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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.

2026-2027 School Year

Important Reminders

  • As we near the end of the summer, availability in our electives and courses is extremely limited. Due to budget constraints, reduced FTE, and carrying 50 students over enrollment projections, your student may be placed into an alternate elective or did not request at all. This is to ensure that all students have a full schedule. We do our best to honor student choices when possible.
  • More so than previous years, changes to schedules will only be reviewed for critical changes such as core class errors and approved by our school leadership. Changes to be with friends, teacher preferences, and to be in a specific lunch will not be considered.
  • This is an extremely busy time of year, and Ms. Tai cannot respond to individual requests for elective changes or requests at this time. There will be an opportunity to request elective changes in September, pending availability and space.
  • If you are a new Eckstein 7th or 8th grader, please send Ms. Tai an email jetai@seattleschools.org with a list of topics covered in your student’s previous math course and ideally an official transcript. Your 8th grader may be placed into Math 8 (grade-level math) or Algebra 1 (high school level credit). To be placed into Algebra 1, Ms. Tai must verify 7th grade math covered and receive approval from our math faculty. This is a district policy. Your 7th grader may choose between Math 7 and Math 7/8, pending availability.
  • Math 7/8 placements were done in last spring for students in 7th grade who requested to be in Math 7/8 and for incoming 6th graders approved to be in Math 7/8 by Highly Capable Services.
  • Spanish 1 and French 1 are currently full. If you’d like to be on a waitlist, please email Ms. Tai.
  • You can read more about Eckstein’s electives on the Eckstein Registrar Courses and Electives website. Please bookmark the Eckstein Registrar’s site. Ms. Tai regularly posts information online.

WEB Day (Orientation) on 9/1/26

  • WEB stands for “Where Everyone Belongs” and is an opportunity for incoming students to get familiar with the campus, meet our schools staff, and other incoming new students. This is a student-only, in-person event.
  • New incoming students who attend WEB/Orientation Day will receive a copy of their preliminary schedules in-person on 9/1.
    • 1-2 PM: Incoming new 7th and 8th graders
    • 2-4 PM: Incoming new 6th graders.

2026-2027 Schedules

  • Your student’s full schedule for the 2026-2027 school year can be viewed in the Source on September 1. Your student will receive a hard copy on the first day school on 9/2.
  • Please be advised that if you can see your student’s schedule prior to 9/1, it is not final and cannot be relied upon.
  • The process to request schedule changes will remain the same as last school year:
    • First week of school will be prioritized for students who are new to Eckstein and do not have schedules and for students with errors in their core classes.
    • Second week of school: Ms. Tai will provide details on how to request changes to your student’s electives. This is pending availability and is not guaranteed.

2026-2027

Important Dates

  • 9/1/26
    • New Student Orientation (WEB Day, “Where Everyone Belongs”)
    • Student schedules are available online in the Source
      • Note: student schedules for the full year will be available in the Source. This means your student will be able to see their classes for semester 1 and semester 2 in September.
  • 9/2/26: First Day of School
  • 9/2 – 9/4/26
    • Changes to core class errors (e.g. student is missing a core class)
    • Schedules for newly assigned and enrolled students
    • Note: Ms. Tai will not process any elective changes during the first week of school
  • Week of 9/7: Semester 1 elective change request process opens.
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Fine Arts Requirement Applies to All Students in Grades 6-8 for 2026-2027 School Year

  • Starting in 2026-2027 School Year, Fine Arts is required for at least one semester in grades 6-8.
  • Fine Arts is not required for 8th graders only in 2025-2026. It is required for students in 6th and 7th grades (2025-2026 school year).
  • Fine Arts courses include: music (band, choir, orchestra, guitar), visual arts, ceramics, and theater.
  • New as of September 2025: STEAM Innovation Lab A and STEAM Innovation Lab B will count towards the fine arts requirement. They were formerly known as STEM Innovation Lab.

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

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