Dear Seniors and Senior Parent/Guardian:

As a senior, your student has qualified for senior release.  As described below, there are certain qualifications for senior release and rules to maintain senior release throughout the school year.  Eligibility to participate in this program will be evaluated every six weeks during the school year. If your child fails to qualify within a given 6-week period, he/she will NOT be eligible for re-enrollment in senior release until the NEXT 6-week period.

To be eligible for either Senior Release, students must meet the following criteria:

1. Have completed at least 17 credits before the start of their senior year

2. Have all As, Bs, and Cs the trimester before the scheduled late arrival or early release (including Trimester 3 junior year)

3. Have met an Act 158 Pathway or have an Act 158 Pathway completed by the end of Trimester 1 senior year unless approved by the school counselor or case manager

4. Have fulfilled career planning portfolio requirements set by DASD schools by May 1 of your junior year

5. Have parent permission completed in Skyward before the first day of the school year

This year Senior Release has three options:

1)      A senior scheduled Late Arrival during Period 1 of the traditional day and has the option to leave during Wildcat Period on days there aren’t required senior meetings.

2)      A senior schedule Early Release during Period 5 of the traditional school day and will be automatically scheduled to senior release during Wildcat Period.

3)      A senior hasn’t scheduled late arrival or early release but has qualified to leave the building during Wildcat Period.  The senior has the option to leave during Wildcat Period on days there aren’t required senior meetings.

The rules established for this privilege are as follows:

1. Students on Wildcat Period Senior Release must select the Senior Release option in Flex by 1:45 p.m. daily. Failure to select Senior Release in Flex may result in losing Senior Release privileges.

2. Periodically, there will be mandatory Senior Class meetings.  On these days, there will be no Senior Release.  Students would need a parent note to leave early for appointments on these days.

3. No additional transportation for students participating in this program will be provided.

4. Students who select Senior Release must leave campus during Wildcat Period unless they are rostered to a club/activity or academic need; they are permitted to return for after-school-related activities.

5. This privilege does not apply when Wildcat Period is not at the end of the day due to an alternate schedule.

6. Except for transportation directly to and from school, school insurance will not cover qualifying students who leave during the release period(s).

7. Administration shall retain the right to revoke this privilege at any time. This applies to all qualifying students, especially those who fail to abide by school rules and procedures or those failing to meet academic or attendance responsibilities.

Late Arrival and Early Release for the school year has already been scheduled into your child’s schedule.  We ask that you still grant permission for this schedule by accessing the Senior Release tile in Skyward.  These options begin on the first day of school with your permission.  If there are required meetings or alternate bell schedules, students may attend study hall in lieu of staying home.

Wildcat Period Senior Release will begin on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, provided we have received your parent permission in Skyward.