Scheduling & Drop Policy
Norris Drop Policy
The class schedule students receive at the beginning of the school year is based upon the registration process completed in the spring. Parents, students and the school must consider the spring registration process as being one of a near contractual agreement. As has been the practice in the past, we do not have the space or ability to make changes in a student’s schedule for the upcoming year. Therefore, class schedules are not subject to change in terms of courses selected or class periods scheduled. Work schedules, or before and after school extra-curricular responsibilities must be worked around the class schedule provided at the beginning of the school year. Changing schedules for things such as transportation, work schedules, or to move a class to another period or to a different teacher will cause class load imbalances for other students and teaching staff.
1. A student will only be considered for a schedule change if one of the following conditions exists:
*Health problems
*Drop course recommendation made by teacher
*Failing prerequisites
*Senior with incomplete graduation requirements
Students must complete a Schedule Change Request form from the Counseling Center. All schedule change considerations will be contingent upon whether there is room in the class.
2. When a student meets the conditions above, the student will take the completed Schedule Change Request form to the teacher(s) involved for signatures for input on possible effects and consequences of high school and post-secondary plans. A Schedule Change Request form will be completed only after availability has been verified by the Counseling Center.
3. The last day students can drop a yearlong class with parental permission and submission of the Schedule Change Request form will be the last week of 1st semester. No changes will be allowed once the 2nd semester begins. All schedule change considerations will be contingent upon whether or not there is room in the class.
4. Schedules will not be juggled or switched to accommodate lunch times or extra-curricular activities.
5. Once schedules are set and the pre-registration sheets are signed by the student and the parent (in the Spring preceding that semester), there will be no drops allowed for AP, dual credit, and college credit classes even with parental permission or request.
College/Dual Credit Drop Policy
Students have the first five (5) days of the semester (Norris schedule) to request a drop of the college credit portion of a dual credit course (parent permission is required)
Students will remain in the class for high school credit only (if taught by a Norris instructor)
NO drops are allowed for classes taught by college course instructors
The college’s (SCC, Peru, Wesleyan) drop policy and dates will be followed for the college credit portion of the class
Contact Lori Ludwig or Kari Joel to request the drop through SCC