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Livingston High School

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Program Planning

Program Planning

 

The information below should be used as a guide for program planning as each student and parent works to select courses for each year of high school. An LPS Personalized Learning Plan is available as a part of the course guide to assist with this process.  

 

Students and parents should review the course guide and discuss course selections prior to the student-counselor scheduling meeting. Students and parents can contact their school counselor with questions regarding course selection and long-term planning. Teachers should be contacted to best understand a recommendation that has been made or to inquire about future curriculum demands. Students are encouraged to discuss plans with their parents in preparation for their meeting with their school counselor. 

 

Important Scheduling Points

 

  • A thorough review of the course guide should be conducted by students and parents with close attention to course expectations, course levels and prerequisites.
  • A student’s program should be determined through discussions with their teachers, school counselor and parent with a focus on a student’s educational and career goals, individual student interests and abilities.
  • All students are expected to register for a minimum of 35 credits per academic year. Students may only schedule one study hall period per year. Students cannot have two study hall periods within the same semester.
  • Scheduling for students with IEPs must follow recommendations of the Child Study Team.
  • Course requirements for graduation take priority in the scheduling process over elective courses.  Therefore, elective courses chosen during a scheduling conference are tentative.
  • A verification of student course requests will be accessible in Genesis after the student meets with their school counselor for their annual scheduling meeting. This course verification list will be available starting March 27, 2026 through April 8, 2026. Students and parents are required to sign and acknowledge their course requests in Genesis by April 8, 2026. Students are responsible for notifying their school counselor in writing to request a course selection change after their scheduling meeting, and prior to April 8, 2026 in order to be considered for master schedule construction.
  • Parents will be notified via email and on the LHS website of the four schedule change windows and the deadlines for course request changes. Students have the following opportunities to make changes to their requests: 
    • Throughout the scheduling process (February through April 8, 2026).
    • The first schedule change window, from June 22, 2026 up until the schedule change deadline of August 5, 2026.
    • Three additional schedule change windows in the first semester (see the chart for Schedule Changes During the School Year).