual
  • Synchronous sessions will take place through Zoom
  • Asynchronous work will be completed on Canvas

Dates

  • Session 1: July 7-July 21          (Mon - Thurs)
  • Session 2: July 23-August 6    (Mon - Thurs)                 Synchronous instruction will meet daily for 1.5 hours each class.

Instructional Experience

Students will be required to attend nine, one hour and thirty-minute virtual, synchronous instructional classes per session, for a total of 13.5 synchronous hours.

Students should plan to spend between 30 and 40 additional hours per session completing asynchronous work in each course.

Asynchronous work will be completed on Canvas.

 

Calendar

  • March 9: Registration begins
  • May 4: Non-MCPS registration opens
  • June 2: Registration ends for Session 1 courses–no changes to course selection permitted after this date for Session 1 courses
  • June 29: Registration ends for Session 2 courses–no changes to course selection permitted after this date for Session 2 courses
  • July 7: First day of classes for Session 1  
  • July 21: Last day of Session 1 courses
  • July 23: First day of Session 2 courses
  • August 6: Last day of Session 2 courses
  • August 11: Summer Graduation Rehearsal.
  • August 12: Summer Graduation

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Tuition

Students who are taking courses for original credit and students retaking courses to improve original grade earned will have to pay tuition. Students retaking required graduation courses for credit recovery, to replace a failing grade, will not have to pay.

 

Total Annual Family Income

Each Half-Credit Course
Full Tuition $57,721 + $364.25
Tuition Waiver Level 1 $40,560-$57,720 $145.75
Tuition Waiver Level 2  $0- $40,559 $102.00
    • School Cash Online is the preferred payment method
    • A 4% service fee, reflected in the costs above, are added to each invoice
    • School counselors will register the students.  Parents/caregivers will receive an invoice through School Cash Online with payment instructions.
    • Parents and caregivers can make in-person payments for summer school, cash or money order only (exact amount only), at 15 W. Gude Dr., Rockville, MD 20850
    • Dates are coming soon
    • Payments must be received 10 days before the first class meeting, or students will not be enrolled in their course(s).
    • Full or partial refunds may be made for students who attend class for the first 5 days of a session or less. A parent/guardian must request the refund prior to the refund deadline 

Refunds

Parents and caregivers can request a refund using the 2026 form (coming soon)

Course List

Please note the following when registering:

  • Rising 9th graders may only take courses in the following contents:
    • Honors Health Education (online)
    • Technology (online)
    • Select math courses approved by middle school content specialists (in-person)

Online Courses: All Courses will meet at 7:00 p.m. daily

  • Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS)
  • Foundations of Engineering and Technology (FOET)
  • Honors Health Education 
  • Hon Health Education A and Hon Health Education B may not be taken in the same session. 
  •  Hon Health Education A and Hon Health B will be offered both Sessions.

Registration

*Registration opens March 9, 2026.  Speak with your counselor about registration.