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Course Selection

Scheduling Information for the 2026-2027 School Year
 
 
Below you will find instructions for your course selection process for the 2026-2027 school year. This is for students currently in grades 9-11.
 
A scheduling letter will be mailed home to all families in mid-January entailing student course recommendations, their Academic Planning Worksheet for the next school year, and supplemental resources to aid in this process.
 
On your student's Academic Plan in Aeries, you will be able to see the next course in sequence in Math, English, and/or World Language, based on the grade earned in the prerequisite class in each subject. These courses cannot be removed by the student. Upon your individual meeting with your counselor, course requests will be updated accordingly. If you do not meet the prerequisite for a course that you would like to take, you will need to fill out a Request for Placement form by the deadline (TBA) which can be found below.
 
Current 9th and 11th grade students must submit their completed and signed Academic Planning Worksheet to the Counseling Office by Friday, February 13. Current 10th grade students must bring their completed Academic Planning Worksheet to their Sophomore Counseling Appointment. 
 
Individual Scheduling Meetings with counselors will take place during English classes on the following dates: 
  • Juniors: February 17-20, 2026
  • Freshmen: February 23-27, 2026
  • Sophomores: March 2-6 2026 (make-ups only)
 
Current 8th Graders (Freshmen in 2026-2027)
  1. You will receive your Academic Planning Worksheet at your 8th Grade Orientation visit in March. Please complete this worksheet and bring it with you for your Individual Scheduling Meeting the following week (dates below).

  2. Bring any appropriate Request(s) for Placement forms with you to your Individual Scheduling Meeting or submit to your intermediate school counselor by deadline (TBA).

  3. Should you plan to take a summer course, bring any appropriate Out-of-District forms with you to your Individual Scheduling Meeting or submit to your intermediate school counselor box by deadline (TBA).  
Individual Scheduling Meetings with high school counselors will take place during Social Studies classes on the following dates:
  • MIS: Monday, March 9
  • RIS: Wednesday, March 11
  • PVIS: Friday, March 13
Helpful Resources/Tools for Your Course Selection:
Your counselor is available by appointment to assist with questions you may have for selecting your classes for next year. Please utilize these available tools to aide in your course planning:
  1. Graduation Requirements: Has four-year planning worksheets and includes A-G Subject Requirement information.

  2. Course Pathways: Has information on various course pathways offered at PVHS. Locate the Request for Placement Form here.

  3. CTE Pathways: Interested in enrolling in a CTE Pathway? Locate this information here for your course selecting planning purposes.

  4. Summer School: Planning to take a course this summer? Locate the 2026 Out-of-District Course Application Form here (available soon), important dates and deadlines, and board policy information about courses credits taken outside of PVPUSD.
Dual Enrollment: To learn more about PVHS' partnership with LA Harbor College (LAHC) to offer Dual Enrollment courses, please contact our Associate Principal, Mr. DJ Hill at [email protected] or your student's counselor.
Policy on Waiving Into/Leveling Down In Courses
Teacher recommendations are the best predictor of success. If students register for a course for which they were not recommended or for which they do not meet the prerequisites, they must complete a Request for Placement form (see above).

Please be advised, although we encourage our students to try Honors and AP classes, the availability of level changes is never guaranteed. Therefore, it is essential that students select courses wisely and not assume that they will be able to drop down from an Honors or AP class. Per Board Policy, level changes are based on space availability. Please view the PVPUSD Drop/Level Change Dates here.
 
Once counselors have met with and verified all student course requests, parents will receive a letter with their child’s final course selections for 2026-2027. Prior to June 4, 2026, any student wishing to make a change to the courses selected must fill out a Program Change Request form. This must be signed by a parent and returned to the counselor's box in the Counseling Office. After June 4 through the summer break, requests to change a course due to a graduation requirement or summer school issue must be submitted via email to Mr. DJ Hill, Associate Principal, at [email protected]. All other course request changes must wait until Schedule Change Days in August 2026. Changes are based on space availability and ability to fit in the student's schedule.