Registrar

Introduction

Find information about announcements and news from the Registrar, Eckstein’s courses, electives, PE waivers, how to request records (outgoing students and private school requests), schedules, and course registration.

2025-2026
2024-2025
How is a Student Schedule Made?
Resources

2025-2026

Elective Requests for Current 6th and 7th Graders

Current 6^th and 7^th graders can request electives for next school year (2025-2026). Requests must be submitted by February 14, 2025. Review the course catalog for descriptions and details.

Elective Requests for Current 6^th and 7^th Graders: This process is only for current 6^th and 7^th grade students to request electives for next year when they are in 7^th or 8^th grade.
The Elective Request Form is available on the Library Schoology Page and Counselors’ Schoology Page:
- Students must log into Schoology and submit their requests in this form after authenticating with their SPS district email address.
- The elective request form will be available on Ms. Sterling’s Library Schoology page.
- Students can also access the form on their grade-level Counselor’s Schoology page (usually called “Program Support A”). Current 6^th grade counselor is Ms. Reema Ziadeh; current 7^th grade counselor is Mr. Bryan Manzo. We encourage parents/guardians to review elective choices with their student.
Save a Copy of Responses: Students are encouraged to save a copy of their responses so they can have a record of what they requested for next year. There is an option in the Form to save responses. Parents/guardians can review electives choices with their student prior to submission.
Fine Arts Required Next Year: In 2025-2026, every student will be required to take at least one (1) semester of fine arts each year in middle school. This is a WA State Requirement. Music (band, choir, orchestra, guitar), theater, visual arts, and ceramics are considered fine arts.
Music Placements: Music level placements are not done through this form. You will simply select band, orchestra, jazz band, choir, vocal jazz on this form to request music for next year. More specific information will be provided by Spring 2025 about music course selections.
Student Government B: Student Government B will also be available as a semester-long elective in addition to a year-long option. Students must have completed Student Government A and an interest form to be considered. More information about the interest form and process will be available in Spring 2025.
Elective Choices Matter: Elective requests submitted by students are all options that may be on their schedule. We do our best to honor student preferences but due to our complex master schedule, FTE/budget constraints, and class sizes, students may not get their top elective choice.
Alternate Elective Choices Matter Too: Students should select different Alternate electives than their primary requests. Requesting the same elective multiple times does not increase their chances of getting that elective.
French 1 & 2 & Hale: For students planning on attending Nathan Hale, please note that they are not offering French 1, French 2, and French 3. Students are able to fulfill their 2-year requirement for a world language for many colleges by taking French 1 and French 2 at Eckstein. For the University of Washington and other schools that want 3-4 years of language, Hale offers Spanish and Japanese.
Math: Every student will be enrolled into one math class, which will be their next math course in sequence. Geometry will only be an option for students whose next math course in sequence is geometry. Students will not be able to take Algebra and Geometry concurrently. There may be opportunities in high school to take two math courses at once. Please check with the high school(s) on their current policies.
Information about TA (Teacher Assistants): TA positions are limited and require an application, which will be available in Spring 2025.
PE Waivers for 2025-2026: PE Waivers will be available in Fall of 2025 and due in early December 2025.

Incoming 6^th Graders and Electives:

Current 5^th graders attending Eckstein in 2025-2026 will receive more detailed instructions on how to request electives by April/early May 2025 from Ms. Tai, Registrar.

2024-2025

Schedule Changes

Fall 2024

Sept. 4-6, 2024: During the first week of school, we are only processing schedule changes for students who do not have a full schedule (e.g. missing a class) and have mistakes in their core classes (e.g. student is in 8th grade and is registered for a 7th grade math course).
Sept. 9-11, 2024: Starting the second week of school, we will be taking requests for elective changes. Please note that we will not take schedule change requests for the following reasons: wanting a class with a friend, desiring a different lunch, wanting to switch teachers, not liking the electives you were scheduled into. Elective change requests are not guaranteed due to availability and class sizes. If an elective change requires a core class change, we will not process your request.

Important Notes

Spanish 1 – Not all students who prioritized Spanish 1 during Spring 2024 elective registration were scheduled into the course. Spanish 1 and 2 are currently at full capacity. If your student did not get scheduled into Spanish 1 in 7th grade, they will be prioritized into the course in 8th grade. Students will be able to make it through the full progression of SPS Spanish offerings if they start World Language in 8th grade.
Schedules will be in flux through September 3rd, so please note that schedules may change between when students check the Source on September 3rd and when they arrive to Home Room on September 4.
If you know that your student will not be attending Eckstein, please let Ms. Tai know as soon as possible by emailing her at jetai@seattleschools.org so that we can process unenrollment.

2024-2025 Elective Change Requests

Fall 2024: Electives Change Form for Semester 1

Opened 9/9/24, due Wednesday, 9/11, 4 PM.
Requests after this deadline will not be considered.
All changes previously submitted by email must be requested through the elective change request form.

Winter 2024: Elective Change Form for Semester 2

Opened 12/11/24, due Wednesday, 12/13/24.

Please review these important notes about student schedules:

Eckstein’s master schedule is very complex and elective choices are not guaranteed.
Every attempt has been made to honor students’ elective request forms submitted in Spring of 2024.
It is not always possible to schedule students in their requested electives due to class sizes, availability, and other variables.
We prioritize the scheduling of core academic classes to ensure that all students are in the appropriate required courses. Students may be placed in electives that were not requested due to these reasons.
We cannot accommodate teacher preference, changing electives to move to a different lunch, or to be with friends. These types of requests will be denied and not considered.
Please be patient with your request. We will notify you if we are able to make the change. Submitting a request does not mean a change will be made.
Incomplete requests will not be processed.

How is a Student Schedule Made?

Think of a student schedule as a simple math problem. There are 6.0 worth of credits:

Core classes make up 4.0 credits (Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science).
Electives make up 2.0 credits (year-long and semester-long, including PE)
- Students can take 2 year-long electives (example: band, world language), waive PE
- Students can take PE (0.5), 3 semester-long electives (0.5 x 3) = 2.0 credits
- Students can take 4 semester-long electives (0.5 x 4), waive PE = 2.0 credits