Reedsburg Area High School

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING 2020-2021 RAHS SCHEDULE CHANGES:

Semester 1: The deadline to withdraw from a semester-one class with only a "W" on the transcript is November 3. Beginning November 4, a dropped semester-one will result in a "W" if the student is passing the course or a "WF" if the student is failing the course on the student's transcript. The "WF" will be factored into the student's grade point average (GPA). Please contact a School Counselor for more information or to drop a course.

Semester 2: The deadline for RAHS students to request schedule changes for Semester 2 (S2) of the 2020-21 school year is December 22. After school resumes in January, changes will only be made for students with S2 scheduling errors or if credit remediation is required. Or, a student may contact a School Counselor about dropping a course and replacing it with a Study Hall. Students with an IEP must obtain written permission from their Case Managers before a School Counselor will consider a schedule change. Seniors requesting off-campus for Study Hall or Advisory/RtI must speak to Mr. Taylor, Principal.

Students are reminded to log onto their Skyward Family Access accounts to confirm their semester-two schedules, teachers, and classrooms. In general, RAHS Staff do not provide printed copies of schedules to students. The RAHS daily bell schedule and lunch periods are posted online, in the Commons, and in the School Counseling Office.

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When students and families take the time to plan schedules for the following school year, they pass that information along to the RAHS School Counseling department, who in turn, puts a great deal of effort into creating schedules to best meet the needs of students. With this in mind there will be very few schedule changes. There needs to be a compelling reason for a change to take place.

• A student may request a schedule change with the School Counseling Department; only requests received within the schedule-change window or by the posted deadlines will be considered.
  • Typically, semester one schedule change requests must be submitted to a School Counselor before the end of June and semester two requests before winter break.
  • Exceptions may be granted for scheduling errors, credit remediation, or other extenuating circumstances.
  • Within the first 5 days of a semester, courses may be added or dropped in the event of an error or extenuating circumstance. After the first 5 days, dropped courses may only be replaced with a study hall.
• Before the School Counseling will change the schedule of a student with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), the student must first receive written approval from the student's Case Manager.
• Students will be allowed to drop a class within three weeks of the beginning of each semester.
• A withdrawal request after three weeks will result in a "W" on the student's transcript.
• A withdrawal request after one quarter will result in a "W" if the student is passing the course or a "WF" if the student is failing the course on the student's transcript. The "WF" will be factored into the student's grade point average (GPA).
• Administration will make the final decision on all schedule change requests.
• Seniors: If you have already submitted your transcript and/or application to a college, it is important that you contact the college admissions office before dropping a class to determine if the schedule change could impact your admission status.

For more information, please refer to the online Student Handbook and Annual Course Description books.

More Information
If you have questions, please contact the RAHS Counseling Office at (608) 768-8928 ext. 1158.