Scheduling Policy and Procedures

Students are advised of their graduation requirements and register for classes every spring through classroom visits with their counselor. After the completion of the spring scheduling visit, students sign up for their courses. At this time, students request which courses they would prefer to take. Classes requiring prerequisites will be assigned by the counselors accordingly and placed on the student’s schedule. The registration process helps us plan the number of sections we need for classes and to distribute students equally. And since students choose their courses, they will remain in the courses they are placed in at the beginning of the year.

Students receive their completed class schedules in August. All schedules are reviewed by the counselors for accuracy. Counselors are available two weeks before school to make academic adjustments if there is an error in a schedule. There should be very few schedule changes necessary as students have already requested the courses they wish to take toward graduation.

Course changes must be completed within the first five days of each semester. Each student is limited to one schedule change. To schedule a meeting with a counselor, please contact the counseling office at 635-3839 ext. 5819 or email your counselor.

Schedule changes will be made for the following reasons:

1. Academic misplacement: Student is placed in the wrong level of class (Honors or AP vs. regular pace) or is placed in a class without meeting the prerequisite.
2. Missing an academic class: Student is missing a core class such as English, social studies, math, or science.
3. Missing a graduation requirement: Student is missing a course necessary to graduate in the upcoming school year.
4. To balance classes so overcrowding does not occur.
5. Program change-­-Student has been accepted into a CTE program or the student is no longer enrolled in a specific program of study (such as Health Sciences, Co-op, etc.).

Schedules will NOT be changed to have a different lunch or to have classes with friends.

Personality conflicts will not be justification for changing a class. All conflicts need to be resolved in a mature, professional manner. We ask that the student and parent first take the responsibility to meet with the teacher and work through the problem. If a resolution cannot be reached, then the parent should contact an administrator to meet about the issue. If a class change is granted by the administration, it will be based on space availability and with the least impact to the student’s schedule.