Deadlines and Scheduling Policies

Course Selection

Course Request Selections: Mid-February

Scheduling Meetings with Counselors: Late February/Early March

Last Day to Change Course Requests: May 1

No course request changes will be accepted over the summer.

Schedule Change Policies

It is critical to make sound decisions early in the course selection process and be aware of policies involved with schedule changes.  Student course requests compiled in early spring determine the master schedule for the following year.  Minimum and maximum class size will be the determining factor in the consideration of schedule change requests.  

Student schedules will be available on the Student and Parent Portal in late August. If there is an error or a request for schedule change, the student must request the change via an email to their assigned school counselor. Only necessary schedule changes will be considered – i.e., scheduled for an incorrect course or incorrect course level, not scheduled for enough credits or for too many credits. Requests for change in teacher, lunch, or Physical Education will not be considered. 

Schedule changes will be considered under the following conditions:

• Student has been scheduled for an incorrect class

• Course drop for study hall

• Course level change

• Elective(s) changes are possible only if the new elective(s) are offered during the same period

Schedule Change Deadlines and Grading

Last day to add a full-year course or first-semester course, the last day of the first full week of school

The last day to add a second-semester course, the fifth day of the third marking period

The last day to change course level, the last day of the first marking period

• If any course is dropped within the first 15 days of the school, the course does not appear on the transcript.  No grade is recorded for this brief period of instruction.  The student will be subsequently enrolled in a study hall.  

• If a student changes a level (English H to English CP) within the first 15 days of school, the grade will not follow to the new course, and a record of the former course will not be reflected on the transcript. It may be necessary for the student to complete missed assignments in the new course.  Advanced-level changes (English I CP to English I Honors) will not be permitted after the first week of school.

• If a student changes a level (English H to English CP) after 15 days of school, the grade will not follow the student to the new course.  However, the transcript will reflect the former course, indicating the grade status at the time of the withdrawal with a WP or WF.  All course-level changes must occur by the last day of the first marking period.

Credit Requirements

Students in grades 9-11 must enroll in a minimum of 30 credits per school year. Seniors are encouraged to carry 30 credits, but may carry 25 credits provided they will complete the remaining graduation requirements.

Grade Level Progression

All students must pass the following minimum number of credits to be promoted to the next grade level.

9th to 10th = 25 credits

10th to 11th = 50 credits

11th to 12th = 85 credits

Graduation minimum 120 credits

Athletics Eligibility

To be eligible for athletic participation, a student must pass a minimum of 30 credits each year.  Successful achievement (65 or above) in all courses is required to maintain full athletic eligibility.  Any student who fails (or is failing at the start of an athletic season) two courses shall be ineligible for athletic participation.  A student who fails (or is failing at the start of an athletic season) one course shall be given probationary eligibility, provided the student is passing a minimum of 30 credits.

During the probationary period, a student’s grades in all courses will be monitored every four weeks.  If any class average falls below 65 during this probationary period, the student will be removed from the team and declared ineligible for the remainder of the semester.  If, at the end of the semester, this student fails any course, eligibility will be withheld for the next two semesters.  A student may participate on probationary ineligibility a maximum of two times during the high school career.