Course Selection for the upcoming School Year
If you plan to attend Poe Middle School for the academic 2024-2025 school year please choose your grade level to access and review the course selection resources.
Update on Course Requests, May 6th 2024
Requests for Changes to Student Course Selections for 24-25 School Year
The window for students to make changes to their course selections for next year is May 1-20. Students and families can request changes by contacting their school counselor:
- 5th Grade Students: Contact your elementary school counselor
- Poe MS Students: Email your grade level counselor
Requests will be considered based on available space and staffing. We will not be able to honor requests for changes submitted after May 20th.
To review your student’s current course selections, go to SIS ParentVUE and click the “Course Requests” tab. You can also have your student pull up SIS StudentVUE on their laptop (screenshot below). As a reminder, the classes listed are your students’ course selections - not their schedule for next year.
Some students may have courses listed that are placeholders for the actual class that they will be enrolled in next year. This is done to group students into the correct section of a class according to their learning needs. Please review the chart below with placeholder and actual class names. Students will be moved out of the placeholder and into the actual class in early August when the master schedule is finalized.
Additionally, you may see academic intervention elective classes that have been added to your student’s course selection, replacing a preferred elective. This may include intervention classes to support literacy or math needs or needs according to English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) or Special Education (SpEd) services. These classes are required interventions for students who are identified using data, assessments, ESOL levels, and/or SpEd IEP hours in alignment with state and FCPS regulations. These academic intervention classes may be added or removed any time though early August based on your student’s performance on literacy, math, ESOL, and/or SOL assessments.
All students will have:
- Language Arts/English
- Social Studies/History/Civics
- Math
- Science
- Health and Physical Education (HPE) *you will see 2 half-year HPE classes listed, counting as a full year of required HPE
- Electives and/or Academic Intervention Electives (one of the following combinations):
- 4 half-year
- 2 half-year & 1 year-long
- 2 year-long
Please contact your student’s school counselor (6th-8th grade using the email address listed above) with any questions.
Navigating to the Course Request tab in SIS StudentVUE:
Placeholder Class Chart:
Placeholder Class Name | Actual Class | Class Type |
Korean 1 (587026) | English 6 for ELs (587026) | English class |
Intro to Chinese (570058) | Beginning ELD 6 (570058) | ESOL academic intervention elective class |
Chinese 1 (581000) | English 7 for ELs (581000) | English class |
Chinese 2 (582000) | Beginning ELD 7 (582000) | ESOL academic intervention elective class |
Chinese 3 (583000) | English 8 for ELs (583000) | English class |
Chinese 4 HN (584000) | Beginning ELD 8 (584000) | ESOL academic intervention elective class |
Korean 2 (587500) | Dev ELD 7 (587500) | ESOL academic intervention elective class |
Korean 3 (588000) | Dev ELD 8 (588000) | ESOL academic intervention elective class |
Korean 4 HN (588500) | Dev ELD 6 (588500) | ESOL academic intervention elective class |
German 1 (521000) | Science 6 Immersion (521000) | Elective class |
Current 5th Graders
23-24 Academic Advising Timeline |
5th Grade Family Open House Flyer 5th Grade Family Open House Welcome Packet |
6th Grade Electives Videos |
Current 5th Grade Course Selection Forms (for 2024-2025): |
Questions? Contact your student’s school counselor: Marie Harley OR Joetta Sack |
Current 6th Graders
23-24 Academic Advising Timeline
Poe MS Guide to Completing Course Selection (6th-8th Graders)
Current 6th & 7th Grade Academic Advising Lesson Slides
Tutorial Video for Translating Course Catalog
Current 6th Grade Course Selection Google Form Tutorial Video
Current 6th Grade Course Selection Form (for 24-25)
Questions? Contact your student’s School Counselor:
Marie Harley
Current 7th Graders
23-24 Academic Advising Timeline Poe MS Guide to Completing Course Selection (6th-8th) Graders |
Current 7th Grade Course Selection Google Form Tutorial Video SAMPLE Rising 8th Grade Course Selection Form Current 7th Grade Course Selection Form (for 24-25) Questions? Contact your student’s school counselor: Joetta Sack
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Current 8th Graders
23-24 Academic Advising Timeline
Poe MS Guide to Completing Course Selection (6th-8th Graders)
Annandale (AHS) Course Selection Website
Falls Church (FCHS) Course Selection Website
Questions? Contact your student’s High School Counselor: