- The student is missing a class needed to meet a Massachusetts education requirement or a graduation requirement.
- The student has already taken and received a grade for a scheduled class.
- The student has previously and unsuccessfully taken a class with the selected teacher.
- The student’s schedule is unbalanced with his or her academic and elective classes from one day to the next.
- The student is requesting a Learning Center be replaced by another class, Teaching Assistant or Independent Study.
- The student requests a change of program (i.e. Work Study, Mentorship, Senior Project, etc.).
- The student did not complete all required summer work and cannot take the class.
Procedures and timeframes to be used by students who are requesting a change of schedule:
“Scramble Days”
Students may come in and present their schedule change requests to the Guidance Department two weeks prior to the start of school (aka: “Scramble Days”)
Once school starts (and at the start of the second semester)
During the first two days of school, students who desire a change of schedule should request a pass from a classroom (or Learning Center) teacher to the Guidance Office. Students should only ask for a pass during a Learning Center or, if the student has eight scheduled classes, during the class for which the change is requested.
Beginning on Monday of the first full week of school, an appointment must be made in order to see a Guidance Counselor regarding a schedule change. Students can receive a pass from their homeroom teachers to go to the Guidance Office. The Guidance Office will schedule a time for an appointment and give the student a pass, and then give the students a separate pass to go to his or her first period class.
Any schedule change made after this time will only be for a class level change, or because of a circumstance that requires a special exception to be made, and requires the permission of the Director of Guidance.
POLICY GOVERNING SCHEDULE CHANGES
In order that a reasonable control can be exercised by the Guidance Department over program changes, the following policy must be adhered to:
- Student wishing to drop a course without a penalty of failure must do so within the prescribed add/drop period. If the student is failing the course, they will receive a WF on their transcript. It is the discretion of the head of the Guidance Department to issue a mark of W (withdrawn) or WF (withdrawn – failing).
- Students may wait for the grade results of the first quarter to decide if they want to continue with the AP class in which they are enrolled. If they stay in the course after that time, they are committed to the end of the class.
- After discussing the educational soundness of the proposed change with his counselor, the student will be given a Program Change Request Form.
- Only upon the return to Guidance of the Program Change Request Form properly signed by all specified individuals, will the change become effective. Changes become part of the computerized program used by teachers.
5. Students must follow their original schedule until all of the above has been completed. Teachers will not admit students to their class until the above steps are completed.