Schedule Change Requests
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Annually, New Trier students complete a course request process during the spring semester. This process includes comprehensive input from the student as well as their family, Adviser, teachers, and other New Trier staff. The goal of this process is to capture each student’s interests, aspirations, and needs through the development of a course schedule for the following school year.
It is recognized that students’ needs, interests, and aspirations are dynamic and may change from when they request classes to when they are actually enrolled. For this reason, students and families may request a change to a student’s course schedule. These requests are reviewed on an individual basis. The decision to make a schedule change includes a process that requires input from and discussions from the classroom teacher, department chairs, and/or Graduating Class Team.
The timing of when a student’s schedule is changed influences the educational experience for the student as well as the teaching and learning environment in our New Trier classrooms. Because of this, most changes are encouraged to be made prior to the start of each semester, and after a semester starts, many changes will be delayed until the following semester.
Following are guidelines and details regarding requesting a student schedule change.
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Types of Schedule Changes and Timing
Level Up - Requests for the same course at a higher level
2023-24 REQUEST PERIOD
- Semester 1 Courses: Up to 8/22/23
- Semester 2 Courses: Up to 1/9/24
Consideration for changes may include a recommendation from the department chair and availability of seats in the requested course.
Level Down - Requests for the same course at a lower level
Students who are considering a level down request should first communicate with their Adviser and teacher prior to making a request.
2023-24 REQUEST PERIOD
- Semester 1 Courses: Up to 10/8/23 and 10/21/23 to 11/26/23
- Semester 2 Courses: Up to 3/4/24 and 3/16/24 to 5/12/24
Changes will not be made within 2 weeks of the Q1/Q3 marking period and 4 weeks of the Q2/Q4 marking period.
Consideration for changes may include a recommendation from the student’s Adviser and teachers and availability of seats in the requested course.
Change of Mind - Requests to swap one course for another or add a new course
2023-24 REQUEST PERIOD
- Semester 1 Courses: Up to 8/22/23
- Semester 2 Courses: Up to 1/9/24
Consideration for changes may include a recommendation from the department chair and availability of seats in the requested course.
Course Drop - Requests to remove a course without a course replacement
Students who are considering a drop request should first communicate with their Adviser and teacher prior to making a request.
The timing of a drop request results in different notation of the drop on a student’s transcript. Following are the different ways a drop may be notated:
Clean Drop - No record of the course or grade is indicated on the student’s transcript. No credit is earned. No GPA is recorded.
Withdraw Pass (WP) - The course is recorded on the transcript with a grade of a WP in place of a student’s passing grade (A,B,C,D). Credit is given. No GPA is recorded.
Withdraw Fail (WF) - The course is recorded on the transcript with a grade of a WF in place of a student’s failing grade (F). No credit is earned. The GPA is recorded.
2023-24 DROP REQUEST PERIODS AND TRANSCRIPT NOTATION
Period
Fall 2023 Dates
Spring 2024 Dates
Transcript Notation
Drop Period
Up to 11/10/23
Up to 4/12/24
Clean Drop
Withdrawl Period
11/11/23-12/10/23
4/13/24-5/19/24
WF or WP
No Withdrawl Period
After 12/10/23
After 5/19/24
WF
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Request Processes
During the summer, parent and student requests should be made to Adminservices@nths.net.
During the school year, parent and student requests should be made to a student’s Adviser.
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Special Needs and Circumstances
Special needs and circumstances beyond those described above may be reviewed and approved by your student’s Graduating Class Team. Contact your student’s Adviser, Adviser Chair, or Graduating Class Team Assistant Principal for more information.
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