Steps and Timelines

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CREATE AND REVISE YOUR 4-YEAR PLAN

Each student at the high school has a 4-year plan within Naviance, an online tool used to support each student’s career and college readiness. The plan is updated and adjusted each year as students learn more about their interests and think more deeply about future plans. • Current 8th graders create their initial 4-year plan for high school when high school counselors visit 8th graders at Westwood Middle School. • Current 9th, 10th, and 11th graders review and revise their 4-year plan during the school day’s Panther Time. Updates can happen any time, and the goal is to use this registration season as a time to refine your choices and path.

EXPLORE COURSE OPTIONS AND MAKE

CHOICES By February 24 Registration materials – including this full guide and interactive online course catalog – are available to support students as they explore options. We encourage students to: • Review the information in the registration guide and online at SpringLakeParkSchools. org/HSRegistration. Information includes recorded presentations – a general overview, career pathways, earning college credit, athletics and activities and more. • Pay special attention to graduation requirements, course sequence and opportunities to take rigorous courses. • Consult with your teachers. Your teachers should be making recommendations about courses you should take next. Please consider their recommendations carefully, as they know your academic strengths and needs. • Consider your post-secondary goals. • Use your support system. Share your plans with your family and share any questions or concerns with your counselor.

CONFIRM COURSES

May and August 2023

A confirmation of next year’s course selections will be sent to homes in the month of May. Contact your counselor with any change requests. Final course schedules will be provided to students in August before the first day of school.

The registration process supports intentional exploration and planning.

It also provides the information we need to prepare course sections and determine staffing for the coming year. Course offerings are dependent on the number of students who sign up. Making sound decisions now that reflect your needs and goals is important.