2024-2025 School Year
Burlington High School offers a comprehensive and challenging college preparatory program with an emphasis on academic excellence and intellectual curiosity. It is important to set aside time to review the Course Request Worksheet in the 2024-2025 Program of Studies; a digital resource that includes course descriptions about each class, including information about: credit award, academic rigor, prerequisites, grade level availability, and more. This resource should help guide student course selections.
BHS students rely upon a variety of supportive adults to make deliberate choices in their course of study, such as counselors, teachers, case managers, and families. We encourage a thoughtful conversation about academic planning goals with students ahead of next year’s requests. Consider questions such as
- Where do your curiosities, strengths, and challenges lay-both inside and outside of the classroom?
- What are your post-secondary goals? What do you want for yourself after high school?
- What classes did you enjoy the most or least this year? What does that mean for next year’s choices?
We encourage students to reach out to their School Counselor for additional consultation and support.
Student Course Request and Schedule Timeline
January 29 – February 9: Teachers from students’ current enrollment year will provide
course recommendations for individuals in each content area. These recommendations
will be visible in PowerSchool when students make their course selections.
February 12 – 16: 9th-11th grade students will learn about the course request process
in Advisory. They will receive a Course Request Worksheet and preview the refreshed
2024-2025 Program of Studies. We encourage students to bring their Course Request
Worksheet home to share with parents and caregivers, so that you can learn about your
student’s required courses for next year and explore possible electives together.
Students will bring their completed Course Request Worksheets to Advisory and input
their requested courses in PowerSchool with the help of their Advisor.
Parents/guardians will also be able to view their student’s course request selections by
logging into the PowerSchool parent portal. Please reach out to your child’s counselor
with any questions or concerns.
February 19 – April: School Counselors will conduct a review of course requests to
ensure completion. They will consult with teachers and case managers before meeting
individually with students to review and/or modify course requests, as needed.
March-June: BHS administrators build multiple drafts of a Master Schedule until a
version is developed that fulfills as many course requests for as many students as
possible.
July: Students and parents/guardians will be able to view schedules in PowerSchool.
Students will have the opportunity to request final course changes through a Google
form for review by their assigned School Counselor before school starts.
End of August/Early September: Amid the first days of school, a week long Add/Drop
period will be provided to students to consult with their counselors regarding the
need for any final changes to their schedule.
It Is Course Selection Season!
These videos guide students through the course selection process in PowerSchool.
Course registration video for incoming 9th graders.
Course registration video for current 9th-11th graders.
Program of Studies Archive
Faculty and Accreditation
Burlington High School is accredited by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Vermont Department of Education.
