Schedule Change Policy

Requests for schedule changes will be difficult, if not impossible, to accommodate after the last week of school. Course selections made by students drive the development of the master schedule, which determines staffing needs as well as the materials and resources the school must purchase. For this reason, it is essential that students and parents carefully choose courses that align with the student’s needs, interests, and abilities. A schedule created through thoughtful planning and consultation with teachers, counselors, and parents should rarely require changes.

However, the following are considered valid reasons for requesting a schedule change:

• Failure of a required course that must be repeated.

• Successful completion of a summer school course.

• Repeating a course with a different teacher when the student previously failed the course (every effort will be made to schedule with another teacher when possible).

• A decline in end-of-year grades indicating the student should not continue to the next level of a sequential course. Parents or students must notify the Guidance Department immediately upon receiving the final grade that warrants this change. 

• Dropping a study hall to add an elective, provided space is available.

Any other reason for requesting a schedule change requires the principal’s approval and will result in a Withdraw Failing (WF) grade on the student’s report card. The WF will be calculated into the student’s quality point average.

Note:  Regular courses with summer work - Example:  AP English (not summer courses) must be dropped before June 12 to avoid a W/F.