Welcome to High School at Heartwood!  We are excited to begin this important journey with you.  We have outlined some important information that will help you to successfully navigate your way through our program.  Please read through the important points below and reach out to your CST with any questions.

High School Big Picture

Heartwood Charter School supports students in Grades 9-12 to choose courses based on their academic, career, and personal interests. Heartwood’s graduation requirements expect students to fulfill a minimum variety of courses to help them prepare to enter the workforce, attend college or university, or enter military service directly after high school. Heartwood Charter School graduation requirements allow students to have greater flexibility in the courses that they take and allow students to explore individual interests. The curricula for each course can be designed as a collaborative effort between students, parents, and the CST’s to ensure California State Standards for those courses are met.  To ensure learning progress in their courses, students are expected to complete at least 6-7 hours per week of work for each five unit course.  Credit for courses can be earned through pre-approved programs that offer transcripts and are fully accredited.  Proof of enrollment in these courses is required and must be submitted before the course can be added to the master agreement.

It is very important to understand that we do not guarantee graduation from our program unless the minimum graduation requirements are met and are evaluated by our High School Coordinator.  Students joining our school after the start of 9th grade must submit official transcripts for all courses that they have completed.  This includes any Junior College Classes the student has taken before or after their tenure at Heartwood.  Credit will only be given to the student when Heartwood has received the official transcript for that course. Send all transcripts to heather@heartwoodcharterschool.org at the end of each semester to update student records.

Please Note: We are not an A-G or WASC Accredited program. For UC and CSU applications, students apply by exception. 

You can find this information in the Parent Student Handbook on pages 18-22