Students may pursue course credit recovery or earn initial credit with CSD’s online learning options. See details about each option below. A visual aid for determining a student's approach to credit recovery is at the bottom of the page.

Credit Recovery
Per our credit recovery policy, if a student fails a class, they may be eligible for a credit recovery program if they meet the following criteria:
- Fail a core content course with a grade of 55 or above (English, math, social studies, science, health) AND
- Have no more than 20 absences from the course during the year, or no more than 10 absences for half-year courses.

Winter Online Learning
Students will be registered for the winter credit recovery course in January. Students will be expected to come in person from 9 a.m. to noon on February 17, 19, 20, and 21 to the Wilson Center at 125 Electric Avenue to complete the course.

Summer Online Learning
Summer school will take place Monday-Friday, May 29-June 18, 2025, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Beacon Hill Middle School. The content for summer school is being delivered virtually, but credit recovery students are required to attend in person to receive assistance in the coursework and remain engaged.

Physical attendance for credit recovery students will end on Wednesday, June 18. The goal is for students to complete their courses by this date. If students need an extension, access to Georgia Virtual School (GAVS) courses may be granted through Tuesday, July 15, 2025, on a case-by-case basis. After July 15, incomplete courses will be dropped. Courses required for graduation will be scheduled for the next school year.

Please check Infinite Campus to see current grades and absences by period to determine eligibility for Summer school.

Credit Recovery/Initial Credit Course Info

Initial Credit Information Session webinar recording from Thursday, November 14, 2024

Credit Recovery Process:
1. Students and their families/guardians receive a failure notice halfway through the course.
2. If the student meets the attendance criteria, families and students are invited to a credit recovery information session. Students who do not meet the criteria will be informed and invited to a summer initial credit meeting.
3. Families and students are invited to register for credit recovery.

Session 1: Winter Break
- January info meeting/registration
- Independent work
- February in-person session
- Proctored final exam

Session 2: Summer
- January or March info meeting/registration
- Create GAVS account
- Summer registration closes on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
 - If needed, complete the financial assistance form by April 14, 2025. 

4. Families will register students for credit recovery
- Complete the CSD Credit Recovery and Summer School Registration Form
- Create an account in GAVS

5. Students will be enrolled in the CR course upon the final grade being posted.

After registering for credit recovery:
1. Students will pick up Chromebooks and attend orientation.
2. Students will attend the scheduled in-person sessions.
3. Students take pre-tests, work through modules, and take post-tests.
4. Students must turn essays in via Google Classroom for CSD staff to review before submitting them. (Essays may only be submitted once.)
5. Final exams will be proctored at the end of the session.
6. The end-of-course tests for American Literature, Biology, Algebra, and US History will be on June 17. American Literature will have an additional testing day on June 18, 2025.
7. Students may work on one class at a time.

Students who meet the criteria outlined above may enroll in credit recovery courses at no cost to families. Students who do not meet the criteria but wish to engage in initial credit may do so at a fee of $250 for a 0.5 credit and $500 for a 1.0 credit.

Important Dates
Credit recovery information sessions:

- Initial Credit Information Session webinar recording from Thursday, November 14, 2024

- Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 10:15 a.m. https://csdecatur.zoom.us/j/92443276147
- Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 10:15 a.m. https://csdecatur.zoom.us/j/99033835706

Winter credit recovery registration deadline: Friday, February 7, 2025
Summer school registration deadline: Monday, April 14, 2025
Chromebook Pick-up Orientation: Thursday, May 29, 2025

Initial Credit
Students who do not meet the attendance requirement for credit recovery or wish to take summer courses may request initial credit in the summer at their own expense.

Limited financial assistance is available for those in need. The form to request financial need is linked in the Summer registration form. This form needs to be completed by April 10 to request financial assistance.

Before beginning an initial credit course:
1. Discuss online learning with a counselor.
2. Complete the CSD Online Initial Credit Course Request Contract (for summer, this is linked in the Credit Recovery and Summer School Registration Form) by these deadlines
 - Fall: May 15
 - Spring: December 1
 - Summer: May 10
3. Online learning request is approved or denied.
4. If denied, meet with a counselor to discuss the next steps.
5. If approved, create a Georgia Virtual School (GAVS) account.
6. Request course in GAVS.

See initial credit course offerings here.

During an initial credit term (fall, spring, or summer):
1. Attend online learning orientation (offered in an online learning room or online for summer students).
2. Log into classes daily and complete assignments on or before due dates.
3. Attend live lessons.
4. Take the final exam with a proctor.

Important Dates
Initial credit summer information meetings:
 - November 14, 6:30 p.m. https://csdecatur.zoom.us/j/96136083652
 - January 29, 10:45 a.m.  https://csdecatur.zoom.us/j/92074453208
 - April 2, 10:45 a.m.   https://csdecatur.zoom.us/j/92450151786

Credit recovery schedule:
 - Winter: February 17-21
 - Summer: May 29-June 18
- Initial credit financial assistance form due: April 14, 2025
- Initial credit online counselor request form due: May 10, 2025
- Initial credit Georgia Virtual School (GAVS) summer session: first week in June through mid-July, as determined by and communicated by Georgia Virtual School.
- Chromebook pick-up Orientation: May 29, 2025
- End of Course Testing: June 17, 2025

Full-time Online Learning
Full-time online learning happens through the Decatur Virtual Academy.

Contact Decatur Virtual Academy Director Heidi Whatley with questions at hwhatley@csdecatur.net or 404.371.3601 ext. 1064.

Visual Aid for Determining Credit Recovery and Initial Credit Process