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Course Selection

Scheduling Information for the 2026-2027 School Year
Linked above is our annual scheduling video filmed by Live From 205 highlighting information regarding course selection. Give it a watch...we promise you won't be disappointed! 
 
 
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 Next Course in Sequence letter which was mailed home, you will be able to see the courses recommended in Math, English, and/or World Language, based on the grade earned in the prerequisite class in each subject. 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 April 17, 2026 deadline 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. Complete and submit necessary online IK12 Request(s) for Placement forms prior to your Individual Scheduling Meeting or submit by the April 17, 2026 deadline. To complete and submit the Request for Placement form, click here.
    Note: Only a parent/guardian may initiate and complete an online Request for Placement form. No paper copies of the forms will be accepted.

  3. Should you plan to take a summer course, complete and submit the online IK12 Out-of-District forms prior to your Individual Scheduling Meeting or submit by the May 15, 2026 deadline. To complete and submit the Out of District Course Application, click here.
    Note: Only a parent/guardian may initiate and complete an online Out-of-District form. No paper copies of the forms will be accepted. 
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 (form coming in late January).

  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, along with important dates and deadlines, and board policy information about courses credits taken outside of PVPUSD.
    Note: Only a parent/guardian may initiate and complete an online Out-of-District form. No paper copies of the forms will be accepted. 

  5. Request for Placement: Did not receive a grade in the prerequisite class and wish to request placement into a higher level class? Locate the 2026 Request for Placement Form here.
    Note: Only a parent/guardian may initiate and complete an online Request for Placement form. No paper copies of the forms will be accepted. 
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.