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ICAN Program

What is the ICAN Program?

  • Middle School ICAN program provides online course recovery for students to gain skills necessary for promotion to the next grade level.
  • High School ICANprogram provides online credit retrieval to help students meet on-time graduation goals.

What Is The Middle School ICAN Program?

The Individual Course Achievement Now (ICAN) program provides online course recovery for students. ICAN uses web-based coursework developed by Spokane Virtual Learning (SVL) to help students to gain skills necessary for promotion to the next grade level. ICAN classrooms are located at each Spokane Public Schools middle school so that students can be assisted in person and online.

Who Is Eligible For The ICAN Program?

ICAN is for students who need to recover a credit they previously failed.

What Is An ICAN Course?

Middle school ICAN courses are web-based SVL courses designed to assess each student's prior content knowledge. Students are guided through only the core learning standards they need to demonstrate mastery of the course, which takes an average of 6-8 weeks to complete.

How Are ICAN Students Supported?

  • ICAN students have classtime scheduled with an ICAN classroom teacher who is their educational and personal support advocate.
  • ICAN students work with online teachers who are their academic content specialist.
  • ICAN students can access their coursework from a computer anytime, any place.
  • ICAN student progress and teacher contact is tracked in an electronic system to make sure the student's teachers and counselors know how to best support the student.

Where Do Students Register For ICAN Courses?

Students enroll for ICAN courses through their middle school counselors and will be placed when a space opens. ICAN enrollment is continual throughout the school year, so as students finish their courses, new students are added.ICAN classroom times are offered before or after school, depending on the school.

ICAN Course Offerings

English
  • 7th Grade English
  • 8th Grade English
Mathematics
  • Middle School Math 1
  • Middle School Math 2

What Is The High School ICAN Program?

The ICAN (Individual Credit Advancement Now) program provides online credit recovery opportunities for students at their home high school, using special web-based coursework developed by Spokane Virtual Learning (SVL). ICAN classes help students meet their on-time graduation goals, and classroom times are scheduled at each Spokane Public Schools high school so that students can be assisted in person and online.

Who Is Eligible For The ICAN Program?

ICAN is for students in need of recovering a credit they previously failed.

What Is An ICAN Course?

ICAN courses are specially designed web-based SVL courses using standards based focus, which are meant to assess each student's prior content knowledge in order to guide a student through only the core learning standards they need to demonstrate mastery of the course content. On average ICAN courses take students 6-8 weeks to complete.

How Are ICAN Students Supported?

  • ICAN students have a classtime scheduled with an ICAN classroom teacher who is their educational and personal support advocate.
  • ICAN students work with online teachers who are their academic content specialist.
  • ICAN students can access their coursework from a computer anytime, any place.
  • ICAN student progress and teacher contact is tracked in an electronic system to make sure that the student's teachers and counselors know how to best support the student.

Where Do Students Register For ICAN Courses?

Students enroll for ICAN courses through their high school counselors and will be placed when a space opens. ICAN enrollment is continual throughout the school year, so as students finish their courses, new students are added. ICAN classroom times are offered during the school day or after school, depending on the school.

ICAN Course Offerings

English
  • English 9
  • English 10
  • English 11
  • English 12
Mathematics
  • Algebra 1
  • Geometry
  • Algebra 2
Science
  • Science 9A Physics / 9B Chemistry
  • Science 10 Biology
Scocial Studies
  • World History
  • American Studies
  • Current World Affairs
  • Economics
Fine Arts / CTE
  • Digital Photography
Fitness And Health
  • Health
  • Intro to Fitness*
  • Lifetime Fitness*
* This class is ideal for student athletes. With SVL you can get credit for the workouts you are already doing.
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