Credit Recovery Options
Credit Recovery Options
Students may be eligible to recover from failed core academic courses by enrolling in Georgia Virtual Credit Recovery. Students should talk with their counselor or Coach. Smith (me). Read more about the program by clicking here.
Link to Georgia Virtual Credit Recovery
Impact Academy utilizes the Georgia Virtual School (GAVS) Credit Recovery platform. It is a model designed for 10-12th grade students to complete coursework with limited assistance from a local school monitor, teacher, or facilitator. The program's coursework is not intended for students who need one-on-one academic assistance, did not get a basic understanding of course content, or need an initial credit. Therefore, to be successful in this credit recovery effort, the student should be self-motivated and an independent learner who exhibits a strong personal commitment to earning credit in this type of student-centered setting.
The prescribed instruction program consists of a pretest, lessons, a post-test, and/or a final exam or End-of-Course (Milestones) assessment. After the student achieves the desired level of mastery in the lesson, he/she will take the unit post-test. The grade for the course is based (80%) including unit test scores and essays (when applicable), combined with (20%) from the final exam or EOC (if applicable). *If a student passes the pre-test in each unit, he or she can advance to the post-test for that unit.*
To earn credit for this course, students must understand and/or agree to the following:
- GAVS establishes course expiration dates based on the date of enrollment. If the student does not complete the entire course before the expiration date, he/she will lose access to the course and will be required to start from the beginning of the course if he/she chooses to re-enroll.
∙ If the student would like to re-enroll, a fee of $25 must be paid before re-enrollment is granted.
- No payment is required when taking a recovery course for the 1st time.
- Enrollment in Credit Recovery does not guarantee a passing score and the earning of credits. The student must earn a final average in the course of 70% or above.
- Students must contact Coach Smith, the Graduation Coach, to let her know when the coursework has been completed. (No notification of completion is sent from the platform.)
- Students will complete one credit recovery course at a time, EXCEPT in extenuating circumstances, which the Graduation Coach and the counselor will determine.
- If a student fails to meet all requirements, he/she will be responsible for obtaining the credit through another means (Summer School, retaking the entire class, private school, etc.).
- As stated under Academic Honesty in the Henry County Student and Parent Handbook, all coursework submitted must be the student’s own original work. Students must not cheat on any assignment by giving or receiving unauthorized assistance or committing the act of plagiarism. If such acts are committed, students will be subject to receiving a grade of zero for the course in question, as well as disciplinary action and/or removal from Credit Recovery.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: CREDIT RECOVERY CLASSES ARE NOT ACCEPTED BY THE NCAA AND MAY LEAD TO SCHOLARSHIP INELIGIBILITY.
This is a course repetition opportunity that can be completed during and/or beyond the school day. Courses are available in the following areas:
- Biology
- Physical Science
- Environmental Science
- Earth Systems
- Chemistry
- American Government
- Economics
- World History
- US History
- World History
- 9th Grade Literature
- World Literature
- American Literature
- British Literature
- Algebra 1
- Algebra 2
- Geometry
Other Credit Recovery Options:
Covington Academy provides original credit and credit recovery for a wide variety of courses. Fees vary based on the number of credits. Contact your counselor for additional information.