Grade 6 Course Description Guide

Grades 7 & 8 Course Description Guide

The High School Course Selection, Middle School Course Description, and Middle School Cyber Guides serve as resources for information that will help guide students in planning and preparing for their educational experience within the West Chester Area School District.

These guides were designed to help students and parents – with help from guidance counselors, teachers, and administration – to select a program of study that best suits the student’s interests, aptitudes, abilities, needs, and educational and career goals. Questions concerning courses and placement should be directed to the student's guidance counselor.

These students will be in 6th Grade in the 2024-2025 school year.

February 21, 2024	6th Grade Music Recommendations Form submitted
February 21, 2024	Middle School 101 Parent Information Night via Zoom
March 2024	Parent-teacher conferences
May 1	5^th Grade Course Selection Night
Mid-Summer	Transition Camps for Students and 6th Grade Parent Orientation Nights - principals will send information in the summer.

These students will be in 7th & 8th Grade in the 2024-2025 school year.

Wednesday, January 17 through Wednesday, february 7	Teacher recommendation window
Tuesday, January 30, 2024	Middle School 101 Parent Information Night
February 12 through February 23	Student and parent course selection week
Wednesday, March 13	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.
Friday, March 22	Course change deadline - Course level waiver recommendations require administrative approval beyond this date.

These students will be in 9th - 12th Grade in the 2024-2025 school year.

Date	Event
Week of January 15	Digital Course Selection Guides released online
Middle to Late January	Administrator/counselor meeting with students
January 17 through February 7	Teacher Recommendation Window
January 25 at 6:30 pm	Parent Course Selection Meeting at home high school
February 8 at 6:30 pm	Parent Course Selection Meeting for Spanish Speaking Families at HHS
February 12 through February 23	On-line Course Selection window – current eighth through eleventh grade students and parents (View teacher recommendations and select electives)
February 29 - March 8	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 22	Elective change and course level waiver deadline
May 17	Elective Course GPA Inclusion Form deadline
May – June	Master schedule developed
May – June	Course conflicts resolved
Late August	Schedules available through Parent Portal