Course Registration Overview/Course Selection 

2026-2027 School Year

Beginning in February 2026, students will begin the process of selecting their courses for next year. Below is helpful information and important deadlines that students and families need to follow.  It is important for families to review their student’s course requests and to work with their student’s school counselor to make changes and finalize each student’s program of study. 

Below are some important information, resources, and deadlines for families to follow. 

• By February 6, 2026 - NHS & CMS teachers will have completed making their course recommendations for students for the upcoming school year. 
• February 9-13, 2026 - NHS and CMS 8th grade students will begin making their course selections online.
• March 2-14, 2026 students in Grades 9-11 will meet with their counselors to review those requests.
• Students who are requesting an override must have those forms completed by March 31, 2026. A form must be submitted for each override request. No overrides will be considered after this date. Teachers may request to make changes to a student’s level or course after that date. 

Parents/Guardians must approve all student Course Requests by March 31, 2026. 

• Parents/Guardians must approve their student’s course requests through the ASPEN portal at https://ma-norwood.myfollett.com
• For help with your parent portal login and password, please email npsaspensupport@norwood.k12.ma.us
• If no action is taken by March 31, 2026 student requests and teacher recommendations will move forward as written. 
• If you do not approve your student’s requests, please contact your student’s school counselor to make the necessary changes. Once you are satisfied, please continue with the course approval process in the ASPEN portal. 

Links for student instructions to select/register for courses are below.

Student Google Slides tutorial to request your courses

Student Video Tutorial to Request Courses

2026-2027 Course Request Process (Overview)

Course Request Process 2026-2027:

Course Request Process (English)

Course Request Process (Arabic)

Course Request Process (Spanish)

Course Request Process (Portuguese)

Course Request Process (Haitian Creole)

Course Override Request Forms 2026-2027:

Course Override Request Form (English)

Course Override Request Form (Arabic)

Course Override Request Form (Spanish)

Course Override Request Form (Portuguese)

Course Override Request Form (Haitian Creole)

Counselor Breakdown for the 2026-2027 School Year:

9th: 
Ms.  Regan        A  - A
Mrs. Cartland     B - Fl
Mrs. Lynch         Fo - L
Ms. McDonnell   M - Ram
Mrs. Matchak     Ran - Z

10th: 
Ms.  Regan          A - A
Mrs. Cartland      B - E
Mrs. Lynch          F  - L
Ms. McDonnell   M - R
Mrs. Matchak      S - Z

11th:
Ms. Regan          A - B
Mrs. Cartland     C - Fs
Mrs. Lynch         Fue - L
Ms. McDonnell   M - P
Mrs. Matchak     R - Z

12th:
Ms. Regan          A - B
Mrs. Cartland     C - Gan
Mrs. Lynch         Gar - McD
Ms.  McDonnell  McG - Romai
Mrs. Matchak     Romain - Z

Preliminary schedules will be shared with students and families as soon as we are able to do so (mid June). Once those schedules are released, that is the last opportunity a student will have to change their schedule. 

Links for family instructions to approve course requests are below. 

Course Request Approval Instructions for Parents / Guardians

Instruction Video  for Course Approval in English

Instruções para aprovação do curso

Instructions pour l'approbation de la demande de cours en français

Instrucciones para aprobar las selecciones de clases en español