2008 09 Calendar.indd - Algoma District School Board

Course Selection Information
The following informaon applies to all courses offered in Algoma District School Board secondary schools:
• Students under the age of eighteen require parental approval for all decisions on course choices. Students who
are eighteen years of age or older may accept responsibility for their own course choices;
• All courses offered in the Algoma District School Board, except for some Health and Physical Educaon courses
and some gender-specific courses, are open to both males and females;
• Courses of study, for each course offered in a school, are maintained in the Main Office and are available for
examinaon by parents/guardians upon request;
• The courses offered by the secondary schools of the Algoma District School Board have been developed
according to the requirements of the Ontario Ministry of Educaon;
• A clear descripon of learning expectaons is available to students prior to instrucon on the Ministry website:
www.edu.gov.on.ca
Course Transfer Information
Students should select courses appropriate to their abilies and career plans. If students are having difficules, they may
discuss a change of course with their Guidance Counsellor. A change may be approved aer consultaon with parents/
guardians if the following condions are met:
• There is room in the class to which the student has requested a transfer;
• The transfer request fits the student’s metable;
• Not more than half the me scheduled for the course has passed for level to level transfers in the same course;
• The course requested is appropriate for the student’s educaonal and career plans.
Specific school informaon about course transfers and changes can be found at the Guidance Office.
10 ADSB 2008-2009 Course Calendar