Appropriate course placement decisions are critical to a student having a successful academic experience. Placement criteria have been developed based on the best available information about a student’s readiness, tenacity and perseverance relative to the curricular challenges they will encounter in the coming year. Students wishing to enroll in advanced courses for the 2023-2024 school year should refer to the suggested placement criteria outlined below and course sequencing prior to making their course requests.

Additional factors to consider when deciding to waive your child into an advanced class should include your child’s strengths, interests, ability to work independently, motivation, additional responsibilities, and/or extracurricular activities. In general, students in advanced courses should be self-directed, organized and have good time management skills. They will likely have shorter timelines for project completion and will be expected to analyze, evaluate and synthesize more complex and in depth concepts more often.

This waiver should only be submitted if you would like your child to be in the advanced course but they do NOT meet the district criteria. Students who meet the criteria will be automatically placed in the advanced course.

WAIVERS MUST BE COMPLETED BY MAY 26, 2023 TO SECURE PLACEMENT INTO THE REQUESTED COURSE.

*Please note: there is no advanced level English course in grade 6.

CUSD Criteria for Advanced English Courses: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eXjVSuWbjTF_J6x0BrxnNCjT94FosSSn6hJGv38OiRc/edit?usp=sharing