Create a Course Section
When courses are rolled over from the previous school year, all sections of each course are also rolled over. This includes the teacher(s), room, and when the section is offered (period, day(s), and term(s)) .
A section of a course can be created in a few simple steps:
Make sure to select the correct school year (next year if you are building next year’s schedule)
Click the Search tab, and select Course/Section from the drop list
Enter a course name or number and click the Go button
Click on the Course name in the search results
Click the Sections tab, then the Add a Section link
Choose a section number (required)
OPTIONAL Add the maximum students that should be scheduled into this section by the Schedule Wizard. The number in parenthesis ( ) is the maximum value set for the course itself, and will be used if you do not enter a number here.
Add the room number where this section will be taught. If you do not yet know the room number, this can be added later
OPTIONAL If this section is a homeroom (usually 1st period), check this box. If not, leave it empty. Marking Sections as Homeroom
Only if this section is being utilized for a resource room, or when the roster is MOSTLY special education students, set the Student Population Override to SE as shown below
Click the Create Section button
When checking the boxes in the Section Schedule Placement area, it is important to choose the right series of boxes based on how the course meets. Follow the examples below to ensure correct setup.
Create a Course Section
When courses are rolled over from the previous school year, all sections of each course are also rolled over. This includes the teacher(s), room, and when the section is offered (period, day(s), and term(s)) .
A section of a course can be created in a few simple steps:
Make sure to select the correct school year (next year if you are building next year’s schedule)
Click the Search tab, and select Course/Section from the drop list
Enter a course name or number and click the Go button
Click on the Course name in the search results
Click the Sections tab, then the Add a Section link
Choose a section number (required)
Course Selection
One of the most common questions asked when building your master schedule are whether or not you are using the correct courses for your situation. To assist with this, it is important to determine:
Course Length (terms) - there are different course numbers for courses that meet for a quarter, semester, or a year
Course Length (periods) - courses that meet longer than one traditional period are "block" courses and have their own course number (see block example above
Course Type - ESL, Gifted, VCAP, etc. all have distinct course numbers. Please make sure that you are using the correct version.
Course Length (terms) - there are different course numbers for courses that meet for a quarter, semester, or a year
Course Length (periods) - courses that meet longer than one traditional period are "block" courses and have their own course number (see block example above
Course Type - ESL, Gifted, VCAP, etc. all have distinct course numbers. Please make sure that you are using the correct version.
Please review the Course Numbering Standards page to see how to identify the correct courses by course number
Determine when the course meets:
Quarter (only 6th grade Unified Arts in most cases)
Semester (course number ends with a "5")
Year-Long (course number ends with a "0")
Block (has a "B" suffix)
Do NOT set up courses for lengths other than what they were intended. For example, 960015 is a semester course, and the Section Schedule Placement should reflect this, as shown in the semester example above. If you check too many or two few boxes, teachers will not be able to grade the courses appropriately, and students may not receive the proper amount of credit that the course is designed for.