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