GAVS versus Credit Recovery
  GAVS
Credit Recovery
Cost FTE or Tuition based. Available to public, private, and homeschooled students Free to Georgia Public Schools; however schools may charge a fee to offset their costs for providing the program.
Instructional Model Teacher-led instruction using asynchronous online courses Teacherless instruction consisting of Flash/video presentations, review assignments, web-based learning activities, and unit assessments
Available anytime Yes. Students using FTE funding generally complete the course (s) during the normal school day. Yes. Pretests, posttests and the final exam, if applicable, need to be proctored at the school by the credit recovery monitor. All other coursework can be done at home or school.
Completion Time Courses are completed within a standard school semester. Seven starting dates are available to students. Students have approximately 22 weeks from the date of enrollment to complete the course.
Grade reported on transcript Yes. Local school facilitator gathers student grades electronically and submits them to school records personnel. Yes. Local Credit Recovery monitor retrieves grade from course and submits for inclusion on student’s transcript. This grade is in addition to the previous grade, not in place of.
Testing Requirements All courses include a final exam. EOCTs for required courses must be administered by the school system at the end of each semester. All courses include a final exam. EOCTs for required courses must be administered by the school system upon completion of the course material.
Registration Students self-register for a GAVS account and apply for their courses. Local school facilitators approve students and designate payment (FTE, Students Will Pay, School pay) options. Students create a Credit Recovery account. Credit Recovery facilitator or monitor must then enroll students in the necessary course.

Credit Recovery is a teacherless model designed for students to complete with limited assistance from a local school monitor or teacher. The variable login requirements along with a lengthened timeframe for completion will allow schools the flexibility necessary to implement the program for a variety of students. Credit Recovery is NOT for students who need one-on-one help, or did not get a basic understanding of the course content the first time he/she attempted the course.

   
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