Course Selection
Course Selection Documents for the 2024-2025 School Year
Students Entering Grade 9
Course selection overview (newsletter to families)
Students Entering Grades 10, 11, or 12
Course selection overview (video presented to students)
Elective Descriptions
Frequently Asked Questions - Course Selection and Scheduling
Q: How does a student get recommended for a class?
A: In March, teachers speak with their students and select courses for the following year. Based on teacher input, students are recommended for the next class in a sequence (for example, students in Algebra I move into Geometry). Eligibility for Honors and AP classes varies by department, but is based on teacher input, student grades, student effort and student attendance.
Q: How are students notified about the classes they have been recommended for?
A: Students sit with teachers to discuss course recommendations in late early March. Students then meet individually with their school counselor to discuss they courses they have been recommended for and choose electives to complete their course selection process. Students receive a list of all the courses they requested for the following year in late March/early April and have until the end of April vacation to make changes and address any recommendation disagreements with the appropriate parties.
Q: Who do I talk to if I disagree with a recommended class?
A: The first person students and families should speak with when there is a disagreement about a course recommendation is the teacher who made the recommendation. They will have information about grades, attendance, and performance and can speak to why the recommendation was made. If the disagreement is not resolved when speaking with the teacher, students should obtain a course appeal form from their school counselor.
Q: When will I know what classes I am taking?
A: Once teachers have entered course recommendations and students have selected their Career & Tech Ed/Fine Arts electives, the process of building the master schedule begins. Until the master schedule is built and student schedules have been entered, your school counselor does not know if there will be conflicts in your schedule, if you will be able to take all the classes you requested, or when the classes will be scheduled. That being said, we do our very best to ensure that students are placed in the classes they have requested, and we recommend that students expect to take the courses they requested in the Spring. Students are able to view their schedule on PowerSchool at the start of the school year.
Q: How do I change a class?
A: Once students have received their schedule, either via PowerSchool or on the first day of school, they can schedule a time to meet with their guidance counselor or email their guidance counselor to address any changes that need to be made. Students may not change courses during the first week of school.