Atascocita High School
Class of 2015/Freshman Night
Graduation Requirements
• Recommended Plan - Plan that prepares you for college and to be Texas Ready.
• Distinguished Achievement Plan - Plan for those students whose accomplishments merit acknowledgement on a national level
Recommended Plan• English 4 credits• Math 4 credits• Science 4 credits• Social Studies 4
credits• PE 1.0 credits• Communications
Applications .5 credit• Fine Arts 1 credit• Second Language 2
credits • Electives 5.5 credits• Total 26 state credits
Distinguished Achievement Plan• Meet all the requirements
of the Recommended Plan AND
• 1 additional year of Second Language
• Specific Math/Science requirements
• 4 Advanced measures (in any combination)– A score of 3 or above on an
AP exam in 10th or 11th grade– A score of 4 or above on the
International Baccalaureate exam
– A grade of 80 or higher on a course that counts for college credit-including an articulated class
– A score on the PSAT that qualifies a student for recognition in 11th grade
Credit Requirements for Classification
Students are classified by the number of academic credits they have earned at the beginning of the school year.
0-5.5 credits = 9th grade
6-11.5 credits = 10th grade
12-17.5 credits = 11th grade
18+ credits = 12th grade
Recommendations for Successful Pre AP Course
Selection
PreAP and AP Classes
• Available in most subject areas• Teacher input is valuable in making this
decision• Prepare for college• Earn higher GPA• May earn college credits in 11th & 12th
grade through Dual Credit courses, AP exams, or IB exams
• Learn to think, read, and write critically and analytically
Thinking about Pre-AP or AP?
• More rigorous coursework
• Requires more responsibility and self motivation
• Summer reading• Prepares students
for AP exam.
English
English 1 or English 1 PreAP
English 3 or AP English 3
English 2 or English 2 PreAP
English 4 or AP English 4 or English 4 Dual
9th
10th
11th
12th
Math
Algebra 1
Geometry or Geometry PreAP
PreCalculus or PreAP/Dual
Algebra 2 or Algebra 2 PreAP
AP Statistics or AP Calculus/Dual
Algebra 3 College Algebra Dual
Science
Biology or Biology PreAP
Principles of Physics, Physics or Physics PreAP
Chemistry or Chemistry PreAP10th
11th
12th Any 4th year Science
9th
Social Studies
World Geography or World Geography PreAP
US History, AP US History or US History Dual
World History or AP World History
Government, AP Government or
Government Dual Virtual
9th
10th
11th
12th Economics,
AP Economics or Economics Dual Virtual
and
Examples of Career Clusters
• Technology Applications• Agriculture, Food, & Natural
Resources• Architecture & Construction• Arts, Audio-visual
Technology & Communications
• Education & Training• Finance• Government & Public
Administration
• Health Science• Hospitality & Tourism• Human Services• Information Technology• Law. Public Safety &
Security• Manufacturing, Sales, &
Service• Science, Technology,
Engineering & Math• Transportation,
Distribution & Logistics
www.bridges.com
• Plan your high school courses using your chosen career cluster and pathway!
• Portfolio name: humble+student ID
• Password: student ID
Here you will find
your college
and career
resource center
STAAREOC
Presented by:Terri Plagens
Kellianne OlsonAtascocita High School
For Students and Parents
New STAAR EOC assessments will be implemented with freshman entering in 2011-2012.
*English reading and writing will be tested on two separate days.
STAAR will focus on readiness for success in subsequent courses and ultimately for college and
career readiness.
STAAR EOC*English: English I, English II, English III
Math: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Social Studies:
W. Geography, W. History, US History
TAKS vs STAAR4 Exit Level Tests – ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies taken as a Junior
12 EOC Exams. You will take the exam the same year you take the course.
Entire School Day to Test
4 Hour Testing Limit
No make up exams. You had to wait until the next scheduled administration.
Allowed to take a make up exam within a testing window.
Administered in March, April, July, October
Administered in March (English I, II, III), May, July, late Fall
TAKS vs STAARCommended Level III: Advanced
Academic Performance
Met Passing Standard (means you passed)
Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance
Did not meet Passing Standard
Level I: Unsatisfactory Academic Performance
No indication of college or career readiness
If a student earns “Advanced Academic Performance” on Algebra II and English III , this indicates student’s postsecondary readiness.
TAKS vs STAAROnce you passed the Exit Level TAKS, you were finished and never had to retake it.
You may re-take STAAR as many times as you want in order to get a higher score.
No impact on your grade average.
Carries a weight of 15%
Reading/ELA TAKS was only one day of testing.
English EOC exams will be two days of testing
Graduation Requirements• In order to graduate, a student have a cumulative score of the EOC assessments taken in each content area that indicates Level II Satisfactory Academic Performance.
•A student must achieve a minimum score for each EOC to count towards the student’s cumulative score in English, Math, Science, or Social Studies.
•A student’s cumulative score is determined using the student’s highest score on each EOC assessment.
Graduation Requirements• If a student does not achieve the minimum score on an EOC assessment, the student will retake that EOC assessment. The student does not have to retake the course in order to retake an EOC.
• What happens if I took Algebra I in 8th grade? You are not required to take the Algebra I EOC. You are only required to take an EOC for a course you are currently taking. However, you have the option to take Algebra I.
• Note of Caution: A minimum score earned on each EOC assessment may not be enough for the cumulative score required for graduation.
Graduation Requirements•In addition to meeting the cumulative score requirement in each of the four content areas, students on the Recommended High School Program have to achieve Level II: Satisfactory Academic performance on the EOC assessments for English III and Algebra II.
•In addition to meeting the cumulative score requirement in each of the four content areas, students on the Distinguished Achievement Program have to achieve Level III: Advanced Academic Performance for English III and Algebra II.
TEST DATESEOC ENGLISH I
March 26th – EOC ENGLISH I Reading
March 27th - EOC ENGLSIH I Writing
MAKE UP
March 28th – EOC ENGLISH Writing
March 29th - EOC ENGLISH Reading
TEST DATESEOC ALGEBRA I, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA II
May 8th
EOC BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY
May 9th
EOC GEOGRAPHY, WORLD HISTORY
May 10th
EOC MAKEUP
May 11th
TEA WEBSITE
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/parents/
Academic Sessions
Math
• Algebra 2 Academic and Pre-AP - Room 1107
• Geometry Academic and Pre-AP – Room 1106
Science• IPC and Chemistry Academic and Pre-AP – Room 1105
Social Studies• World History Academic and AP – Room 1104
English• English 2 Academic and Pre-AP – Room 1103