MS Course Requests Through Student/Family Access
For the 2024-25 school year, forecasting will occur anytime between 2/12- 3/22. Students will choose their elective courses online via Skyward Student Access OR a google form.
General schedule information:
New legislation 2024-25: Visual/Performing Arts Instruction for K-8. All students must choose at least 1 trimester of an Art course each year of middle school. Art courses include visual and performing arts.
Required core courses (English Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies) are added automatically.
Science for 6th and 7th grade students are automatically added. Eighth grade students have Science and Math options.
PE (all grades) is required for one trimester unless the student’s schedule prohibits it (ie. 2 year long courses) and may be added automatically.
Music courses (Band/Choir/Orchestra) are year long courses and count as three electives. Students taking a music course should select this course first.
Students should choose up to four alternate course electives.
Scheduling → Google Form:
Information will be presented to students within their school day.
Scheduling in Skyward Student Access:
Information will be presented to students within their school day.
Scheduling in Skyward Student Access:
Step 1. Log into Student (or Family Access for Primary Guardians only)
Step 2. Click “Open Student Access” (or “Open Family Access”) to begin selecting classes.
Step 3. On the Schedule screen, click Request Courses for 2024-25 in (your middle school). See information below about adding, removing courses and adding alternates.
Note: Only students (via Student Access) will be able to Add or Remove Course Requests and Alternates.
Adding a Course Request
1. From Request Courses for 2024-2025 in (your middle school), click on the Request Courses tab.
2. Click on the desired course in the Available Courses list.
3. Click on the Add Course button. The course now appears in the Selected Courses list.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have completed requesting courses.
Note: Clicking on a course name will open additional information about the course including a description of the class.
Removing a Course Request
You can remove one or more course requests. To remove a course request:
1. From the Request Courses for 2024-2025 in (insert your school name) Middle School screen, click on the desired course in the Selected Courses list.
2. Click on the Remove Course button.
Note: You can remove one or more course requests. You cannot remove a required course that was already added to your student’s schedule.
Requesting Alternates
Alternates are optional but help you or your counselor specify what courses you want to take if one or more of your course requests are not available.
To select Alternate Courses:
1. From the Request Courses for 2024-2025 in (insert your school name) Middle School screen, click the Request Alternates tab. The Available Alternate Courses area allows you to make or change alternate course requests.
2. Alternates are updated the same way course requests are updated (using the Add Course and Remove Course buttons).
3. The priority of the Alternates in the Selected Alternate Courses list can be changed by clicking on the arrows to move an alternate request up or down.
4. Make sure you select up to four course Alternates
Note: A course with a priority of “R” is a course request (not an Alternate) and cannot be reordered.
Important Note: Some students may be required to take one or more trimesters of an academic support class based on teacher recommendation and state assessments. This adjustment could happen any time prior to or during the 2024-25 school year.