AHS Course Selection

Dear Students and Families,

This newsletter provides instructions to guide you through the AHS 2026–2027 course selection process. It outlines important information, key dates, and the steps students and families should follow to review course options and submit course requests for the upcoming school year. We encourage students and parents/caregivers to read the newsletter carefully and work together when making course selections to ensure that choices align with the student’s interests, academic strengths, and postsecondary plans.

High school counselors will be visiting the middle schools next week to work with students as they begin the course selection process. During these visits, counselors will guide students through the Aspen Portal and assist them in creating a draft of the courses they are requesting for the 2026–2027 school year.

Visit Dates:

• Doherty MS, Tuesday, March 10th - 8:15 to 10:15
• West MS, Thursday, March 12th - 8:15 to 10:15
• Wood Hill MS, Friday, March 13th - 9:00 to 11:00

In the ASPEN STUDENT PORTAL:

• Click the My Info tab.
  
• Click the Requests side-tab. The Requests page appears: Make sure you are in the “entry mode” to see the teacher recommendations and the “exit entry mode” to select your courses.
• At the top of the page, in the Instructions box, read and follow the instructions for entering your requests.
• In the Primary requests box, select your requests for the different subject areas. For example, to select your request for English, click Select next to English. The courses you can request appear.

• Click the checkbox in the Select column of the course(s) you want to request, and click OK. The requests now appear on your Requests page. Note: To remove a request from your Requests page, click the Select checkbox again to deselect it.

There are two methods for entering course alternates.

*Direct Alternates – If you are selecting course alternates that are within the same academic department, then you can enter the course code as a direct alternate. You can enter 2 direct alternates.

*If the Alternates are in different academic departments, then you can enter the alternate requests in the bottom alternate section and prioritize them. (You may need to scroll to the right of the window to enter the priority.)

• In the Notes for counselor box, type any notes to your counselor regarding your requests. Your counselor can view these notes when reviewing your requests.
• If you have not selected enough courses to satisfy requirements for your academic track, the system lets you know which area you need to make more requests in.

• After you finish entering your requests, print out your request sheet by clicking on Reports at the top & choose 'AHS Course Request Form'. Run the report and print a copy and share with your parent/guardian so that they can complete the Course Selection Verification process.

Once a parent signs into the family portal on Aspen, they click on the following tabs to view their student's course requests:

• click on family
• then click on your child's name
• then click on schedule
• then click on requests

Parents must log onto the Aspen Parent Portal and from the home page start a Course Verification Work Flow. You will find a link to the Course Verification under the Announcements

• Complete Part 1 of the Course Request Verification.
• Part 2 is only required if your child is requesting a Level Waiver

Hit the Next button. This will bring you to the Initiate Workflow: Confirmation. Hit the Finish button on the bottom of the page and you are complete.

Deadline: March 16, 2026