1. Students in concurrent enrollment, taking credit retrieval courses, who have not already taken the courses, should not be rewarded with grades better than a C. See Credit Retrieval.
2. Students in a Concurrent Enrollment course who haven't taken the course previously pose a risk to summer school student morale and comprehensive high school student and teacher morale and fairness; if the courses are not comparable.
3. The impact of Concurrent Enrollment on Summer School will generate concerns and policies that will be violated. The temptation to help students is too strong. For example, if students can travel overseas during the summer, shouldn't the district accomodate them? It will be hard to say no. Of course, poorer students who don't travel get to sit five hours a day. Equity suffers; especially since summer school policy is so strict on attendance. Vacations are not allowed! Of course, changing summer school policy may be a wiser alternative.
One way to cope with these three issues is to locate Concurrent Enrollment in a Monte Vista Academy, not in credit retrieval courses. For example, in MVA Math, Carnegie Learning's online software may be more appropriate than ALEKS because of its richness and longer time requirements for a math course. For Physics, Kinetic Books may be a smart choice. A-G online courses would be even better, and easier to implement. However, there cost may be an issue depending on demand.
Monte Vista Academy, the honors section of Monte Vista High School, should focus on a-g courses UCCP offers the appropriate coursework. These courses are more challenging than credit retrieval courses. Students would have to be approved to join the honors section. This would allow the three groups of students: working, athletes/performers, and concurrent to be served well by Monte Vista High School.