Students > Student Handbook > General Information > Schedule Changes

The process of scheduling is one that is given a great deal of time and attention. Students begin choosing courses in January and receive schedules by May of the previous school year. Once schedules have been received students have 10 school days to indicate a desire to change. After the above drop-add period, all schedules for the following year are considered final, provided that students meet prerequisites. In order to drop a scheduled course during the 2011-2012 school-year a student must meet the following criteria:

1. A student may not drop a course in which he/she is appropriately placed (i.e. has met pre-requisites).
1. All students who seek to drop a course must first meet with the teacher and draft a personal plan for success/improvement in the course.  
1. The student must arrange to receive extra help from the teacher at least once per week.
2. The student must fully complete all of the homework assignments in the course.
2. Schedule changes will only be effected at the end of current Marking Period (or pre-determined mid-point).
3. Extenuating circumstances such as illness, doctor’s notes, etc. will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
4. A student and his parents may choose, with parent permission, to take a grade of Withdraw with Failure (WF) for the course, which will remain of the student’s permanent transcript.  In this case, the above criteria need not be met.

Additionally, schedule change requests for a different teacher or meeting time will not be honored.