PTHS Student Handbook 2022-2023

Students are required to meet placement test scores and prerequisites. Students can obtain appropriate score placement based on official ACT, SAT, or ACCUPLACER scores. If students need to take or retake placement tests, this process needs to be completed before set deadlines. Students are required to purchase their own textbooks for dual credit courses and cover any additional course/lab fees that may be associated with individual courses. At this time, there are no tuition fees for dual credit courses. Dual credit is a wonderful opportunity for students. Dual credit students are beginning their official college transcript. Grades earned in Dual Credit classes will be part of the students’ record throughout his/her college career. There may be financial aid and/or academic implications that students need to research before enrolling in dual credit courses. Not all colleges award college credit for all dual credit courses. It is the students’/parents’ responsibility to research this information with various colleges through the admissions departments. SCHEDULE CHANGES A schedule change may occur when a student requests to change from one course to another during specific time frames during the school year. Every effort is made to schedule students into their requested courses. The guidance department cannot honor requests for specific course sections, teachers, or lunch periods. Students must make any necessary course changes during the following times: 1. Courses for the next school year can be adjusted as needed for one week after course verifications are sent home. Specific dates will be listed on the verification sheet. 2. Courses for the next school year can be adjusted as needed before registration upon the return of the guidance staff. This one week window occurs sometime between the 1st and 2nd week of August. Schedule changes will not be made during registration to ensure course fees are accurate. 3. Due to section sizes, once school has started, schedule changes need to be kept to a minimum, but allowed during the first five days of school with parental approval on the schedule change form. Again, the guidance department cannot honor requests for specific course sections, teachers, or lunch periods. 4. After the first five days of school, student/parent requested schedule changes will no longer occur for 1st semester and any such request will fall under the “withdrawing from a class” policy. 5. Changes that need to be made for 2nd semester will occur upon returning from Thanksgiving break through the end of the semester with parental approval on the schedule change form. 6. Due to section sizes, once the second semester has started, schedule changes need to be kept to a minimum, but allowed during the first five days of 2nd semester with parental approval on schedule change form. Again, the guidance department cannot honor requests for specific course sections, teachers, or lunch periods. · If a student wishes to change any LACC class on his/her schedule, the LACC office will need to sign the schedule change form once school has started in conjunction with the parent. (See # 3, 5, and 6 above)