Course Planning ResourceS
Course Planning ResourceS
Below are a list with links to course planning documents and presentations.
Scheduling Timeline for Next School Year
December 5th: The QMS Curriculum Fair Website will be updated for the 2026-27 school year. All families are invited to review this site to learn valuable information for selecting courses for next year and planning ahead to programs that are available in high school. Please note this website contains information for rising 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students.
December 11th: Curriculum Fair @ the Q, from 6:00-7:30 PM. This event is for all rising 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade families. You will find links to recorded presentations for rising 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Please review these presentations prior to the curriculum fair event, and bring your questions with you on December 11th.
December 12th: During Advisory, 6th and 7th graders will review elective offerings for next year, using our curriculum fair website and recorded presentations by school counselors. During this same timeframe, 8th graders will meet with high school counselors from Freeman, Godwin and Tucker High Schools to learn about the transition to high school and course offerings in 9th grade.
January 5-19: Parents/students can select courses for the 2026-2027 school year in PowerSchool. School counselors will work with students in learning how to select courses online during these two weeks, and parents/students can make changes through January 19th. Click here to access directions for selecting courses through PowerSchool.
January 19th: Deadline for parents/students to select courses online
Early-May: Students and families will be able to review course selections for the 2026-2027 school year one more time before school closes for the summer, to make sure there are no mistakes.
May 22nd: Last day students can request an elective class change (requests will only be honored if space remains in the course being requested)
General Resources to Assist with Selecting Courses
Middle School Courses, Course Descriptions and Course Pathways
High School Courses, Course Descriptions and Course Pathways
Planning Guide General Information:
GPA and Class Rank Information - Includes important information regarding cumulative grade point average calculations for high school credit courses, implications for high school courses taken in middle school, and class rank (including information regarding high school credit courses taken in middle school).
Adding or Dropping High School Courses - describes the specific guidelines about high school courses and rules about adding/dropping such courses in middle or high school
Sequential Electives for High School Credit (Graduation Requirement) - All students are required to complete two sequential high school elective credit courses to graduate from high school. At QMS, we offer several high school credit electives that can serve as the first course in the two-course sequence: Art I, Digital Media Art & Design I, Exploring Computer Science, Independent Living, Intro to Game Design & Coding, and Technology Foundations.
Rising 6th Graders
Rising 7th and 8th Graders
Recorded Presentation - Scheduling Process Parent Information
Rising 7th Graders:
Rising 8th Graders:
Rising 9th Graders
Transitioning to High School - Provides links and resources for all three feeder high schools and tools for course and transition planning
Freeman High School - Curriculum Fair on Thursday, January 8th, 5:00-7:00 PM; 9th Grade Course Sheet
Godwin High School - Getting to Know Godwin on Wednesday, January 7th, starting at 7:00 PM; 9th Grade Course Sheet
Godwin's AP Commitment Form - required for taking AP courses at Godwin
Tucker High School - Curriculum Fair Website coming soon; 9th Grade Course Sheet
JROTC Information - offered at Tucker High School
General Information