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Student Scheduling

At Dublin City Schools, we strive to provide a scheduling process that supports students in meeting their academic goals while exploring unique learning opportunities. Whether students are taking courses exclusively at their home school, at Emerald, or blending their schedules between locations, we aim to  ensure all requests are carefully considered.

Regardless of a students scheduling choices, they should plan for 7 periods, which include core courses, electives, and study halls. For students choosing to participate in the Emerald programming, one period should be reserved for travel.

Here is an overview of the high school scheduling process-

  1. Submit Course Requests - Students submit course requests during the designated scheduling period, selecting courses for 7 periods. These requests guide decisions about the number of class sections offered. For students interested in Emerald Campus courses, the process is the same. However, students opting to attend Emerald Campus must set aside one period in their schedule for travel.

  2. Build and Assign Schedules - Based on course requests, the schools and Emerald build master schedules that accommodates as many student selections as possible while balancing teacher availability, room space, and class sizes. The system then assigns individual student schedules, prioritizing core graduation requirements and minimizing conflicts.

  3. Review and Finalize - Counselors review schedules to resolve conflicts and adjust for issues like full classes or unmet prerequisites.

Example Schedules with Emerald and home school courses:

EC Course at the start of the day-

Example: Student is taking College Credit Plus CSCC American Sign Language that meets for 1 period at the start of the day.

  • Mod 1 - Travel to Emerald Campus (by car or shuttle)
  • Mod 2-3 College Credit Plus CSCC American Sign Language
  • Mod 4 - Travel to Home School (by car or shuttle)
  • Mod 5-6 AP Precalculus
  • Mod 7-8 AP Government
  • Mod 9-10 AP Environmental
  • Mod 11 Lunch
  • Mod 12-13 Graphic Design (Semester 1) & Photography (Semester 2)
  • Mod 14-15 AP Language

EC Course at the end of the day

Example: Student is taking IB Global Politics and IB French that meets for 1 period each at the end of the day.

  • Mod 1-2 Creative Writing and Ceramics
  • Mod 3-4 Advanced Integrated Math
  • Mod 5-6 Women's Studies & Government
  • Mod 7-8 Environmental Sustainability and Society
  • Mod 9 Lunch at home school
  • Mod 10 Travel to Emerald (by car or shuttle)
  • Mod 11-2 IB Psychology
  • Mod 13-14 IB French SL
  • Mod 15 Travel back to home school to get homebound bus (by shuttle) or leave for home (by car)

EC Course in the middle of the day-

Example: Student is taking Dublin Teacher Academy that meets for 2 periods in the middle of the day

  • Mod 1-2 Algebra II
  • Mod 3-4 English III
  • Mod 5 Travel to EC (by car or shuttle)
  • Mod 6-9 Dublin Teacher Academy block
  • Mod 10 lunch at Emerald Campus
  • Mod 11 Travel back to home school (by car or shuttle)
  • Mod 12-13 Earth and Space Science
  • Mod 14-15 AP Government