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Courses and Grading

Propose a New Course

Deadlines for the 2026-2027 School Year

  • Friday, December 12th, 2025 - Deadline for teachers to submit any new courses for approval for 26-27 SY.   Submissions after this date may not be considered for the 26-27 SY.

  • Thursday, December 19th, 2025 - Deadline for District Departments to approve new courses and changes to existing courses. All changes and additions must be communicated to the Campus Team.

  • Monday, January 12th, 2026 - Updated Course Catalog will be available for schools and staff.

Steps to Prepare New Course Information

Review Example Syllabus

Please review the example syllabus  to familiarize yourself with the required information found on the form. SPPS Content Leads are able to assistance on credit-type, license, length of course, etc.

Connect and share your idea with building colleagues and SPPS Content Leads

Share with Teachers in your department at your school.

  1. How might a new course impact other courses offered in your department?
  2. How could you demonstrate if students are interested in taking the course?
  3. Is anyone else interested in creating the course as well as teaching it?

Share with your school's Principal and Scheduling Team.

  • Does the new course fit into the school’s career pathways and specialty programs?
  • Are college partners and contracts involved? If so, are there written agreements that impact scheduling, such as class size limits?
  • What information does your school principal need to know to decide if they approve
  • What, if any, financial resources are needed to start and maintain this class? (i.e. curriculum writing time, books, disposable materials, etc.)

Share with your department’s District Content Lead.  

  • Are there existing courses in the district that could be used?
  • Are there other teachers and schools in the district that would benefit from this course or are willing to assist with its creation?

Fill out the New Course Proposal Form

Form

Fill out the New Course Proposal Form to create a district syllabus. You will receive an email confirmation and your submission will be routed to the appropriate district representative and administrators for review.

  • You must be signed in to your SPPS Apps account. This link will not work for you if you are not logged in to your account. Your SPPS Apps account uses this email address: first.last@stpaul.k12.mn.us (no password for SPPS Apps) and you sign on with your Active Directory username and password.

Review the three possible choices that District Content Leads have when looking at a new course

  • They may approve the course as is or with minor suggested changes on the syllabus. When approved, a new course number will be added to the school’s upcoming calendar.
  • They may deny the course. If this happens, a course number will not be added.
  • They may approve the course on a probationary status. If a course is approved on probation, the teacher(s) teaching the course must agree to data collection and information-sharing. The Content Lead will determine whether to ' tenure' the course or remove it from the course catalog before registration for the following year.