Schedule Commitments and Adjustments
Course Selection Timeline - Spring 2024
January 8, 2024: Educational Planning Guide (EPG) live for 2024/2025 course selection.
January 8, 2024: Counselor Presentations Grade 8
January 17, 2024: Parent Information Night
January 17 - 19, 2024: Community Period Presentations Grades 9-11
January 9 - 19, 2024: Teacher Recommendations entered into Synergy Scheduling System
January 22 - 29, 2024: Student Course Selection through Synergy. Students will receive link and passwords through their English classes prior to this date.
February 6 - 9, 2024: Counselors and teachers review student course selections to ensure completion and accuracy
February 16, 2024: Parents and guardians should review the student's course requests in Synergy ParentVUE. (Information about viewing the ParentVUE account is available at the district website.) If the verification sheet is inaccurate or changes are necessary please edit the verification form and return to the child's Counselor no later than February 26, 2024.
February 26, 2024: Course Selection is Closed.
Changes and Cancellations
While every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy of information in the Educational Planning Guide as well as plan for the effective utilization of district resources, it sometimes becomes necessary to alter course offerings including the addition of new courses as well as the elimination of those with insufficient enrollment or limited availability of staff. The district reserves the right to make changes to the course offerings of our school.
Master Schedule Construction
Students are presented with course information as well as selection of course requests in the early spring of each year. Based upon students’ course request information, the administration builds the master schedule. This schedule reflects the interests of the students. Course sections are determined by the initial requests and teacher availability. Adjustments are made to reduce scheduling conflicts and to help students to take as many of their selected courses as possible.
The entire process takes about five months. The objective is to fulfill as many students' course requests as possible. It is not the purpose of this master schedule process to accommodate course change requests after the initial sign-up period. Therefore, it is strongly suggested that careful consideration to course selection be given during the initial sign-up phase of the process. Course request changes will only be considered if they meet the criteria on the Course Change Request form. The listing of a course does not guarantee that the course will be taught. Courses are offered only if enough students have signed up for the course, and there is availability of staff to teach the course.
The entire process takes about five months. The objective is to fulfill as many students' course requests as possible. It is not the purpose of this master schedule process to accommodate course change requests after the initial sign-up period. Therefore, it is strongly suggested that careful consideration to course selection be given during the initial sign-up phase of the process. Course request changes will only be considered if they meet the criteria on the Course Change Request form. The listing of a course does not guarantee that the course will be taught. Courses are offered only if enough students have signed up for the course, and there is availability of staff to teach the course.
Schedule Commitments and Adjustments
Our students are requested to thoroughly study the Educational Planning Guide, and in consultation with their teachers, counselor, and parents make wise course selections for the school year. Adequate schedule planning, budgeting and efficient curriculum management can take place only when school personnel can consider course selections final and binding.
Please choose your program carefully. You are making a commitment as you select your courses. Development of a student/teacher schedule impacts greatly on the allocation of staff, resources and our ability to maintain an environment most conducive to a quality learning experience. After requesting courses online students are only permitted to request changes on the verification sheet (by the due date indicated on the verification sheet). Changes on the verification sheet will only be considered if the student returns it by the deadline and obtains the teacher recommendation (if required). After construction of the master schedule is completed, counselors will begin to meet with students to resolve course conflicts or errors. No other changes will be permitted after the submission of verification sheets.
Test Out Exams for Accelerated Studies
Students are provided the opportunity to advance their studies by testing out of certain Math, Science and World Language courses with the goal of enrolling in more rigorous and advanced/AP courses in the future. Students are required to achieve at least a 90% in the prerequisite course to be eligible for the test out exam. The district will provide students with study materials to prepare for the exam but cannot offer tutoring or assistance to prepare for the exam. Students who successfully pass the exam will be placed in the next sequential course. Please note: No credit will be awarded for achieving a passing score.
Eligible courses students may attempt to test out of are:
Please choose your program carefully. You are making a commitment as you select your courses. Development of a student/teacher schedule impacts greatly on the allocation of staff, resources and our ability to maintain an environment most conducive to a quality learning experience. After requesting courses online students are only permitted to request changes on the verification sheet (by the due date indicated on the verification sheet). Changes on the verification sheet will only be considered if the student returns it by the deadline and obtains the teacher recommendation (if required). After construction of the master schedule is completed, counselors will begin to meet with students to resolve course conflicts or errors. No other changes will be permitted after the submission of verification sheets.
Test Out Exams for Accelerated Studies
Students are provided the opportunity to advance their studies by testing out of certain Math, Science and World Language courses with the goal of enrolling in more rigorous and advanced/AP courses in the future. Students are required to achieve at least a 90% in the prerequisite course to be eligible for the test out exam. The district will provide students with study materials to prepare for the exam but cannot offer tutoring or assistance to prepare for the exam. Students who successfully pass the exam will be placed in the next sequential course. Please note: No credit will be awarded for achieving a passing score.
Eligible courses students may attempt to test out of are:
- CP Geometry
- Algebra II with Trigonometry
- Trigonometry
- Pre-Calculus
- Honors Chemistry
- Honors Physics
- World Language
- French
- Spanish