Summer School

Summer School Information

2026 Summer School - O'Plaine Campus

Registration begins on Monday, January 26 at 7:30 am for the 2026 Summer School Program. Click Here to register.

The 2026 summer school program includes fees
- EL/ACHIEVE: Grant funded and there is no cost for these courses
- Advancement courses: 1 semester advancement courses are $150 and 2 semester advancement courses cost $250
- Remediation courses: $150 for a 6 week session. All remediation courses will be refunded upon successful completion of the summer school program
- Registration fees will be ready for payment within 48 hours of registration. If you have any questions, please contact the bookkeepers listed below:
  - O'Plaine Campus Bookkeeper (9th -10th grade) - Laura Lemus, llemus@wths.net; 847-599-4821
  - Almond Campus Bookkeeper (11th - 12th grade) Cheryl Maiden, cmaiden@wths.net; 847-548-6572
Families in need of financial assistance can follow the links below:
- Fee Waiver - English
- Fee Waiver - Spanish
Students will need their ID# to enroll
Incoming 9th grade students received their ID#'s in information about course selection
If you need your ID#, call 847-662-1400

Overview

All courses will be in person on campus. Course delivery is dependent on the following criteria:

Course Type

All courses for advancement will be in-person on campus and may be teacher led.
Courses that require additional support such as EL and ACHIEVE will be teacher led.
Remediation courses will be in person on campus and may be teacher led or offered through a self-paced computer based curriculum. Additional criteria apply to these courses.

Highly Qualified Teacher Availability

Advancement and Remediation courses will be teacher led when there is a highly qualified teacher available.
Courses will be computer based when a highly qualified teacher is not available.

Enrollment

Courses that do not meet the minimum enrollment may be offered through a computer based curriculum.

All remediation classes will run for 6 weeks and students must complete at least 0.5 credits of coursework within the 6 week timeline to earn credit during the summer school term. The summer school term counts towards eligibility for athletics and clubs for the following school year. Most advancement courses will run for 6 weeks, Monday through Thursday, for 2.5 hours per day and will be in-person. Should Health classes by asynchronous, the district will communicate such prior to the beginning of the summer school program including the date for a mandatory, in-person, on campus orientation. Geometry for Advancement is a 6 week course that follows the summer school calendar, for 5 hours a day and is in-person.

Incoming 9th grade students will be issued a Chromebook during summer school health orientation.
Registration will be first come first served.
- EL/ACHIEVE: Tuition for these courses is grant funded, there is no cost
- Advancement Courses: 1 semester Advancement Courses cost $150, 2 semester Advancement Courses cost $250
- Remediation Courses: Remediation courses cost $150 per 6 week session and if applicable $250 for 2, 6 week sessions. All fees for remediation courses will be refunded upon successful completion of their summer school program. Specifically, the student must complete 0.5 credits and follow the attendance policy. If a student misses more than 6 hours of class for any reason or does not complete their course, the student will not be refunded their fee.
Transportation - District transportation is available
- Three Weeks: $60
- Six Weeks: $105

Location

All summer school courses including the Transition Program are currently scheduled to take place at the O'Plaine Campus.
The College Knowledge Seminar and the Educational Life Skills program are scheduled to be located at the Almond Campus.

Tech Support

To contact our technology department during summer school, please call 847-599-4810.
Tech help is also available at thilliard@wths.net

Sessions

Session	Dates and Times	Additional Information
6-Week Sessions	June 1 - July 9 Period 1 - 7:15 - 9:45 Period 2 - 9:45 - 12:15	Remediation and advancement classes are in-person on campus and need to be completed by July 9 at 12:15. Remediation courses are in-person and on campus, and may be computer based or teacher led. Remediation courses that are computer based will be led by an interventionist teacher. Teacher led classes will be taught by a teacher licensed in the subject area. Advancement courses that are in-person on campus and teacher led by a licensed teacher. Please refer to the packet for details.
Health	June 1 - July 9 Remote and Self-Paced - Teachers will be available for 2.5 hours per day to assist students. Depending on teacher availability and enrollment numbers, this course may be offered as an in-person, on campus, teacher led course and will be offered at either 7:15 - 9:45 or 9:45 - 12:15. The start date for Health is subject to change based on the middle school graduation dates for incoming 9th grade students.	In-Person Orientation for the Health class is tentatively scheduled for June 1. It will meet at the O'Plaine Campus and there is no district offered transportation for the orientation. Times will be sent to families individually, but will be between 7:15 and 12:15. The orientation and start date is subject to change based on middle school graduation dates for incoming 9th grade students.
Geometry for Advancement	June 1 - July 9 7:15 - 12:15	In-Person, on campus, and teacher led for 5 hours per day.
College Knowledge	Session 1 - June 1 - June 2 (9:45am - 12:15pm) Session 2 - June 1 - June 2 (12:45pm - 3:15pm) Session 3 - June 3 - June 4 (9:45am - 12:15pm) Session 4 - June 3 - June 4 (12:45pm - 3:15pm)	In-Person, on campus at the Almond College and Career Center. College Knowledge is a workshop for rising seniors who are interested in attending college that focuses on applications, application essays, interviews, letters of reference, scholarships, FASFA and other college application processes that will help prepare students. $50 materials fee.

Documents

Contact

Summer School Director:
Nathan Karasek
email: nkarasek@wths.net
Phone: 847-548-6980

O'Plaine Counselors

Julie Unger - junger@wths.net 547.599.4712

Chad Miller - cmiller@wths.net 847.599.4632

Erica Loiben - eloiben@wths.net 847.599.4794

Paulette Lidskin - plidskin@wths.net 847.599.4707

Matt Zarnstorff - mzarnstorff@wths.net 847.599.4631

Marlene Vargas (Bilingual - Spanish) - mvargas@wths.net 847.599.4831

Almond Counselors

Dan Heupel - dheupel@wths.net 847.548.7110

Jennifer Scahill - jscahill@wths.net 847.548.6804

R.J. Ringa - rringa@wths.net 847.548.6695

Betsy Sagala - bsagala@wths.net 847.548.6146

Kyle Arnold - karnold@wths.net 847.548.6982

Carlos Vargas (Bilingual - Spanish) - cvargas@wths.net 847.548.6560

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