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Virtual School Summer School Program

Session 1 and Session 2 are closed.  Payment can only be made for session 2.  We cannot make any exceptions due to the Student Information System's end-of-year closure. If your child needs a course and missed the registration, please speak with your school counselor.

If you need to pay for your session 2 course, please log into School Cash Online or pay with cash at the designated times on the website. Click on the Tuition link at the top of this page or scroll down until you see the Tuition information.

 

Welcome letters for in-person school and Zoom links for online courses will be sent by July 6th.

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 for each online class will meet daily (Mon-Thurs) from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.

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 1: Non-MCPS and future enrolled student registration opens. Non-MCPS students must live in Montgomery County.
  • May 29: Registration ends for Session 1 courses–no changes to course selection permitted after this date for Session 1 courses
  • June 1: Non-MCPS and future enrolled student registration closes at 5:00 p.m.

June 23: Last Day to pay for Session 1. If payment has not been recieved students will be withdrawn from Session 1.

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  • June 25: Registration ends for Session 2 courses–no changes to course selection permitted after this date for Session 2 courses. Counselor Deadline is 2:30 pm.
  • July 7: First day of classes for Session 1  
  • July 13: Last Day to pay for Session 2. If payment has not been recieved students will be withdrawn from Session 2.
  • 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

Welcome letters for in-person school and Zoom links for online courses will be sent by Monday, July 6th.

Help Desk Link - Click Here
If you would like help with registration, please reach out to your school counselor.
This form is for help requests only: questions and requests for changes or clarification.

 

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 $59,478+ $364.25
Tuition Waiver Level 1 $41,796-$59,478 $145.75
Tuition Waiver Level 2  $0- $41,795 $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.
      • Session 1 is now closed. If payment was not received for Session 1, the student has been withdrawn from the course.
      • Session 2 payments are still being accepted. Please log into your School Cash Online account to make your payment (no individual payment links will be emailed).
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      • Session 2 Payment Deadline is Tuesday, July 14. If payment has not been received for Session 2 by this date, the student will be withdrawn.
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    • In-Person Cash Option: If paying in person, please note that we accept cash with exact change only. We cannot process credit cards.
      • 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 on the following days:
       
      Date
      Time
      Tuesday June 30
      11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
      Thursday July 9
      3:00–6:00 p.m.
      Monday July 13
      11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
      Tuesday July 14
      9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
    • Payments for Session 2 courses must be received by Tuesday, July 14, 2026, or students will not be enrolled in their course.
    • 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 3 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: High School Summer Program Refund Request Form

Please only use this form if you have submitted payment for a summer school program or course(s).

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)
    • Algebra 2 or Honors Geometry (In-Person). These courses require the appropriate approvals from the middle school math content specialist. Rising 9th graders cannot take Algebra 1 for original credit.  

Online Courses: All Courses will meet from 7:00 to 8:30 PM (Mon-Thurs)

  • 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.