Night School

Night school for high school students will occur in virtual classroom format for the fall and spring semesters, and the spring semester format will be determined at a later time. 

Students who wish to participate in night school during the fall 2022 semester should email their school counselors as soon as possible to express their interest and to obtain confirmation from the counselor that the student is ready for the course/s he or she wishes to take.

Night school, while offered through online courses, is provided by teachers who grade assignments and have the ability to provide feedback and work in small groups and with individual students who need tutorials. Teachers may also provide re-teach mini lessons when students are not initially successful on the assessments within the online courses.

Creative Writing, ESOL 1, and ESOL 2 classes will be provided virtually but will require students to attend class at the same time each week (5:00-7:30pm on the assigned night, Tuesdays or Thursdays) because the curriculum and instruction is highly interactive between students and the teacher. Students in these courses should plan to be online for the duration of class each night.

The English 3 Semester A course will be provided through an online curriculum but requires a speech/debate activity where the student will need to participate in a synchronous session with the teacher in order to fulfill the assignment requirements.

All other night school courses will be provided through online curriculum.

Night school course availability is contingent upon sufficient enrollment. Courses with low enrollment are subject to cancellation, and students intending to take those courses would need to arrange another option for obtaining credit through their school counselors. Questions about night school may be addressed to the night school principal, Mary Reed at reedma@cfbisd.edu.

For each semester course for which a student enrolls, the student will be assigned a night school teacher, as well as a designation of either the Tuesday course or the Thursday course for purposes of the teachers’ office hours availability.

While students will not attend night school in person, they will be assigned a “class period” where the teacher will be available virtually for questions and tutorials. For example, if the student takes two courses such as English 3 Semester A and English 3 Semester B, he or she may be assigned to the English 3A teacher’s office hours on Tuesday evening and the English 3B teacher’s office hours on Thursdays.

Students will be receive their schedule and a virtual Night School Orientation form and video session prior to the first week of classes. Parents are welcome and are encouraged to watch the virtual orientation session, as well. The links to the virtual orientation session will be sent by email to each student who registers. Students will complete an online form acknowledging they have viewed and agreed to the information in the orientation video.

The night school format requires a certain level of individual determination and commitment, and students will need to structure their weekly schedules so that they can dedicate time for night school online instruction, completion of assignments, studying for quizzes and tests, taking assessments, and communicating with the teacher. The night school semester is shorter than the traditional spring semester, spanning from September 13 to December 1.

While the average lecture component of each course averages approximately 30 total hours per course, students will need to factor in additional time for assignments, assessments, studying, and tutorials with the teacher. Although it may vary by student and course, a very general time estimate would be to set aside a minimum of six to ten hours each week for each semester course in which a student enrolls. If a student commits to two semester courses, he or she should consider setting aside at least 12-20 hours each week to work on the courses. Students may find that they need to spend more or less time on each of their specific courses. Students are encouraged to consider the time commitment when making the decision to enroll in night school in addition to a full school day schedule.

Students will be required to log into the online learning platform for instruction at least one day each week; however daily learning is highly recommended in order to complete the course on time and to maintain adequate course progress by the benchmark dates. Students must also communicate with the night school teacher at least once per week, either through virtual attendance during the teacher’s office hours or via email. More detailed information will be shared in the virtual orientation sessions.

Tuesday classes: 5:00pm-7:30pm on Tuesdays, between 9/13/22 and 11/29/22
Thursday classes: 5:00pm-7:30pm on Thursdays, between 9/15/22 and 12/1/22

Students may email teachers at any time during the week, but we ask for their understanding that the teacher works full time
during the regular school day and may not be able to immediately respond if questions arise outside their assigned office hours
or night school class time. This includes emailing the night school principal.

Night school online courses are based on mastery, and once the student has reached 100% course completion with a passing grade, the student will have finished the course and will no longer be required to participate in the weekly check-ins with the teacher. The grade will be reported to the registrar of the student’s home campus before winter break. While the grade will bereported, it will not be calculated into the student’s grade point average.

Students may take two semester night school courses at a time (such as a .5 credit Algebra 1 semester A, and .5 credit US History Semester A).

If a student completes a semester-long spring night school course with a passing grade by spring break and wishes to enroll in an additional night school course for the remainder of the night school semester, the student may do so upon approval of his or her school counselor and the availability of a night school teacher and room in the class section. The added course/s must be completed no later than December 1, 2022 by 8:00pm.

Students who enroll in night school are asked to commit to following course guidelines and to completing courses within the night school semester. Students will not be given credit for partial course completion. Prolonged periods of online inactivity and failure to respond to teachers’ emails will be addressed by the night school principal and may constitute removal from the night school program without a refund for course tuition.

The following courses may be taken for acceleration and credit recovery:

• English 3, Semesters A & B
• English 4A,B
• Geometry A,B
• Health
• Government
• Economics
• World Geography A,B
• World History A, B
• Spanish 1 A, B
• Spanish 2 A, B
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Creative Writing (For English Language Learners, structured for students new to the United States)
• Advanced Creative Writing (For English Language Learners, structured for students new to the United States)
• ESOL 1A, B
• ESOL 2A,B
• Environmental Systems A,B

The following courses are available in night school only for credit recovery:

• English 1A,B
• English 2A,B
• Algebra 1A,B
• Algebra 2A,B
• US History A,B
• Biology A,B
• Chemistry A,B
• Physics A, B