COURSE SCHEDULING PROCESS
General information and instructions regarding the course scheduling process is provided to all students and is available here. An evening session is held for families to learn about the course selection process and changes.
When selecting courses, students and parents should keep in mind that many courses are organized to feed into a sequence of learning experiences and therefore have prerequisites that provide foundational skills and concepts.
Each high school day is divided into an eight period format which includes a lunch and Flex period. Students are recommended to carry at least 6 credits per year.
Students are given a deadline to complete their elective requests. During this registration period, students are encouraged to carefully select those elective subjects that will complete their schedule for the next school year. Students are also advised to seek assistance and advice from teachers, school counselors, and families.
NOTE: Late completion of course request items can cause delays in the scheduling process and many unnecessary schedule changes that affect class size and staffing. Families and students should take this process seriously, request all courses carefully, and complete by stated deadlines.
December 14 - January 9
All major subject, world language, and special education teachers will recommend courses and levels for all students.
Week of January 9
Virtual Elective Area Presentations for 8th graders.
January 24
9th-11th grade course selection video presented in Advisory.
January 24-27
Counselors available in high school lunches to assist students with course selection.
January 25
High school counselors Q and A with 8th graders in Social Studies classes.
Virtual Course Selection Night, 7 PM School counselors present an overview of the scheduling process to parents in all grade levels. Teachers from core subject areas will be available to explain courses/levels and answer questions.
January 30
Deadline for students to complete initial elective requests.
June
Teachers final review and adjustment of course recommendations.
Mid-August
Student schedules activated on Skyward.
Late August
8th grade and new student orientations.
Dates are subject to change.
GUIDELINES FOR INITIAL REQUESTING OF COURSES
The master schedule for the next school year is built on the course requests of over 1850 students. Every effort will be made to provide students with the courses for which they have been recommended or that they have requested. However, the availability of courses depends upon many factors, including the number of students requesting a course, staff availability, classroom availability, the number of sections of a course, and the placement of courses in a schedule. Consequently, some students may be enrolled in alternate elective courses because of scheduling conflicts, or the cancellation of courses due to insufficient enrollment. Students cannot retake a course unless it is designated as repeatable. To maximize their chances of being scheduled for their desired elective courses, students should use the following guidelines during the initial course request period in January/February of the preceding school year:
Before requesting courses for next year, check all prerequisites and academic instructional levels.
Select alternative elective courses that may be substituted for course requests that cannot be scheduled. Pick a variety of full-year and half-year courses.
Complete elective requests by the established deadline. (January 30)
Contact your school counselor if you have special concerns or need to clarify course needs or priorities.