An array of summer academic classes and programs are planned for Chandler Unified School District students in 2025.

CUSD Community Education’s Summer Academy offers academic, enrichment, and recovery courses for incoming kindergartners through high school seniors for both continued engagement or to help reinforce challenging concepts.

Many programs have a cost. All summer information can be found at this link.

Here are some samples of what’s offered:

Kinder Ready Combo class

This helps the district’s youngest children build a strong foundation for kindergarten. This class focuses on early English language arts and math skills, including retelling stories, identifying characters, recognizing upper and lowercase letters, counting, identifying shapes and numbers, and understanding quantities up to 10.

• Location: Hancock Elementary

• Dates: 6/2 - 6/20 (Monday - Friday)

• Time: 8:25 a.m. to noon

• Cost: $310

• Children must be potty-trained to attend this class.

K-6 Grade academic courses

• Location: Hancock Elementary School

• Dates: June 2 - June 20

• Classes meet Monday through Friday.

Class schedule:

• English Language Arts (ELA): 8:25 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.

• Math: 10:15 a.m. to noon

Enrollment guidelines:

• On-track students should enroll in the grade level they will enter in 2025-26.

• Students needing reinforcement should register for the grade they completed in 2024-25.

• Fee: $160 per course

• All courses align with the Chandler Unified School District’s curriculum and standards.

• Transportation is not available for this program.

• Parents should provide each student with a water bottle and a snack/sack lunch.

K-6 enrichment courses

• Hancock Elementary School

• There are 18 courses to choose from.

• Date: June 2 - June 20

• Classes meet Monday through Friday.

• Class times vary by course; please see the course information below for the specific class time.

• Fees vary by course and are listed next to each course.

• Transportation is not available for this program.

• Parents should provide each student with a water bottle and a snack/sack lunch.

• Courses will only be held if there is sufficient enrollment. If a class is canceled, parents will receive a full refund or have the option to select a different class for each child, if parents let Community Education know their preferences.

Junior High Summer Academy courses

• Take place on Chandler High School’s CTEC Campus

• Dates: June 2 - June 20.

• Classes meet Monday through Friday during this period.

• Class times differ by course. Please refer to the course information below for the specific schedule.

• Students must receive a recommendation from their counselor to register for recovery classes.

• Students will receive an automated letter via Infinite Campus with an active link to enroll upon meeting with their counselor.

• Students will be withdrawn from their course(s) after two absences.

• Upon completing Summer Academy, students taking recovery classes can earn a higher grade in the course and recover credits they lost during the academic year.

• Grades will be posted on Infinite Campus by June 23. After July 3, students/parents should request a copy of their transcript. Grades will not be mailed.

• $225 per course

• A $50 discount will be applied when registering for 2 half-day courses.

• A $50 discount is already applied to full-day classes.

• All courses align with Chandler Unified School District’s curriculum and standards.

• Limited transportation options are available. Students must be enrolled on the bus to ride it. Registration closes May 28 and can be done online by clicking here.

• Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Incoming seventh-grade math prep course

This course is designed to improve and extend standards-based math skills. Students will review important concepts from sixth-grade math and be introduced to seventh-grade math concepts.

• Chandler High CTEC Campus

• Dates: 6/2-6/20

• Time: 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• $400 (A $50 discount is already applied to each course fee)

• Breakfast and lunch are included

Seventh- and eighth-grade recovery courses

• Counselor recommendation is required to register

High school recovery courses

• English, math, history, science

• Chandler High School

• Dates: June 2 - June 20.

• Classes meet Monday through Friday during this period.

• Class times differ by course. Please refer to the course information below for the specific schedule.

• Students must receive a recommendation from a counselor to register for recovery classes.

• Students will receive an automated letter via Infinite Campus with an active link to enroll upon meeting with a counselor.

• Students will be withdrawn from their course(s) after two absences.

• Upon completing Summer Academy, students taking recovery classes can earn a higher grade in the course and recover credits they lost during the academic year.

• Grades will be posted on Infinite Campus by June 23. After July 3, students/parents should request a copy of their transcript. Grades will not be mailed.

• $225 per course

• A $50 discount will be applied when registering for 2 half-day courses.

• A $50 discount is already applied to full-day courses.

• All courses align with the Chandler Unified School District’s curriculum and standards.

• Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

• Limited transportation options are available. Students must be enrolled on the bus to ride it. Registration closes May 28 and can be done online by clicking here.

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