January Newsletter

• 1/9 - Deadline for level changes
• 1/15 - FAFSA Night at PESH
• 1/16 - Student SchooLinks Course Planner access ends
• 1/19 - No School
• 1/20 - Dual Credit courses begin

Level Change window CLOSES Friday, January 9th!

Please complete the below form to submit a 2025-26 level change request. Level changes are the only option at this point in the school year and will begin in January. This form only needs to be submitted ONE time.

**Remember, completion of this request does not guarantee that the schedule change will be made as there are many factors that may affect the change. Your counselor may contact you if clarifications are needed. Otherwise, you may view your final schedule in the Skyward. Once the schedule has been changed it is FINAL and will not be changed back.

Updated transcripts, including GPAs and class ranks (for those in the top 10%), are expected to be available in Skyward and SchooLinks by January 16th.

SENIORS: Counselors will begin sending transcripts to colleges once uploads are compete after January 16th.

Counselors will present to current juniors through their English classes on 11/5, providing information to help plan their senior year courses.

Individual conferences with counselors will begin on 11/12 and continue through 12/5. Dual credit students and students who were not seen during their initial meeting time will be called down individually beginning on 12/5 to make course selections.

Students will lose access to edit Course Planner in SchooLinks on January 16.

Changes to initial course selections can be made in February 2026.

• Parent Letter
• Rising Senior Counselor Presentation
• 12th Grade Course Selection Form
• 12th Grade IB Course Selection Form
• College Credit Comparison Chart
• High School Course Catalog
• Dual Credit Information

***This message only applies to current 9th and 10th grade students attending IB World School at Plano East Sr. High School.***

Information was sent via email in early November with the 2026-2027 course registration information for rising 10th and 11th graders.

• CTE Course Offerings
• CTE Course Information
• CTE Programs of Study

https://ctecenter.pisd.edu/

Seniors:

Scores from the March 2025 School Day SAT are available in your College Board Account. Students had the opportunity to send their SAT scores to up to 4 colleges free of charge on test day. After the test date, College Board charges a fee of $15 per school to send your scores.

If you’d like to take an additional SAT, you can register here: http://www.sat.org/

Juniors:

Current juniors will receive a free administration of the SAT test at Plano East in March 2026. All juniors will be automatically registered and tested.

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• Plano East Counseling
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