DSA Parents and Students
tentative dates and information - as of 9/2/2011
During the spring of 2012, all returning DSA high school students will select their classes for the 2012-2013 school year. The timeline will be as follows:
January 9
All DSA students (not parents) will have their Infinite Campus password reset to prepare for the 12/13 Choice of Studies. The new password will be
username: six digit ID number
password: first initial, last initial, six digit birthday
January 12
Counseling staff will meet with each grade level in the Concert Hall. At this time, students will be shown how to log into student portal and select their 2012-2013 class choices. All students will receive a hard copy of the directions as well as their Choice of Studies Sheet. It is important to know that these are only choices. If the classes do not fill, they will not be offered. The counselors will be looking at each student’s schedule making sure they are in the appropriate classes.
January 12, 2012 – February 1, 2012
From January 12 – February 1 at noon, Infinite Campus will be available for both parents and students to log in and select classes. Selections can be changed at any point during this 3 week window. If a family does not have internet access at home, please come use the Counseling Office computers.
12/13 DSA High School Course Guide
Brief Description of 12/13 AP Classes
For a more thorough look at the class expectations, please look at: DSA website, parents, Counseling Center, Miscellaneous, AP Classes, all syllabi for current AP courses are listed there
AP English Language
AP Literature
AP Statistics
AP Calculus
AP Biology
AP European History
AP World History
AP Comparative Government and Politics
AP US History
Human Geography
AP Music Theory
February-April
During these months:
* the master schedule will be built
* we will accept our incoming high school students and get their course requests
* counselors will build schedules for those students who did not make their class choices online during the Jan 12 – Feb 1 window
* the counselors will hand touch all schedules for correct class placement
April 13, 2012
By this date all “specialty” class lists as well as math and foreign language class placements are due to Miss Odom. Parents/Students do NOT need to do anything for this. We just wanted you to know when the decision was being finalized. These lists will be generated by the teacher and given to Miss Odom. If you are interested in any of these classes or concerned about your 12/13 math placement or foreign language placement, you must speak and/or audition with the teacher(s) directly. These include but are not limited to:
Yearbook
Calliope
Vanguard
Jazz Link
Jazz Workshop
4 Squared
Speech and Debate
Jazz Ensemble
History Day
math placement
foreign language placement
April 30, 2012
Each class will meet in the Concert Hall. All students will receive a hard copy of their 2012-2013 schedule along with directions.
April 30, 2012 – May 25, 2012 at noon
Students may go to the Counseling Office to sign up to see their counselor. They may not wait for a counselor. They must sign up and go back to class. Counselors will pull the students out of class in the order they signed up. Students may speak with their counselor about possible class changes. All students must make sure to leave the office with the dated and timestamped new schedule. Make sure to keep this schedule for your records.
Adding a student assistant must be made during the month of May. No student assistants (for returning students) will be added in the fall.
Class changes not honored:
* Don’t like/want a certain teacher. You selected a class – not a teacher. If the class is on your schedule, it will stay.
* Don’t like the period. You selected a class – not a period of the day. If the class is on your schedule, it will stay where it is.
All schedule changes for the 2012-2013 school year must be made by noon on May 25, 2012. After this date, no adding of classes, no switching periods, adding a student assistant, adjusting of levels (example: AP US History to regular US History or 7th grade math to 8th grade math) will be made.
All DSA students must be enrolled in 6 classes during the fall semester.
Download 12/13 Choice of Studies Information Here
January Directions for Choice of Studies 2012-2013
12/13 DSA High School Course Guide
box sheet – for student use in planning
Freshmen Choice of Studies Sheet
Sophomore Choice of Studies Sheet
Junior Choice of Studies Sheet
Senior Choice of Studies Sheet
Download 12/13 Master Schedule and directions of how to make class changes here
Tentative 12/13 Master Schedule
May directions for 12-13 schedule HS
7th grade letter from Mr. Kohut
8th grade letter from Mr. Kohut