Long Range High School Planning

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Long Range High School Planning

• or
• Im too young to have a kid this old!

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Were saving paper

• E-mail me at David.Ely_at_nisd.net and Ill send you
  a copy of this presentation
• Read my blog The Hobby Water Cooler at
  http//nisd.net/hobby/ for more thoughts and
  information

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Terms

• Pre-AP preparatory to advanced placement
  (formerly honors) classes, mostly freshman and
  sophomore years
• By teacher recommendation
• AP Advanced Placement classes, mostly junior
  and senior years
• Passing AP exam awards college credit
• DC Dual Credit, mostly junior and senior years
• Passing course awards college credit

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Diploma Plans

• Recommended Starting line for all students
• Distinguished Indicates highest level of
  achievement

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Differences in Diploma Plans

• Recommended
• 2 international language credits
• Adequate for most college requirements

• Distinguished
• 3 international language credits
• 4 Advanced measures
• AP exam score 3 or better
• Dual Credit class B or better
• Independent study
• A total of any 4 of the above

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Graduation Requirements(Recommended Plan)

• Academics
• English/Language Arts (ELA) 4
• Math
  4
• Science
  4
• Social Studies 4
• This is the 4X4

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Graduation Requirementscontd

• Non-Academics
• International Language 2
• Communications Applications (speech) .5
• Health
  .5
• PE
  1
• Fine Arts
  1
• Other Electives 5

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Whats Missing?

• State has dropped
• PE
  .5
• Technology Applications 1
• Combined with other changes, students are
  provided with flexibility taken away when we
  first went to the 4X4.

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PE

• 1 year required
• Classes that substitute PE
• Athletics, Pep squad
• NEW credits earned all 4 years
• ROTC
• Counts as PE then elective credits
• Band, Dance
• Counts as PE, then fine arts, then elective

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Where to get more credits

• Summer school
• Starting as early as this summer!
• 50 of students in high school summer school are
  there for extra credits rather than reclaiming
  credits
• On-line courses
• Through Texas Tech and UT, see your high school
  counselor
• In eighth grade
• Spanish, advanced math

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Testing

• TAKS becomes STAAR
• The new tests will be used beginning in the
  2011-2012 school year. Students in the graduating
  Class of 2015, who are currently in seventh
  grade, will be the first students who must meet
  the end-of-course testing requirements, as well
  as pass their classes, in order to earn a
  diploma.
• The new tests will be significantly more rigorous
  than previous tests and will measure a childs
  performance, as well as academic growth (TEA).
• These exams will embed questions that measure a
  student being on a path to be college ready upon
  graduation from high school (Dr. Folks).

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FAQ/tidbits

• GPA/transcript
• Repeating course for higher GPA
• Top 10 (UT top 8)
• Magnet Schools
• Health Careers, Business Careers, Construction
  Careers, Science/Engineering Acad.,
  Communications Arts
• Registration for 8th grade courses week of March 8

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Math Sequence

• Must include Alg I, Geom, Alg II and a 4th math

Pre Cal
Cal AB
Cal BC

Alg I
Geom
Math Models
Alg II
Statistics
AP Computer Science

• Math models is optional

• Regular, pre-AP, AP and DC courses are available

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Science

• Must include Bio, Chem, Physics and 4th science
• IPC (optional) can be 4th science, but only in
  gr. 10
• IPC not accepted in
• distinguished plan

AP Bio
AP Chem
Bio
IPC
Chem
Phys
AP Phy B
Other electives can give 4th science credit
AP Phys C