There will be second year of Summer College, a program that aims to help struggling students meet high school graduation and proficiency requirements while exposing them to the opportunities of a college education.

Summer College will help more than 350 high school students who did not pass the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) this spring. The five-week program, made possible by an innovative partnership among the Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Community Colleges and the City of Seattle, will be located at two community college campuses - North Seattle Community College and South Seattle Community College - to quickly boost student achievement and give students an experience of college life.

This year's Summer College program has two components. One component focuses intensely on increasing math proficiency. One hundred and fifty slots are available for this five-week program that operates five days per week and provides one-to-one tutoring in mathematics. The program is available to help students who scored at level 1 or a low level 2 on the mathematics section of the WASL. The students will also be offered classes in literacy (reading and writing) and other college-level classes. WASL scores range from level 1 to 4, with a 3 or 4 required for passage.

The second component will help up to 200 ninth and 10th grade students, who scored a level 2 on at least one WASL assessment this spring. These students will take mathematics, literacy and an exciting enrichment course that will all count towards high school graduation. Immediately following Summer College classes, students may retake the WASL tests they did not pass.