By: Josh Griffin, Principal
As a school community, we are quickly approaching the window for course selection for D’Evelyn students currently in grades 6 - 11. This is an important time for our students, staff, and families for multiple reasons. For our students, the course selection window is their opportunity to request courses for next school year. As a relatively small school offering seven grade levels and a six-class period school day, we have some natural limitations in our scheduling process which can limit the availability of some advanced elective courses for our students. During the course request process, students are conveying their wishes and intentions for the 2022-2023 school year, which directly informs the construction of our school master schedule. It is crucial for our students and families to make informed, thoughtful choices in the course request process, including in alternate elective courses. Additionally, within the framework of our rigorous academic program, it is important that students and families seek balance in the course request process. We now offer nearly 20 AP courses per school year, and particularly juniors and seniors have a multitude of opportunities to engage in advanced coursework. Nonetheless, it is important for students to be judicious in their requests for next year - I encourage all D’Evelyn students to seek a healthy balance between requesting advanced coursework and to especially consider the volume of homework that they may face in our advanced courses prior to making formal requests. By seeking a balanced approach to scheduling, students have the opportunity to shape their academic, extracurricular, and personal experiences in the next school year, an opportunity that I encourage them to engage with thoughtfully. For students and families wishing to learn more about available courses for the 2022-2023 school year, please review our updated Course Planning Guide. This is an incredibly valuable document, as it outlines junior and senior high school courses requirements, high school graduation requirements, and course lists, course descriptions, and course prerequisites. This document provides outstanding foundational information to support students in their thoughtful decision making in the course request process. Students have the opportunity to learn more about available AP courses by attending course information sessions as scheduled during 7th hour during the next few weeks. Additionally, the D’Evelyn AP contract can be found in the linked document. During the week of February 7th, D’Evelyn counselors will be visiting with students in their English classes to provide an important presentation regarding the course request process. During this presentation, counselors will provide an overview of coursework options for each grade, and more details on the formal logistics of the course request process. This is a great opportunity for students to learn more about class offerings at D’Evelyn, and to ask questions of counselors to support the planning process for next year. Finally, please note the logistical importance of thoughtful requests by all students. Because we build our master schedule upon these requests, we make course selection changes in very rare and specific circumstances after the submission of course request forms. I appreciate your partnership in supporting your student with the course selection process. After the course selection presentations in the week of February 7th, should you or your child(ren) have questions regarding the process, I encourage you to work directly with your child’s counselor to seek additional information and support. I hope that this update finds you and your family healthy and doing well and staying healthy in the face of the (hopefully slowing) spread of the omicron variant. I appreciate your continued support of your child(ren) and our greater school community. Upcoming Events: January 24, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting February 7, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting February 8, 2022 5:30 p.m. Accountability Meeting February 15, 2022 6 p.m. DEF Meeting February 18, 2022 End of 1st Six Weeks D'Evelyn Calendar of Events D'Evelyn Sports/Activities Calendar Comments are closed.
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