CURRENT STUDENT
RE-ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT WINDOW FOR 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR
FEB. 16 – FEB. 28 2023
This brand-new process has 3 phases (listed below), each with a different timeline. Phase 1 should have been completed prior to 2023. Each parent should have received an email titled “Intent to Enroll – Accessing Your Online Parent Portal.”
Phase 2 and Phase 3 are listed below with their respective timelines. Our goal is to help families easily navigate the registration and enrollment process.
We look forward to experiencing a successful school year with you and your child, and are happy to help you in any way with the enrollment process.
- Complete Intent to Enroll form on SchoolAdmin checklist
- Complete Financial Aid Application (optional) by December 15, 2022
- Complete Intent to Enroll form by December 15, 2022
- Registration opens mid-January
- Complete required forms listed on SchoolAdmin checklist
- Pay registration fee
- Sign online contract
- Registration deadline is January 27, 2023
- Enrollment opens February 16, 2023
- Login to PowerSchool parent/student portal
- Select course requests for 2023-24
- Course descriptions are listed in Course Catalog
- Complete Course Application if requesting Campus Ministry Student Team or Yearbook
- Complete a Workload Commitment Form if requesting over 3 AP/Honors courses
- Enrollment closes February 28, 2023
PowerSchool Course Selection Steps (Not Open Until February 16, 2023)
LET’S GET STARTED!
- Enrollment: Opens February 16, 2023, and will close February 28, 2023.
- Equal priority is given to all as long as demographic and course request selections are completed within this window of time.
- Your student will be bringing their Student Scheduling Form home for your review the week of February 7. If you would like to see their graduation progress before, you can log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal, click on Graduation Progress (lower left) and hit SUBMIT. Questions regarding credits or classes? Refer to the SJA Course Catalog.
POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL
The parent portal in PowerSchool must be established in order to complete the registration. In the event that you have not established your own username and password to access PowerSchool, directions are included in this document. The access codes needed to establish or link your parent portal can be found on the Scheduling Form.
ENROLLMENT (COURSE REQUEST SELECTION)
- Log in to PowerSchool
- Click on CLASS REGISTRATION located on the left-hand side of the screen. Select course requests and submit. You must select 8 credits and up to 4 alternate (backup) credits. Tally of the primary credits can be found at the bottom of the page. Remember to look as there may be multiple pages within each subject matter (see bottom of window).
- Courses are listed in alphabetical order.
- If you have any questions on why certain courses are opened up or not, please contact your student’s current teacher in that subject directly.
- Complete Course Applications if required (Career Explorations, Campus Ministry Student Team, Yearbook)
- Workload Commitment Form – (If requesting over 3 AP/Honors courses)
Individual Plan of Study
An Individual Plan of Study (IPS) is a working document that assists students as they explore course work and interests while in high school. SJA has a set minimum curriculum that students must complete to earn their diplomas. An IPS will provide an outline of what classes need to be taken and when.
Work Load Commitment Form
St. James is requiring students to examine the significant time requirements, commitments, and energy that AP/Pre-AP courses require throughout a school year, including summer work. For students and families who choose to take more than three AP/Pre-AP courses, SJA now requires them to fill out the Work Load Commitment agreement form.
Schedule Change Policy
Schedule changes cannot be guaranteed once students have signed up for their preferred courses. The master schedule is built on the basis of student choices of courses; therefore, class size and arrangement of time periods for courses can prohibit possible changes. A schedule change may be requested during the first 5 days of the semester. The student must follow established school procedures and course changes will depend on space availability.
Schedule changes may be made only for sound academic reasons and are an exception, not the rule. Requests will not be considered until the Schedule Change Request Form is filled out completely, signed by the designated persons, and submitted to the counseling department. Schedule changes, which could be initiated by a counselor, will only be made for the following reasons and must be approved by the administration:
- The student needs to enroll in a required class to meet graduation requirements.
- The student is enrolled in a class for which he/she has already received credit.
- The student has not met the prerequisites for the class.
- The student has an incomplete schedule.
- The teacher recommends a student move to a different course that matches their academic needs.
Note: The following reasons do not qualify a student for a schedule change: teacher preference, personality conflicts, workload, desire to maintain a high GPA, desire to be with friends.
Students are asked to follow their present schedule and complete any assignments/assessments until their request for a change has been fully processed by the counselor and an administrator.
Incoming Freshmen Enrollment
Returning Student Enrollment
Course Catalog
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Students must earn 27 credits to graduate. Depending on the course and nature of course delivery, units of credit will be awarded in increments of one full (1.0) or one-half (.5) credit. The 27 credits required for graduation include:
*St. James Graduation requirements.
Subject |
Credits |
| Theology | 4 |
| English | 4 |
| Mathematics | 3 |
| Science | 3 |
| Social Studies | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 2 |
| Technology | 1 |
| Physical Education | 1 |
| Speech | 0.5 |
| Fine Arts | 1 |
| Electives | 4.5 |
Four YEAR PLAN
An Individual Plan of Study (IPS) is a working document that assists students as they explore course work and interests while in high school. SJA has a set minimum curriculum that students must complete to earn their diploma. An IPS will provide an outline of what classes need to taken and when.
Summer Courses
Course Applications
Schedule Change Policy
Schedule changes cannot be guaranteed once students have signed up for their preferred courses. The master schedule is built on the basis of student choices of courses; therefore, class size and arrangement of time periods for courses can prohibit possible changes. A schedule change may be requested during the first 5 days of the semester. The student must follow established school procedures and course changes will depend on space availability.
Schedule changes may be made only for sound academic reasons and are an exception, not the rule. Requests will not be considered until the Schedule Change Request Form is filled out completely, signed by the designated persons, and submitted to the counseling department. Schedule changes, which could be initiated by a counselor, will only be made for the following reasons and must be approved by the administration:
- The student needs to enroll in a required class to meet graduation requirements.
- The student is enrolled in a class for which he/she has already received credit.
- The student has not met the prerequisites for the class.
- The student has an incomplete schedule.
- The teacher recommends a student move to a different course that matches their academic needs.
Note: The following reasons do not qualify a student for a schedule change: teacher preference, personality conflicts, workload, desire to maintain a high GPA, desire to be with friends.
Students are asked to follow their present schedule and complete any assignments/assessments until their request for a change has been fully processed by the counselor and an administrator.
Work Load Commitment Form
St. James is requiring students to examine the significant time requirements, commitments, and energy that AP/Pre-AP courses require throughout a school year, including summer work. For students and families who choose to take more than three AP/Pre-AP courses, SJA now requires them to fill out the Work Load Commitment agreement form.
