Explore next year's elective options by clicking on the 7th and 8th Grade Elective Preview. This document is also posted in the 6th and 7th-grade Google Classrooms and has been shared with students during Advisory.
Students have been directed to review all linked interest forms and note any applicable deadlines for the courses they wish to take next year.
Below is the planning document students used to make course selection decisions:
8th Grade Choice Sheet Planning Document (for planning purposes only; you will need to be logged in to your LISD account to view the planning document)
October 15-24: Students get introduction to Naviance and explore possible future careers.
October 29: - November 12: Students will explore more careers and study habits based on their environmental preferences. We will also preview electives for next school year.
November 10 - 14: Students will preview electives for next school year through Advisory.
December 11-18: Students will enter courses into their 3-year plan, on the online Naviance account.
January 7 & 9: Any students not presents for the 3-year plan lesson will be pulled for a make up lesson.
February 2: Last day to submit 3-year plan/choice sheet. You will be called down if no choice sheet has been entered. (Ms. Urban will enter choices into HAC by 2/12)
February 17 - March 12: Course verification and district window to make course request changes.
March 12: District deadline to make course request changes for next year.
Additional References
Counseling Staff:
School Year 2025-2026
6th Grade Counselor: Traci Donovan Traci.Donovan@leanderisd.org
7th Grade Counselor: Sarah Urban Sarah.Urban@leanderisd.org
8th Grade Counselor: Micah Reilly Micah.Reilly@leanderisd.org
*Middle School Counselors stay with the same grade level and follow that group of students for all three years.