1. SELF SELECT & ELECTIVES
We are a self select school district. This means that:
We make learning recommendations for each course and hope that you make the best selection FOR YOU based on accurate self reflection and the learning recommendations
This means you have choices to make while considering rigor, HW load, interest in the course and graduation requirements

2. OFTEN students aim really high in March and then don’t realize they stretched too far in September and then are angry when we don’t have room in the classes they want to change into
Examples: Dropping honors to on level OR releveling from PreCalc to AdvAlgTrig
We make decisions in APRIL about how many sections to run based on original March selections. This means, if you choose AP or Honors now, you’ve committed to take those unless room is available in an on level course. The computer saves your original requests so we can look at what you’ve committed to.

3. Let’s look at how to navigate it…
Use the course guide to look at each option!
Our course guide can be found online on the counseling webpage
The new online course guide allows you to find which classes qualify for which credits (Art, CTE, etc.) AND look at the recommendations for each course
Let’s look at how to navigate it…

4. To find the course guide
CLICK COUNSELING CENTER

5. CLICK TOP TAB
COURSE SELECTION

7. The bar on the right allows you search by type of credit
The bar on the right allows you search by type of credit. For example, if you know you still need CTE credit, click on the Career and Tech Education.

8. Once your in a subject area, click on a course and read about the learning recommendations and other details.

9. Getting a good schedule
The best way to get a schedule you’re happy with is:
Make accurate course selections in March
Spend some time going through the course guide to make sure you know what all your choices are
Talk to teachers about your strengths and abilities in each subject area
Challenge yourself but only with a healthy load for you
Make sure your courses keep you on track for graduation

10. Conflicts are looked at by each section –
Course selection drives our master schedule – it’s important to pick accurately in March
We create how many classes and what period they are offered sections based on requests made in March
Examples:
90 kids request Ceramics 1, we can offer 3 sections throughout the day and all 90 students can fit
38 kids request Woods 1, we can offer just 1 section of 30 so 8 students will get their alternate
Why? I only have a certain number of sections so there needs to be enough students in each section I offer (usually a minimum of 26)
Conflicts are looked at by each section –
Example:
We look at all of the students who want Choir (only 1 section) and then we look each of their choices that have only 1 section (example: Woods 2). We then place those classes at different times in the school day
Computer generates schedules for fairness

11. ? Electives Anything can be an elective!
First start by making sure you have completed all necessary TYPES of credits (PE, Art, CTE, etc.)
After you’ve completed all required types of credits, you can choose any elective!
There is NO ELECTIVE CATEGORY on the course guide because an elective is any course that is interesting to you ?

12. Electives – lots of options
English
Social Studies
Science PE
Art
CTE
World Language
Film as Lit
Economics
Biomedical Science Anatomy & Physiology
Crossfit
Fashion Design
Graphic Design
Sales and Marketing
Child Development
Spanish
Public Speaking
Globalization and Sustainability
Science of Forensics
Fundamentals of Fitness
Visual Arts
Tech Theatre
Business Law
Japanese
Shakespeare
Law and Society
AP Sciences (+)
Yoga
Ceramics
Band (+)
Web Design
Intro Health Careers
French
Creative Writing
History of Sports
Marine Bio
General PE
Photography
Orchestra (+)
Adv Computer Topic/Project
American Sign Language
Chinese
Journalism
NW Studies
CTE Science equivalencies (+)
Team Sports
Adv. Art
Choir (+)
Yearbook
Health
ASL
History Music
Dance
Theatre Arts (+)
Beg. Singing
Intro Computer Sci
History Film
Intro Fitness
AP Art
Beg. Piano
Woods
Other
Psychology (+)
Weight Training (+)
Beg. Guitar
iVision
Leadership
Movies & Music
Sports Med
Engineering (+)
Personal Finance
AP Economics
Material Science
AP Computer Scie
(+) = more than one option