Scotts Valley High School (SVHS) operates on a block schedule on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; with a short all-period day on Wednesday. The bell schedule changes to accommodate public holidays, testing, assemblies and rallies. The school calendar indicates the bell schedule in use on any given day.

2011-2012 Bell Schedule CALENDAR PDF

Please see school calendar for Winter & Spring Finals, CAHSEE Testing, STAR Testing and Assembly BELL SCHEDULE

Please Note: SVHS is a CLOSED CAMPUS. This means that students are not allowed to leave campus during school hours, including when a student has a period with no class inbetween two other scheduled classes. Leaving campus without permission and approval from the administration will result in consequences.  > see school rules.

short day - all periods (SA)

Wednesdays are always short days - early student dismissal is to allow for essential staff development. Professional development for staff is from 1:33pm until 3:03pm.

long day - block schedule (LE/LO)

LE = long day even periods:
Students attend classes scheduled for period 1, 2, 4, 6

LO = long day odd periods:
Students attend classes scheduled for period 1, 3, 5, 7

In a typical week LE days are Mondays & Thursdays. LO days are Tuesdays and Fridays.

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Long day - all periods (LA)

In a week with a public holiday, an LA day will replace a regular long day block schedule - LE or LO.

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assembly - block schedule (AB)

SVHS has 2 or 3 assemblies during the school year. For an assembly on a Monday or Thursday, students attend classes scheduled for periods 1, 2, 4, 6. For an assembly on Tuesday or Friday, students attend classes scheduled for periods 1, 3, 5, 7.

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RALLY Block Schedule (RB)

SVHS has 5 rallies: homecoming, fall sports, winter sports, spring sports and senior send-off. For a rally on a Monday or Thursday, students attend classes scheduled for periods 1, 2, 4, 6. For a rally on Tuesday or Friday, students attend classes scheduled for periods 1, 3, 5, 7.

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Leaving Campus: Medical or Dental Appointments
If a student needs to leave campus to attend an appointment the procedure they need to follow is:

Please send your student with a note explaining what time they need to leave school and for what reason.  Please sign the note and provide us a phone number to reach you should the need arise.

Your student needs to deliver the note to the Attendance Office BEFORE the start of school.  Spontaneous requests to exit school will be documented as an “unexcused absence”.

Their teacher will excuse them at the designated time, and they MUST come to the Attendance Office to “sign out”.   As their parent, you need to physically come into the attendance office to sign your student out, IF the student is not of legal driving age. No exceptions!

If your student has an excused tardy, i.e., illness, or medical appointment, please send them to school with a note, advising us of the situation. Students must sign-in when they arrive and receive a “re-admit slip” to present to their teacher.

Please be aware that according to the State of California, the only situations which are excused include: illness, medical, dental, and court appointments.