Each year, students have the opportunity to view and review the Program of Studies with their families. The Program of Studies is the result of meetings with teachers, counselors, department chairpersons, administrators, parents, the Superintendent and the Board of School Directors. The Program of Studies describes each course offered in the high school. It is very important that students and their families take time to read through our Program of Studies and become familiar with our course offerings each year.
Course selection is regarded as an important function and should be given very serious consideration by students and families. During the second semester and at the end of first semester courses, students discuss next year’s course selections with their subject teachers. All teachers will use the knowledge they have gained having the student in class to make their recommendations and assist the student in choosing an appropriate course for next year which best suits their abilities and aspirations. Students will then have the opportunity to discuss their teachers’ recommendations with their families. Occasionally, a teacher’s recommendation will not match a student’s selection. The student and family are encouraged to contact the teacher(s) if there is a question regarding the student’s course recommendations for that subject area and the student’s counselor for general questions regarding course requests for the next school year.
It is important to note that students must register for a minimum of 5.25 credits each year and fulfill the high school’s graduation requirements by the end of their senior year. Students are encouraged to select courses with the following objectives in mind:
- Complete all graduation requirements.
- Select courses which will prepare the student for their plans after high school. College bound students should familiarize themselves with admission requirements for individual colleges and choose courses accordingly.
- Select courses that are taught at the highest academic level which they can handle in each subject area.
Please Note: Selecting courses should involve careful consideration by the student and their family and should be made on the basis of student interests, abilities, and vocational goals.
Course requests are then entered by students in Powerschool and students and families have the opportunity to verify course requests. Once verifications are completed, all the course requests are tallied. The number of sections of a particular course and teachers’ assignments are determined by the students’ course requests.
To request a change to a student’s requests or list of scheduled courses, a parent or guardian must submit the request in writing to the student’s counselor. A change is much more likely to occur while schedules are still being developed. Once the schedules are developed, it is unlikely a request for change will be fulfilled. We will never be unreceptive to extenuating circumstances, but a change merely for convenience is not in the best interest of good school organization.
All course selection change requests must be made before the end of June.
A course may not be offered because an insufficient number of students selected the course, a certified teacher is not available, or budgetary funds are not available. Although every effort is made to accommodate students’ requests, some cannot be honored. Because of the implications a few changes can have on the entire schedule, it is very important that each student’s selections be made very carefully. If the selections have been carefully made, changes should not be necessary, except in very unusual situations.
The EHS Counselors have helpful videos and resources for students regarding the scheduling process in their Schoology Class of 20xx courses. Students are encouraged to contact their counselor with any questions.