Summer remediation

School is almost out — again — for the more than 2,000 Caddo Parish students attending the summer remediation program.
And it was business as usual Tuesday at Donnie Bickham Middle School as students and teachers concentrated on the lessons of the day.
Cooper Knecht, summer school principal at Donnie Bickham, said there are about 10 more instructional days before testing.
"We’re about halfway through," Knecht said. "There are approximately 300 (eighth and 10th grade) students at this site."
Wanda Gunn, assistant superintendent of academic affairs, said overall, "We normally run around 2,500 students overall for remediation and then we have the fee program (at Huntington High) at about 3,000."
Parents were provided with a resource kit informing them of what is expected during the program.
After the summer retest, eighth-graders may be promoted to the ninth grade if they have scored at the approaching basic level on both the English/language arts and mathematics components of LEAP. They also must have met the required 45 of 50 hours for summer remediation in each subject area.
And for the seniors who pass the GEE, a summer graduation will be held.
"We take all the schools and we have the ceremony at Caddo Magnet High because they normally don’t have any seniors that need it so it’s a neutral site," said Wanda Gunn, assistant superintendent for academic affairs.
"They wear their caps and gowns with the colors of their schools. It’s a real special graduation with a motivational speaker."