Add/Drop Period (First 7 days of each Semester)
A student’s schedule for each semester is deemed final on the first day of the semester. The school assumes that over the course of the previous 4-5 months each student has worked closely with his/her parents, teachers and School Counselor in order to make sound course selections and is committed to fulfilling the requirements of those courses.
In the event a student requests to add/drop a course within the first 7 school days of a semester, the student will need to complete the following Add/Drop Process in the order listed below:
Pick-up an add/drop form from the School Counseling Office.
Document all add/drop requests and reasons for each request on the form in the areas provided.
Acquire a parent signature for each add/drop request.
Acquire the signature from the teacher of each course the student requests adding.
Acquire the signature of his/her School Counselor
The student’s School Counselor will touch base with the teacher of any dropped courses as needed.
Completed add/drop requests that do not conflict with the students’ other scheduled courses and the school’s master schedule will be allowed.
When any party is apprehensive about specific add/drop requests, further review involving those parties may occur, or the request may be forwarded to the principal for further consideration.
*Please Note: Adds/drops and other schedule changes will not be made to accommodate study hall, lunch period, or instructor preferences
Extraordinary Add/Drop Requests (any request after the 7 day add/drop period)
Students carrying 8 courses (no study hall) may drop one course no later than the mid-point of the semester provided graduation requirements in the area of the course being dropped have been met. Students need to complete and turn-in the add/drop form to their School Counselor to finalize the course drop. Students carrying 7 courses will not be permitted to drop a course without adding an additional course, and this process must be completed during the first 7 days of the semester as described above.
Students enrolled in a year-long course may drop the course at the end of first semester provided graduation requirements in the area of the course being dropped have been met. Students need to complete and turn-in the add/drop form to their School Counselor to finalize the course drop.
Students with a study hall may add an 8th course to their course of study within the first 7 school days of a semester assuming there is space available in the course the student wishes to add to his/her schedule. The student must also meet any prerequisites for the course and have the permission of his/her School Counselor and the course instructor.
Other requests for course changes after the 7 day add/drop period will only be considered in extreme cases. Consideration of such requests can begin by student, parent, instructor, School Counselor or school administrator recommendation. Such changes require the principal’s approval.