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Innovative Pathways Evening Program

Request for Enrollment

Enrollment requests for the Fall 2024 Evening Program are now closed.

Requests are now being reviewed and families will be notified of their child’s enrollment status (enrolled in a class or added to the course waitlist) by email no later than Monday, September 16.

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Jump to: 2024-2025 School Year | Course Info | Tuition | Enrollment | Transportation | Contact | FAQs

Overview

The Innovative Pathways Evening Program provides educational services for current students who are:

  • Seeking to recover credit for missed/failed courses
  • Interested in taking additional classes to advance their studies
  • On long-term suspension or who have been expelled from school and are under 18 years of age

The Evening Program schedule allows students to access up to four courses during the school year. Courses are taught using a blended instructional model; combining live instruction one to three days per week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays), with additional online coursework completed outside of class time.

In-person courses are held at Homewood Center, 10914 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City.

2024-2025 Evening Program Calendar

Evening program classes do not meet when HCPSS schools are closed, evening activities are canceled or when high schools are scheduled for early dismissal. The HCPSS academic calendar is available online.

Fall 2024 Semester

September 24, 2024–January 16, 2025

Please note:

  • There is a mandatory student orientation on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
  • There will be no classes Oct. 3, Oct. 31, Nov. 5, Nov. 26-28, Dec. 24-31, and Jan. 1, 2025.

Spring 2025 Semester

February 4–May 15, 2025

  • There is a mandatory student orientation on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
  • There will be no classes April 15-17 and May 7.

Course Information

Carefully review course descriptions, dates and times before submitting an enrollment request.

 → 2024-2025 Evening Program Course List

 → High School Course Catalog

Tuition & Payments

Tuition

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

  • $325 (0.5 credit courses)
  • $650 (1.0 credit courses)
  • $800 (2.0 credit courses)

There are no additional costs for students enrolled in credit recovery courses.

Payments

Payments will only be accepted for students who have been enrolled in a course (not on a waitlist). Once enrolled, the parent/guardian will be emailed an invoice from MySchoolBucks outlining any course fees.

Payments may be made online through MySchoolBucks or by mail. 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 the student’s school.

Financial assistance is available to eligible families who are enrolled in Free and Reduced Meals Program. Details on submitting an application are available online.

Enrollment Requests

Enrollment requests do not guarantee placement in the Evening Program. See full details below.

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

Online enrollment request dates:

  • Fall 2024 semester – August 5–September 6
  • Spring 2025 semester – January 2–January 29

Enrollment process

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.

Detailed directions are available online.

Additional Enrollment Information

  • Enrollment requests do not guarantee placement in the Evening Program.
  • Enrollment requests are NOT first-come, first-served.
  • Enrollment priority will be given to students by their current grade level. Remaining students will be randomly selected and enrolled in their selected course (or alternate course) until that course has been filled.
  • Students with an existing financial obligation with Innovative Pathways will not be placed in a course until the tuition balance has been paid.
  • Families will receive an email when a student is enrolled in a course or added to the applicable course waitlist.

Transportation

Transportation is the responsibility of the student and parent/guardian. Students must be dropped off and picked up on time.

Limited bus transportation is available via community bus stops – a central bus stop location. Door-to-door or neighborhood bus stops are not provided.

The community bus stops for the 2024-2025 school year are:

  • Ducketts Lane Elementary School, 6501 Ducketts Lane, Elkridge
  • Hammond High School, 8800 Guilford Road, Columbia
  • Howard High School, 8700 Old Annapolis Road, Ellicott City
  • Long Reach High School, 6101 Old Dobbin Lane, Columbia
  • Oakland Mills High School, 9410 Kilimanjaro Road, Columbia
  • Wilde Lake High School, 5460 Trumpeter Road, Columbia

Community bus stops are subject to change. Alternate transportation may be found through the Regional Transportation Agency (RTA).

Contact

For questions regarding course selection, contact the student’s school counselor.

For program questions:

Please note that messages sent via email generally will receive a faster response than calling. Phone messages will be returned within 24 hours during the school week.

FAQs

Evening Program FAQs for students and families as well as staff are available online.