Academic Planning Materials for the 2026-2027 School Year

 

Overview:

Student registration for the 2026-2027 school year will take place online using the FOCUS Student Portal from December 1st through December 23rd in ELA classes. All rising 9th,10th, 11th, and 12th grade students who will be attending Towson High School next school year must register for their 2026-2027 classes.  

The schedule that you will receive in August 2026 is based on the requests that you make during registration. When scheduling your classes, we work hard to honor all student requests. Think carefully about the courses that you select during registration. Review your course requests with your parents, guardians, teachers, and school counselor.   **Requests to adjust schedules for reasons not essential to your school program will be denied**  

Please use the following academic planning materials to assist you in developing an appropriately challenging and rigorous schedule for the 2026-2027 school year. The academic planning materials include:
  • The LINK to the FOCUS Student Portal can be found below.
  • Graduation requirements information. 
  • Grade-level course planning guides to assist in course selection.
  • Department-based presentations, handouts, and videos to acquaint you with our course offerings and course progressions.
  • Contact information for our School Counselors and Instructional Coaches who are available to answer any academic planning questions that you have.
  • Opportunities to connect with the School Counselors regarding registration.
  • Registration timeline.
Academic planning and student registration are pivotal processes in helping us to achieve our vision of preparing our students to become lifelong learners and productive global citizens, and we thank you for partnering with us in these processes.

Directions for Student Registration Using the FOCUS Student Portal:

Graduation Requirements Information: 

Grade-Level Course Planning Guides (all grade levels are for SY 2026-2027):

Department Handouts:

Additional Materials:

Instructional Coaches:

School Counselors:

Need Assistance?

  • School Counselors are available in the Cafeteria during each lunch shift.
  • Students can schedule a 1-1 appointment with their School Counselor using the Bookings App.
  • If there is a problem with your automatically assigned courses, please complete this course request correction form.
  • Ms. Bures and Ms.Weir will be meeting with rising 9th grade students on the following dates:
    • Dumbarton Middle School: January 9
    • Loch Raven Technical Academy: January 13
    • Ridgley Middle School: November 12

Registration Timeline:

  • November 24-26  - Students engage in pre-registration lessons in Advisory
  • December 1- December 23 - Students register in ELA classes using the FOCUS portal 
  • End of January - Course Verification Forms distributed in Advisory & Course Corrections completed