Course Change and Scheduling

"Students should follow the procedures below when changing classes during the school year:

1. Using the course change form available in the Counseling Center, students should obtain written approval for the change(s) from the teacher(s), parent and counselor 

2. The final form is presented for approval to the Associate Principal in charge of schedule changes.

3. The student stays in the original class until the change has been completed. Student schedules can be accessed through the parent portal of PowerSchool with the appropriate password. The student may check the new schedule at the Counseling Office.

4. Students should realize that there are acceptable and unacceptable reasons for course changes. The final decision on the change will be made by the Associate Principal in charge of scheduling and will depend on the availability of class offerings and class size. Schedule changes will be made in a manner that best balances class size and individual teaching loads. Students requesting a course change should note that additional modifications in their schedule may be made by the Associate Principal in order to accommodate their course change request.

5. The deadline to change a course level or withdraw from a course without permanent record (transcript) implications will be five days prior to the close of the first semester for full year courses and five days prior to the first marking period (quarter) of a semester course. 

6. Permanent Record Implications – Any student who changes a course or course level after the established deadline should note that the withdrawn course will be reflected on his/her report card and permanent record as a “W”. In the case of a level change within the same subject, a “W” will be reflected on the report card and permanent record indicating that the student was enrolled in a previous course level.

7. No changes will be processed during the time period between five calendar days prior to the close of the term and one week after the close of the term.

8. Students who change levels within 4 days of the due date for quarter 2 interims will have their average to date raised or lowered by 7 points to conform to the weighted GPA chart for the histogram. If the change is made in the middle of a term, the average to date will be affected in this way. If the change is made at the end of a term, the term average will be affected in this way. In either case, the average prior to the change in level will reflect the 7-point difference. Hence, the end of the year grade reflects the final.

9. Students who change to a lower level after the above deadline will not have their grades raised. However, students who change to a higher level after this date will have their grades lowered by seven (7) points.

10. The receiving teacher is responsible for recording the student’s grades and computing the yearly grade. "

-2017-18 Student Handbook