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Students highlight course‑selection tool and course‑overload waiver at board meeting
Summary
Student board members described an interactive Piedmont Highlander course‑selection tool that estimates homework hours and discussed the course‑overload waiver process for students who want to take more than four weighted courses.
A student board member (speaker 4) told the board about a Piedmont Highlander interactive course‑selection tool that estimates average daily homework hours when students add courses. The student said using the tool showed an estimated six hours of sleep average would result if they took a high‑load schedule, and urged greater student engagement in policy discussions.
Board members and staff responded by noting the waiver process for students who request course overloads. Speaker 4 explained that a waiver must be signed by staff and is intended as a course‑overload agreement. The discussion tied into the broader LCAP conversation about helping students make informed scheduling decisions and supporting counseling and advisory processes.
