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Admission, Placement, Withdrawal
and
Other Information
The Loveland High School guidance
office is responsible for the
proper admission of new students.
The process includes, but is
not limited to, several counseling
and information forms, the proper
proof of residence, birth certificate,
proof of parent/guardian/legal
custodian and the most recently
issued report card. The student
will be placed in the appropriate
Loveland High School courses
to match (as closely as possible)
the previous coursework and
academic tracks of the sending
school.
Upon receipt of
an official transcript as provided
by the previous school, Loveland
High School will evaluate the
transcript, honor credits, and
coursework that were successfully
passed, and transfer those items
to the current student record.
To withdraw a
student, the legal parent or
guardian must complete the withdrawal
form and process which includes
a parent/guardian signature,
reason for withdrawal, city,
state and school moving to (when
appropriate) and a check-out
for grades, book return, financial
clearance from
appropriate departments, and
administrative approval, if
appropriate. Student withdrawals
are to be processed through
the guidance office.
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Attaining
Credit In Courses
The entire course must be completed
before any credit will be given. Credit
will be given in any course in which
a D- or better grade is achieved. Credit
may be withheld due to excessive absences.
See the Attendance Policy for more details.
The
Selections Of Courses
Students are eligible to select courses
in accordance with the course
offering charts. Any exceptions
must be approved by the counselor
with a teacher recommendation. Loveland
High School will attempt to honor
the course requests of all students.
In some cases, this may not be possible
and students will be advised of alternative
options.
School
Policy On Dropping Classes
Students are strongly discouraged
from dropping classes. At registration
time, students receive detailed information
regarding course content, requirements,
and program needs (based on each individual's
plans). In addition, students are
counseled by the guidance department
in an effort to aid the student and
parent in the selection of courses
for the upcoming year. After these
choices are made, and course requests
are tallied, the student has the option
to discuss any changes. This usually
occurs in late May, just before the
end of the school year. During the
summer months, scheduling is completed
and prepared for each student, based
on the request agreement. Many times,
the courses are offered and the teachers
are employed, based on the students'
original requests.
Schedule changes
will not be made for the purpose of
being with preferred classmates or
teachers. Loveland High School encourages
students to become exposed to as many
different teaching styles as possible.
Therefore, changing
courses after June will be permitted
only in the following circumstances:
- failure of a prerequisite
course,
- completion of a make-up
course in summer school,
- level change (when
approved by the teacher, counselor,
and principal),
- staffing decision,
- extraordinary
circumstances requiring individual
consideration by the administration.
When these circumstances
are met the following steps are necessary:
- Action for the course
drop begins when the student meets
with his/her counselor to determine
the specific difficulty with the
class. The student, counselor, and
teacher work together to identify
and resolve the problem. The student
must have shown some initiative
in working with the teacher prior
to requesting to drop the course.
At no time are changes processed
simply due to poor performance if
there has been no attempt to work
out alternatives with the teacher.
- If the counselor
determines the need for a course
change, the request must be in writing
on the Request For A Schedule Change
form, which requires parent, teacher,
and student signatures. Final permission
for the drop can only be granted
by the school principal or designee.
If acceptable options
exist, a schedule change notification
form will be issued to the student.
Signatures from previous teachers
and new teachers must be obtained.
The form is then returned to the guidance
office for the schedule change to
be finalized in the computer system.
Important note to seniors:
once your college applications
and transcripts are sent to colleges,
changes in your schedule will be forwarded
to these colleges. The change in senior
curriculum sends a message to colleges
regarding the student's ability to
meet a challenge and follow through
when difficult situations present
themselves.
The
Class Load
All students must carry a minimum
of four classes per term. Exceptions
to this will occur in the case of
student aides and/or special programs
necessitating an open period during
the day.
Student
Aides
Student aides are used on a limited
basis. Students must apply to be an
aide in the guidance office. Under
normal circumstances, only seniors
are permitted to be aides. Students
may only be an aide one block per
year. Teachers can only have one aide
per term. Any exceptions to this policy
must be approved by the principal.
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