This tool lets you lay out your student's courses from Grade 9 through 12, see whether the plan meets Minnetonka's graduation requirements, and understand how a choice made early (like Algebra 2 in 9th grade) opens the door to courses later. It uses the Tonka Online e-learning catalog. Nothing here registers your student for anything — it's a planning sketchpad.
Progress bars for each subject (English, Math, Science…) and a credit ring counting toward the 22.5 credits needed to graduate. Updates the instant you add a course.
Grades 9–12, each with a Fall and Spring column and 6 course lines — that's 6 classes a semester. Plus a Prior Credit row up top and a Summer lane per year.
Browse or search every online course. Click one to read its description, see its prerequisites, and see what it unlocks later.
If your student finished high-school-level courses before 9th grade — say Geometry or Spanish I in middle school — add them to the Prior Credit row at the very top (“+ add prior credit”).
This matters: prior courses satisfy prerequisites, so adding Geometry immediately unlocks Algebra 2, and Spanish I unlocks Spanish II.
Click any empty + add cell in the grid. The right panel filters to just the courses available for that grade and term whose prerequisites are already met. Click one to drop it in.
A full-year course fills both Fall and Spring of a line (1.0 credit); a semester course takes a single half (0.5 credit). Aim for 6 classes per semester.
Each course you add advances its subject bar on the left and the big credit ring at the top. Science also shows two sub-checks — you need a Biology credit and a Chemistry or Physics credit — so you can see those light up.
When you're placing a course, flip on “show ineligible” in the right panel to see the courses that are greyed out — each one says why (wrong grade, or a prerequisite isn't met yet).
Summer lanes accept any half-credit course; full-year courses can't be squeezed into one summer.
Click any course — in the grid or the catalog — to open its detail. You'll see its prerequisites (with a ✓ when you've already satisfied them) and an “Unlocks Later →” tree showing what this choice makes possible down the road. This is the heart of the tool: choices now move options later.
Click Save, give the plan a name and a PIN (e.g. teddy-2026), and it's stored in the cloud. On any other computer, click Open and enter the same name + PIN to pick up where you left off.
Reset clears the board to start fresh. If you're sharing this site, each family just uses their own plan name + PIN.
Every course is color-coded by subject so the grid is easy to scan:
| Subject | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| English | 4 | — |
| Social Studies | 3.5 | Grade 9–11 sequence + a senior-year half credit |
| Mathematics | 3 | Must include Algebra 2 (“Higher Algebra”) or above |
| Science | 3 | 1 Biology + 1 Chemistry or Physics |
| Physical Education | 1 | Up to 0.5 may be waived with a full course load |
| Health | 0.5 | Built into the four years — shown as auto-met |
| The Arts | 1 | — |
| Electives | 6.5 | Includes World Language |
| Total to graduate | 22.5 | 6 classes × 8 semesters = up to 24, so there's a little room |
That's the whole flow. Jump in and start sketching.
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