For the past six years, the summer school program has been an integral part of the educational mission in the Warren County R-III School District.
At the district’s November board meeting, summer school coordinator Dr. Janelle Stanek offered a report on the 2025 session and plans for 2026, which the board approved unanimously.
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For the past six years, the summer school program has been an integral part of the educational mission in the Warren County R-III School District.
At the district’s November board meeting, summer school coordinator Dr. Janelle Stanek offered a report on the 2025 session and plans for 2026, which the board approved unanimously.
“Our proposed goals for summer school in 2026 are to increase learning opportunities, student enrollment and revenue,” Stanek said. “We are proposing kindergarten through fourth grade to be held at Daniel Boone Elementary, fifth through eighth grade at Black Hawk Middle School, ninth through 12th at Warrenton High School and also a small group at Alpha.”
In the report, Stanek stated that the program provided services for 949 students at the end of the 2024-25 school year. The program's revenue was $609,594. After supplies, staffing and attendance gift cards, the program saw a final balance of $301.37.
“Our enrollment in 2025 was very similar to 2024,” Stanek said.
She added that the program offered district curriculum for students in K-8 in math, science, English language arts, art, music, physical education and technology.
The summer 2026 course offerings will be the same as last summer, except that STEM Exploration will replace music at the middle school level.
“The kids would like a more STEM-based offering,” Stanek said. “They want something more hands-on.”
At the high school level, students were offered the options of credit recovery, PE, health, personal finance, foundations of art, and the Alpha Academy. The academy is a program of individual study in basic subject areas designed for students who need an alternative setting to be successful.
There would only be a slight change to the high school offering, Stanek said.
“We want to offer choices for more virtual courses,” she said.
She added that the incentive program has been well-received and will continue. In K-8, students who miss up to one day will receive a $100 prepaid card, while students who miss two days will receive a $75 card, and those who miss three days will receive $50.
The 2026 summer school is scheduled to run from June 8 through July 9. There will be no school on June 18 for Juneteenth and July 2 for Independence Day. The enrichment camps are scheduled for July 13-30.
“We switch it up in summer (by scheduling) Monday through Thursday,” Stanek said of changing the district’s school year Tuesday through Friday model.
“Is there a reason for that change?” Board Secretary Carolyn Spraggs asked.
“Typically, parents tend to leave on vacations on Friday, so that’s why we’ve scheduled it like that,” Stanek answered.
After summer school concludes, the district-implemented Summer Enrichment Camp offers opportunities for students.
The Camps are week-long (four-day) summer camp sessions for students entering Kindergarten through 8th Grade. The camps consisted of 3.5-hour sessions each day, Monday through Thursday.
