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PUEBLO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70 HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT AND ALTERNATIVES

	Area High School	70 Online	Pueblo Community College Alternative Education Program	Gateway	Area High School Credit Recovery Program
Eligibility	Freshmen through Seniors	Freshmen through Seniors	17 to 20 years old‐ referred by District 70 – see your area high school counselor for referral	17‐20 years old‐ must complete program by the time the student turns 21‐ highly competitive program to enter‐ student must apply to the program - not a referral	Freshmen through Seniors
Types of Courses	Academic, Career and Technical Education Curriculum	Academic Curriculum – online—curriculum meets all graduation requirements established by the Board of Education in order to receive a diploma from School District 70 ‐ Other course options are available – See school counselor	Self‐ paced Academic Content Areas	Instructional based dual credit courses – goal is to receive HS diploma and accumulate college credits at least enough to earn a certificate or close to AA degree	Academic courses that are the same as those failed during the course of the school year that are needed to fulfill graduation requirements
Tuition	N/A	District	District 70 covers any cost	Gateway Program covers any costs	$100 per course enrolled in that is equivalent to .5 high school credit
Textbooks	District 70	District covers 70 Online textbook needs	District 70 covers any costs	Gateway covers any costs	Covered through the tuition payment
Special Fees and/or Supplies	Student	N/A	N/A	Student required to pay $55 dollar mandatory entrance fee and Gateway covers any other fees	N/A
Transportation	Student	N/A students work from their homes	Student pays $55 for on campus parking or $40 to be dropped off	Student	N/A students work on online credit recovery courses outside the school day
# of Courses	Student scheduled into a high school course schedule of 7 classes per day/ per semester	70 Online curriculum meets District 70 grade level requirements and District graduation requirement	9 Self‐paced Content Areas and 11 Project to Complete to Receive Diploma – only a one year program	Semester 1‐ All students take required set of four courses, then Semester 2 and on, student takes courses as needed	During the summer, maximum of 2 per session, total of 2 sessions—during school year, student works at own pace
Where to get registered	High School Counselor	See District 70 Educational Services Center for information	At PCC – must be accepted by PCC and then attend orientation	PCC ‐ must apply and then application is reviewed by PCC Gateway for acceptance	See the student’s high school counselor for enrollment
Academic Calendar	High School Calendar	Follow District Calendar	Follow PCC Calendar	Follow PCC Calendar	Follow High School Calendar
Where Courses Are Offered	Area High School	Online program – courses taken at student home	All Classes at PCC	All Classes at PCC	Area High School