Course Selection 2020-21
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Welcome to the 2020-2021 Course Selection Page
- Junta de Selección de Cursos Para Familias de Escuela Secundaria
- AP Capstone - 2 year Course of Study
- Blended Learning FAQ's
- Course Rigor Levels
- Dual Enrollment
- High School Elective GPA Inclusion Form
- Neutral Weighting Information
- Request for Level/Class Change
- TCHS Brandywine Course Information
- Timelines
- Class Rank and Grading Scale
- 5th Grade Students Transitioning to 6th Grade
- 6th - 8th Grade New Rigor Level Descriptors
- 6th Grade Music Selection
- WC Cyber Program
- Middle School Course Description Guide Introduction
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High School Course Selection Guide Introduction
- High School Art
- High School Business/Marketing/ Information Technology
- High School Computer Science
- High School English/English Electives
- High School ELL
- High School Health & Physical Education
- High School Mathematics
- High School Music
- High School Science
- High School Social Studies
- High School Technology Education
- High School World Language
- High School Advanced Placement Capstone
- High School West Chester University Dual Enrollment Partnership
- High School Work Study
- High School Chester County Technical College High School - Brandywine Campus
- High School Career Counseling
- High School Family & Consumer Sciences
- Secondary English Course Sequence
- Secondary Mathematics Course Progression
Timeline for Current 5th Grade
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Date
Event
Week of December 9
Send 5th to 6th course selection timeline to teacher and principals
February 3
5th grade parent letter and course guides sent home with students
February 3 - 18
Teacher recommendation window
February 18
5th to 6th Transition 101 parent meeting at Stetson Middle School at 6:30pm
February 19
6th grade music recommendations with parent signature due to elementary music teacher
February 20
5th to 6th grade recommendations due to MS principals
May 1
Preliminary recommendations available in Parent Portal
May 6
5th to 6th parent meetings at the middle schools beginning at 7pm
Timeline for Current 6th & 7th Grades
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These students will be in 7th & 8th Grade in 2020-21
February 3 through February 13
Teacher recommendation window
February 18 through February 26
Online Unified Arts selection (View teachers’ recommendations and select unified arts)
March 2 through March 11
Recommendations may be viewed on the Parent Portal. All requests to change course selections and/or recommendations must be submitted to the student’s counselor during this window.
March 16 through March 23
Second course change window (prior changes should be reflected online). All requests to change course selections and/or recommendations must be submitted to the student’s counselor during this window
March 24 Course change deadline - Course level waiver recommendations
Course change deadline - Course level waiver recommendations require administrative approval beyond this date.
May 6, 2020 5th grade course selection night
5th grade course selection night
Timeline for Current 8th - 11th Grades
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Date
Event
Week of January 13
Digital Course Selection Guides introduced in homeroom/grade level meetings
Middle to Late January
Administrator/counselor meeting with students
January 22
(snow date January 30)Parent Course Selection Meeting
January 23 at 7 p.m. at Henderson
Parent Course Selection Meeting for Spanish Speaking Families
February 3 through 14
Teacher Recommendation Window
February 18 through February 26
On-line Course Selection window – current eighth through eleventh grade students and parents (View teacher recommendations and select electives)
March 2 and March 14
Recommendations may be viewed on the Parent Portal. All requests to change course selections and/or recommendations must be submitted to the student’s counselor
March 16 and March 23
Second course change window (prior changes should be reflected online). All requests to change course selections and/or recommendations must be submitted to the student’s counselor
March 24
Elective change and course level waiver deadline
April
Secondary level staffing meetings
April 13
Elective Course GPA Inclusion Form deadline
May – June
Master schedule developed
May – June
Course conflicts resolved
Late August
Schedules available through Parent Portal