Kevin Callahan
kevinc@isb.ac.th
There are many events and information sessions for students and parents regarding course selection for the coming school year. Here are some timelines, as things happen pretty quickly as the semester moves on:
Grade 8 to 9 Course Selection
March 3 – Presentation to Grade 8 Students (Dean of Academics & Counselors) 11:00 – 11:30 A.M. (CC Theater)
March 3 – Parent Presentation – 6:30 PM (CC Theater)
March 4 – Follow up email – Planning sheet / PowerPoint from presentations
March 10 & 11 – Classroom Visits – counselors and current 9 th graders (during Science classes)
March 10 – Video tutorial sent on how to navigate Powerschool course sign up
March 11 – 17 – Course registration period.
April 30 – 8th & 9th Grade mixer during Advisory – 10-25 – 10:55
Grade 9 to 10 Course Selection
March 5 – Grade 9 Student Presentation –10:25 (CC Theater) (the course selection moving from 9 to 10 is the least complicated)
Grade 10 to 11 Course Selection
The transition from Grade 10 to 11 is the time when students have the greatest selection of courses to choose from.
(Parents are encouraged to join the events in bold.)
February 6 – Pathways Career Fair
February 11 – IB Basics for Parents (evening)
February 13 – Grade 10 & Grade 11 Student Mixer (Advisory)
March 2 – Course Selection Mtg with Mrs. McMillan, Dean of Academics (Panther Block)
March 2-6 – Teachers discuss G11/12 course options (in classes)
March 9 – G10 Course Information Session and Department Fair (Evening)
March 9 and 10 – College counselors meet with their assigned G10 students
March 11-17 – Course Registration (Online in PowerSchool)
March 20 – HS Parent Teacher Conferences (Daytime)
A quick note: the course registration process – March 11-17 – is not first come, first served. While we don’t advise that your student wait until the last minute to register, they don’t need to worry about getting their classes as long as they register within that March 11-17 timeline. As always, feel free to ask your student’s counselor if you have any questions about the scheduling process.
Schedule changes can only be made for the following reasons and by the following dates:
- If a teacher recommends a level change due to misplacement (i.e. Math HL to Math SL, Extended Math to Core Math, Spanish III to Spanish II), a change can be made with counselor, parent and administrative approval. The original class will not appear on transcript. Deadline is Friday, February 14.
- Between the fifth and tenth week of a course, if a student needs to move down a level, the dropped course will be listed on the transcript with a WP (Withdraw Pass) or WF (Withdraw Fail). WP or WF grades are not included in the calculation of GPA nor are credits granted. The grade calculated in the new course will start fresh and only include work completed for the new course. Deadline is Friday, March 20.
- No level changes afterMarch 20.
Jackie Valenzuela
jackiev@isb.ac.th