[Counselors] Online check sheet

[OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board]

We do not have a check sheet, but we tell them that if it can fit into their schedule to take the class on campus during the day, they must do so.  Our students can only do an online class for Credit Recovery or if they cannot make their schedule work and need it graduate (we have several who attend the technology center who must do an online course), or if they were in a concurrent class and withdrew and need that credit to graduate.

Our students may only take an online class if it is not offered on our schedule or if it is a class they must have and for some reason does not fit into their schedule (ie. because of a concurrent class conflict or a technology center conflict.)

The only way that our students can do any of their high school classes online is if they failed a class or they qualify for alt ed program.  NO EXCEPTIONS


We let any 9-12 grade student take an Edgenuity class but not if it is offered on our campus.  We use it because we are a small school and do not have a lot of electives available for our students. They have to sign a waiver saying that if they don't pass the class, they have pay for it and they are not allowed to take another Edgenuity for one year. When we decided to enforce this waiver this year, we have had a lot less students taking courses.


Kay Gilchrist

PreK-12 Counselor

Deer Creek- Lamont Schools


At Southmoore, we don't allow a single class switch to online classes after the first 10 school days.  However - we don't require a specific reason to switch to an online class at the beginning of each semester.  Students have various reasons (including I want to sleep in and come to school later or get out of school earlier to go to work) that they take a class online.  When a student takes a class online like this they are not allowed to be on campus during that class hour.  For this reason we schedule them at the beginning of the day or at the end of the day.

Students can go to all online classes until we run out of spots or until only a few weeks left in the semester.

Kristi Clayton
Southmoore High School
9th grade counselor



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Subject: [Counselors] Online check sheet

We are having a lot of students wanting to take online courses (we use Edgenuity) for reasons that I don't believe are valid. Ex: the class is too hard, I have a "B" and I have to have an "A", I don't like another student in my class, etc. It is local policy; however, I am searching for some kind of written check sheet to switch to an online course,  that your district has made as a requirement. I want to be able to pull this out and let them see that they do not meet the requirements to switch to an online class. Any help would be great!


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