Innovative Pathways Evening Program

Course Information

Course information can be found online. Carefully review all course descriptions, dates, and times before submitting an enrollment request.

Evening Program Course List →

Approved High School Course Catalogs →

Tuition & Payments

Tuition

Tuition fees are applicable for original credit courses at the following rates:

• $325 (0.5 credit courses)
• $650 (1.0 credit courses)

For students repeating a course or eligible for credit recovery, a flat fee of $125 per course will be collected.

Payments

Once enrolled, the parent/guardian will be emailed an invoice from MySchoolBucks outlining the course fees.

Download PDF: Evening Program Payment Instructions

Payments may be made online through MySchoolBucks or by mail. After 10 days past due, the enrollment may be removed. Full payment is due prior to the program start date. If payment is not received in full, the unpaid amount will become a debt and will be entered as an outstanding obligation at your child’s school. All obligations must be satisfied prior to graduation.

Online: Payment may be made through MySchoolBucks by debit card, credit card or eCheck (there is a 4% non-refundable service fee).

Mail: Download the Registration Payment Form and return the completed form with a check or money order payable to HCPSS (not the student’s school) to:

HCPSS
Attn: Innovative Pathways
10910 Clarksville Pike
Ellicott City, MD 21042

If an alternate form of payment is needed, please contact the program directly to review payment options. HCPSS cannot take in-person payment (check or money order) without an appointment.

Enrollment Requests

Enrollment requests can be made by a parent/guardian, school counselor or achievement liaison. Students must have met any applicable prerequisites. Credit recovery courses may only be made by a school counselor.

Enrollment request dates

• Fall 2025: Monday, Aug. 18, 8 a.m.–Friday, Sept. 19, 4 p.m.
• Spring 2026: December 15, 2025, 8:00.a.m.–January 23, 2026, 4:00 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE! Enrollment requests do not guarantee placement in the Evening Program, and enrollment requests are not first-come, first-served. See below for details on priority placement.

How to submit a request

A guide on registering for evening programs can be found online.

Parents/guardians may make an enrollment request by taking the following steps:

1. Log in to HCPSS Connect Synergy using parent/guardian credentials.
2. Select the student you wish to make an enrollment request for from the top left corner of the screen using the drop down menu.
3. Select More Options from the left panel.
4. Select Summer/Evening/Saturday Program Registrations from the middle.
5. Select IP Evening School from the left panel.

Once you have submitted an enrollment request:

• Information will be sent to your child’s school counselor for review.
• After counselor review, approved requests go to the Evening Program administrative team to complete course placement. Counselor approval does not guarantee placement in the program.
• Enrollment priority will be given to students by their current grade level. Grade 12 students have the highest priority, and Grade 8 students have the lowest priority for course placement. Remaining students will be randomly selected until that course has been filled.
• Parents/guardians of enrolled students will receive an invoice for tuition payment.

Attendance & Participation

Attendance

Daily attendance and active student participation directly support student achievement. This is especially important during the Evening Program. Students will be meeting the instructional objectives for a full-year/semester course in a compressed 13-week timeframe.

The following policy outlines expectations regarding tardiness and absence:

• Tardiness: Students arriving after 10 minutes of the class start time (4:10 p.m. or 5:55 p.m.) will be marked as tardy.
• Accumulated Tardiness: Every two instances of tardiness will be recorded as one unexcused absence.
• Missed Class Time: Any student who accumulates 20 minutes or more of missed instructional time, regardless of the reason, will also be recorded as an unexcused absence.
• Absences:
• 0.5 Credit Course: Students who have more than two absences (excused or unexcused) will be withdrawn from the program.
• 1.0 Credit Course: Students who have more than five absences (excused or unexcused) will be withdrawn from the program.
• To report an absence:
• Students should message their teacher through Canvas Inbox or email their teacher’s HCPSS email address.
• Parents can call the evening program phone line (410-750-8227) or email IPEvening@hcpss.org and include “Absence” in the subject line. Include the student’s name, course name, teacher’s name, and reason for absence.
• Students may only earn credit for assignments due to an excused absence. Students may be excused from class or school only for reasons as specified in the Code of Maryland Regulations, 13A.08.01.02, 13A.08.01.03, 13A.08.01.06, and l3AA.10.01.04(A-B).

Participation and Course Progress

Students are expected to actively participate in class and complete and submit course assignments on their due date. Students who are not making weekly progress or are more than one week behind in the course may be subject to withdrawal from the course.

This includes:

• Not attending in-person classes or logging into Canvas each day.
• Not submitting assignments by the posted due dates.

Transportation

Limited bus transportation is available via community bus stops – a central bus stop location. Door-to-door or neighborhood bus stops are not provided. Parents/guardians will be emailed bus pick-up and drop-off times before the program start date. Community bus stops are subject to change.

Transportation for students not eligible for HCPSS bus transportation will be the responsibility of the student and their parents/guardians. Students must be picked up by 7:15 p.m. Alternate transportation may be found through the Regional Transportation Agency (RTA).

Financial Assistance

Financial Assistance is available for current HCPSS students. Please visit www.hcpss.org/farms to submit a Free and Reduced Price Meal services (FARMs) application.

Students receiving FARMs automatically receive a 50% tuition reduction upon verification.

Parents/guardians who do not qualify for FARMs but are experiencing a documented financial hardship, or who are unable to afford tuition after the automatic FARMs status-based discounts, may complete a Financial Assistance Application. Financial hardships include unemployment of a parent or guardian, pending foreclosure or eviction and medical hardship. The Financial Assistance Committee will review the completed applications and notify parents/guardians if additional tuition reduction will be applied.

Financial Assistance Applications will be accepted in the following manner (please only submit ONE version):

Online: Complete the online form and email the required documentation to IPEvening@hcpss.org

Mail: Download the Financial Assistance Application and return the completed form and required documentation to:

HCPSS
Attn: Innovative Pathways
10910 Clarksville Pike
Ellicott City, MD 21042