SPS Middle School Students Taking High School Courses

To Rising 9th Graders and Their Families,

If you have completed or intend to complete a high school course before attending high school, we ask you to please let your school staff know by completing and submitting this form preferably by June 6th and, at least, before you start 9th grade to inform their scheduling. This advanced information will help them meet student course enrollment requests to the extent possible.

Per state guidelines a ‘high school course’ means that either:

1. The course was taken with high school students, if the academic level of the course exceeds the requirements for seventh and eighth grade classes, and the student has successfully passed by completing the same course requirements and examinations as the high school students enrolled in the class; or
2. The academic level of the course exceeds the requirements for seventh and eighth grade classes and the course would qualify for high school credit, because the course is similar or equivalent to a course offered at a high school in the district as determined by the school district board of directors.

If you are seeking credit for an SPS-equivalent course, the provider must affirm that their course aligns to the specific content of the SPS-provided equivalent course for which they are offering credit. They can review the content of SPS courses on the district’s Academics page.

For example, there is detailed information on our high school math courses

We ask you to work with the course provider to complete the form linked above. The course provider should provide you and your school with a copy of the transcript upon successful completion of the course.

Finally, while out-of-district courses taken prior to attending high school may meet the above criteria, we would also like to emphasize that our high school offers the classes your students will need to graduate and access advanced courses. For more information on your student’s schedule for the coming year, please respond to your high school’s communication on course registration.

Thank you,
SPS College & Career Readiness Team