Scheduling Information

SCHEDULE CHANGES and DROP/ADD PERIOD

The master schedule is developed on the basis of student requests and constructed to provide the best possible program for the maximum number of students. Over subscription and scheduling conflicts may necessitate course changes. If changes are made during the school scheduling process, priority is given to scheduling required courses for graduation; therefore students may not be enrolled in all of their chosen electives. All students are required to maintain a full 7-credit academic program of study. Students may be denied changing or dropping a course if there is no academic basis for the change. All efforts are made to accommodate student elective requests.

It is anticipated that students will take a demanding and rigorous academic schedule and commit to achieving success in all courses. Students who recognize that they are performing poorly need to obtain the extra help and support needed to be successful. Counselors will assist students in obtaining the needed resources in order to achieve success in the course. No changes will be considered unless a student has demonstrated sincere and multiple efforts to obtain extra help from a teacher or an authorized peer assistance program.

It is also understood that students will make informed choices regarding their entire program of study, including their elective classes. Other key items to note:

• During the ADD/DROP period (the first 10 school days of the school year), counselors may make schedule changes to relieve over-enrollment, conflicts, or for any student who has a legitimate need to change a class. Students must obtain an add/drop form and have it signed by a parent prior to discussing any possible schedule changes with their counselor.
• The semester 2 ADD/DROP period is the first five days of the second semester. Students will be able to adjust their second semester courses during semester 1 if necessary, but all changes must be complete by the end of the ADD/DROP period.
• NO CHANGES to a student’s schedule will be made after the DROP/ADD period unless there are special or extenuating circumstances, such as extended illness, the implementation of a special learning plan, or teacher or team confirmation that a student has been misplaced in a course. Students are required to complete a form indicating efforts made to be successful in the class. Completion of a class change request form does not ensure an automatic schedule change. The student will be notified as to the decision regarding the request for a class change. If a change occurs, the grade/attendance will follow the student to the new course.
• If special circumstances do allow a withdrawal from a class, students who are passing will receive a “Withdraw-Passing” WP on their transcript and a student who is not passing will receive a “Withdraw-Failing” (WF) grade that will appear on their transcripts. The grade and may affect the grade point average and class rank.
• SPECIAL NOTE to students in Honors and AP® classes: Coventry Public Schools understands and appreciates the level of rigor and internal challenges students accept in Honors or AP® classes. Because of such, some students desire to prematurely withdraw from these classes as they perceive the level of difficulty to be insurmountable. Experience has demonstrated that many students need some time to acclimate their learning style to these new challenges. As such, students in Honors or AP® courses should stay in the course until the end of the first semester. Students wishing to withdraw at the end of the first semester, need to demonstrate sincere, multiple and sustained efforts to obtain extra help from a teacher, tutor, or an authorized peer assistance program. This needs to be documented on a special form obtained from Guidance. Approval must be obtained from the classroom teacher, the curriculum coordinator, guidance counselor and guidance curriculum coordinator. Students who wish to drop the course prior to the end of the first semester, may gain approval to do so ONLY if the AP or Honors course has a CP level available for the student to move into and student has approval form completed. The principal will have final jurisdiction regarding all scheduling changes after the “drop/add” period.