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Students and parents should exercise great care in course selections as they can have a direct bearing on future career possibilities.  Once student requests are made and finalized each spring, books are purchased and the school is staffed to accommodate those choices for the following year.  If staff or facilities are limited in an area, upperclassmen will have priority in scheduling the affected courses.  (Students are asked to identify alternate electives, should their primary selections become overcrowded or produce scheduling conflicts).

Students interested in specific colleges or programs should become familiar with requirement guidelines early enough to prepare for them.  Check catalogs, online sources, or speak with your counselor for pertinent information.

Scheduling for the upcoming school year begins early in the spring semester.  Students and their parents will be invited to evening class meetings to receive information about requesting courses for the next school year.  Following these class meetings, students will meet individually with school personnel (counselors, teachers, and administrators) on designated scheduling days to request the courses for the next school year. The student’s previous coursework, career pathway, Individual Graduation Plan, diploma type, and postsecondary plans will be considered in determining future courses. Once the students select their courses, parents will be asked to sign a course request form indicating approval of the students’ choices. 

Schedule changes may be requested when students pick up schedules in the summer and during the first week of school. ZHS counselors and administration will determine if a request is to be granted.  Schedule requests and permitted schedule changes must be approved by a parent/guardian.  Students who fail a core subject will have their schedules changed to account for re-taking the required course.  If a schedule does not reflect such a change, it is the student’s responsibility to notify his/her counselor.

 

Beginning with the 2010-2011school year, ALL classes will use the grading scale below.

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Honors courses require more independent student learning than our regular courses. Honors courses cover topics in more depth and move through material at a faster pace.

AP courses are college-level courses which can help students acquire the skills and habits necessary to be successful in college. Students will improve writing skills, sharpen problem-solving abilities, and develop time management skills, discipline, and study habits. AP Courses engage students in intense discussions, allow students to solve problems collaboratively, and help students learn to write clearly and persuasively. AP students are expected to take the AP exam at the end of the course, which may enable the student to earn college credit for the course.

1. Student must be at least 15 years of age and currently enrolled in 11th or 12th.
2. Student must have either PLAN or ACT (or SAT) scores on file at ZHS.
3. Student must be in good standing as defined by the high school and meet the college/university enrollment criteria.
4. Student must have permission from the high school and his/her parent/guardian to participate.
5. Student must be enrolled in a college course for which dual credit (both college and high school credit) is attempted and recorded on both the student's secondary and postsecondary academic record.
6. Student may enroll in a maximum of 3 credit hours per semester/term, up to 6 credit hours per academic year, with Early Start funding. A dual-enrolled student is expected to follow the same withdrawal deadlines as any other undergraduate student in the college or university.
7. To continue enrollment in subsequent semesters/terms (e.g., spring) through this funding opportunity, student must have successfully completed (earned a college grade of A, B, C or P) current (fall) dual credit courses. Students who earn less than C or who withdraw/resign from a course may not enroll in the following semester or term with Early Start funding.