Academic Planning & Registration

Freshman

• Class Request form
• Elective Sheet

Sophomore

• Class Request form
• Elective Sheet

Junior

• Class Request form
• Elective Sheet

Senior

• Class Request form
• Elective Sheet

Withdrawls

Students may withdraw from a course only under special circumstances. Withdrawals may be permitted only with approval of the teacher, school counselor, administration, and parents. Students and/or teachers may have various compelling reasons for requesting student withdrawal from courses. Reasons that may be given consideration are:

• Inappropriate skill level placement
• Significant changes in academic need requiring a course substitution or addition
• Has not met prerequisite

The student’s transcript will reflect the course as a drop with the following grade designation:

• Day 1 through 3- Any course changes may be considered (per the above guidelines) through the first three days of the new trimester.  Changes will be made without penalty and students may add a class based on the above criteria.
• Day 4 through 12– Drops with nopenalty (WNP) may be granted when the student submits the necessary paperwork. No additional classes may be added. Students will be added to a study hall. This option is only available if no study hall is already scheduled.
• Day 13 through the end of the trimester- Drops with penalty (WF) may be granted when the student submits the necessary paperwork. No additional classes may be added. Students may be added to a study hall if no study hall is already scheduled.
• All changes must have administrative approval.

Changes due to IEP requirements/changes, or new students coming to our school may be made at any time with administrative approval.

Course Audit Procedure

It is permissible for students to take a course on an audit status at Kaukauna High School. An audit means that the student will receive a grade of AUD or audit in the class and the class will not affect their graduation status or grade point average. If a student and his or her parent or guardian elects to take a class as an audit, the student will be responsible to complete all assigned work in the class including but not limited to homework, tests and quizzes. A course taken on an audit status will count toward a student maintaining full time status as long as the student is attending and maintaining a good faith effort completing all assigned work and the student has not previously taken this course and earned a passing grade. There must be space available in the class for all students that are taking the course as a credit-bearing course before any auditing students will be allowed. A student who is currently in a class and elects to audit the class must inform building administration of such request no later than 12 days into the trimester. The student will be provided a form to complete. A student may not audit more than one class in a school year. Any requests to audit a course after 12 days into the trimester may not be honored.

Freshmen must carry a minimum of six credits. Required subjects include English, mathematics, science, social studies, and physical education.

Students who are interested in advanced/accelerated placement in English and/or world languages should initially register for English 9 and the level of Spanish/French that they feel they should be placed in.

The criteria below will be used to determine the appropriate level. There is no guarantee that if a student signs up for Spanish II or French II that they will have met the criteria. If listed below is not met, they will be placed back into Spanish I or French I.

Accelerated Placement in Honors English 9

Students will be evaluated for placement based on meeting criteria on at least four of the following data points:

• Top 15% on 8th grade reading MAP test
• Teacher recommendation for strong English students
• Written assessment (by invitation for those meeting the MAP criteria and/or teacher recommendation) which will be assessed on the KHS essay summative rubric

Accelerated Placement in French II or Spanish II

• Passing grade in River View French I – OR – River View French 8, including a B or higher and 80% or higher on the Placement Test
• Passing grade in River View Spanish I – OR – River View Spanish 8, including a B or higher and 80% or higher on the Placement Test

Accelerated Placement in Geometry/Advanced Algebra

If a student successfully completes Algebra or Geometry as an 8th grader, the student may select the course next in the math sequence, Geometry or Advanced Algebra as a freshman. Only students meeting the identified criteria may be allowed to program for Geometry or Advanced Algebra for the 2020-21 school year at Kaukauna High School.

Accelerated Placement in Honors Biology

Score of at least 19 on the ACT Explore Science Test, no lower than 3’s on the 21st Century Skills Report for 7thand 8th grade science courses, and a proficiency grade level of Math and English Language Arts on MAP testing.

Please see your counselor regarding which courses meet the standards of a NCAA core course. Some courses that meet Kaukauna High School graduation requirements may not be accepted by the NCAA as a core course. College Technical Math, Applied Science I and Applied Science II are not approved as NCAA courses.

Core Courses
NCAA Divisions I and II require 16 NCAA approved core courses, earn a minimum GPA and earn an ACT or SAT score that matches your core course GPA. Students are encouraged to meet with a school counselor to assist with approved course selection.

Division I
To be eligible to compete in NCAA sports during your first year at a Division I school, you must graduate high school and meet ALL the following requirements:

• Complete 16 core courses:
  • Four years of English
  • Three years of math (Algebra I or higher)
  • Two years of natural/physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it)
  • One additional year of English, math or natural/physical science
  • Two years of social science
  • Four additional years of English, math, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy
• Complete 10 core courses, including seven in English, math or natural/physical science, before your seventh semester. Once you begin your seventh semester, you may not repeat or replace any of those 10 courses to improve your core-course GPA.
• Earn at least a 2.3 GPA in your core courses.
• Earn a SAT combined score or ACT sum score matching your core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale, which balances your test score and core-course GPA. If you have a low test score, you need a high core-course GPA to be eligible. If you have a low core-course GPA, you need a higher test score to be eligible.

Division II
To be eligible to compete in NCAA sports during your first year at a Division II school, you must meet academic requirements for your core courses, grade-point average (GPA) and test scores. You must graduate high school and meet ALL the following requirements:

• Complete 16 core courses:
  • Three years of EnglishTwo years of math (Algebra I or higher)
  • Two years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it)
  • Three additional years of English, math or natural or physical science
  • Two years of social science
  • Four additional years of English, math, natural or physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy
• Earn at least a 2.2 GPA in your core courses
• Earn a SAT combined score or ACT sum score matching your core-course GPA on the Division II sliding scale, which balances your test score and core-course GPA. If you have a low test score, you need a higher core-course GPA to be eligible. If you have a low core-course GPA, you need a higher test score to be eligible.

For more information on test scores, grade point averages and a list of NCAA approved core courses go to http://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/.