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Agenda:
Graduation requirements Sample four year graduation plan Grading system GPA

Agenda contd:
STARR/EOC/Testing schedule Level changes/drop dates Year long averaging Course selection online

Graduation Requirements
Recommended plan 26 credits 4 X 4 plan Distinguished program

Middle School/Summer School High School credits

Course
Algebra 1 Geometry Foreign language Speech PE CBE etc

Total Credits
1 1 1 .5 .5

Tentative 4 Year Graduation Plan:

9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade Graduating 2016 English 4 Pre-calculus Elective (Calculus) Elective (Calculus) Physics Science Govt. /Eco. Elective Elective FL 4 4 1 2 1 PE/PE 1 4 Total Credits Required 4 4

English Math or or Science or Social Studies Fine arts Foreign Language Speech/Health PE (can be taken any time) Electives Total credits required Potential credits earned

English 1 Algebra1 Geometry Algebra 2 IPC Biology World Geography Fine Arts 1 FL 1

English 2 Geometry Algebra 2 Pre-calculus Biology Chemistry World History Elective FL2

English 3 Algebra 2 Pre-Calculus Elective (Statistic) Chemistry Physics U.S. History Elective Elective FL 3

5.0 26 7 7 7 7 28

Distinguished Program
4 years of lab sciences 3 years of same foreign language 4 combination of advanced measures Test data College courses Original research or project

Grading
A B C D F I 90-100 9080-89 8075-79 7570-74 7069 AND BELOW INCOMPLETE

GPA and Ranking

H/Pre AP/AP/GT A B C D F 6 5 4 3 0 Regular 5 4 3 2 0

Example of GPA on a 6 pt scale: weighted

Course English H Math Social Studies Science H F. Lang Total Divided by # of classes 5 Letter Grade B A B A C Grade Points 5 5 4 6 3 23 23/5=4.60 GPA =4.6

Advance Placement and College Now

Why Participate Earn College Credit and Advanced Placement Stand Out in the College Admissions Process Gain Skills that Will Help You Succeed in College

9th grade
9th graders will participate in the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR). General subject-area TAKS tests will be replaced with twelve STAAR endof-course (EOC) assessments.

Testing Schedule
9th graders will participate in the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR). 12 EOC assessments are:
English 1, English 2, English 3

Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 Biology, Chemistry, Physics World Geography, World History, U.S. History

EOC assessmet
Count towards 15% of the students grade 4 hour limit Reading: Greater emphasis on critical analysis Writing: Will require 2 essays Math: Open ended question will increase

Latest information about STAAR can be found

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assess ment/staar/

More testing information

PSAT (preliminary SAT) 10th earliest PSAT/NMSQT 11th SAT/ACT 11th / 12th grade

Year long averaging

Semester Average: First Grading period 43% Second Grading period 42% Semester Exam 15% Year End average Average first and second semester grades Final Course Grade Year end average as 85% EOC exam as 15%

Level Change/Drop Dates

Choose classes carefully! Changing classes changes everything 75% or below is criteria NO GUARANTEE OF PLACEMENT

Extra-Curricular/Clubs
Why so important? Glue that holds school together Colleges demand to see on applications Meet new friends/belonging School spirit Broadens horizon (philosophy/cultural) YES hours=Volunteer