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Clear Falls High School
Home of the Knights
Class of 2020
Transitioning to High
School and planning
for the future
Leadership Team
Mr. Paul House, Principal
Mr. Kai Bouchard, Associate Principal
Mrs. Mandy Scott, Dean of Instruction
Mrs. Mary Bragg, Lead Counselor
Assistant Principal Counselor Student’s Last Name
Klayre Lewis Margarita Reyes A-E
Donna Baggs April Keyes F-K
Sven Schultz Amber Bentley L-Re
Cirena Blacksmith Beth Fawcett Rf-Z
Yolene Hairgrove 504 & Special Services
Mondee Stone Student Support
Kasi Bevel Career Specialist
Preparing For High School
Transition and Post
Secondary Options
Naviance Family Connection Goal Setting
Academic, Career, College/Post-Secondary, Personal
High School Graduation/Course Planning
Four Year Plan
Endorsement and Distinguished Level of Achievement Survey
Aptitude Tests, Career Assessments, Personal Inventories
Career Key (7th grade)
Career Cluster Finder (8th grade)
Career Interest Profiler (9th grade)
High School Credits
Schedule: High schools have 7 periods per day = 7 credits per year.
Credits: Students must earn 26 required state credits in order to graduate. High
school credits are earned by semester.
0.5 credit is earned for 1 semester (1 year = 2 semesters)
1.0 credit is earned for a full year
Example:
Eng IA = 0.5 credit in the fall semester
Eng IB = 0.5 credit in the spring semester
Total of 1.0 credit for English I
Graduation Requirements
Students must meet the following requirementsto graduate and earn a CCISD Diploma:
Complete the requirements for: The Foundation High School Program (22 credits)
Parent approval required after 10th grade
OR Foundation High School Program with an Endorsement
(26 credits)
OR Distinguished Level of Achievement with an Endorsement
(26 credits) Must include Algebra II
Meet State Assessment Requirements
State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) End of Course (EOC) Exams
Level II Satisfactory scale score is required in each subject area:
English I, II
(Reading and Writing combined test)
Algebra I
Biology
US History
Foundation High School Program22 Credits
STEMBusiness
& Industry
Public Services
Arts &
Humanities
Multi-disciplinary
Studies
Endorsements – 26 Credits 1 Math and 1 Science Endorsement Requirements
Distinguished Level of Achievement – 26 CreditsAlgebra II Required, Eligible for Top 10% Automatic Admissions
Texas High School Diploma
Foundation High School
Program (FHSP)
22 Credits
Parent approval required after 10th grade
4 English
3 Math: Algebra I, Geometry, and 1 Additional Math
3 Science: Biology, IPC/Chemistry/Physics, and 1 Additional Science
3 Social Studies: World Geography or World History,
US History, US Government and Economics
2 Languages Other Than English
1 PE or PE Substitute
1 Fine Arts
5 Electives
STAAR EOC – Level II Satisfactory scale scores is required in each subject area:
(English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and US History)
Foundation High School Program
(FHSP) with Endorsement
26 Credits
FHSP with Endorsement
1 Additional Math
1 Additional Science
Endorsement Requirements
Endorsements
STEM
Business & Industry
Public Services
Arts & Humanities
Multidisciplinary Studies
STAAR EOC – Level II Satisfactory scale scores is required in each subject area:
(English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and US History)
Science, Technology,
Engineering & Math (STEM)
Required Courses:Algebra II, Chemistry, & Physics
Career Cluster:STEM
Pathway Options:CTE STEM Career Cluster
orScience
orMath (beyond Algebra II)
Business & Industry
Required Courses:4th Math and 4th Science
Career Clusters:Agriculture, Architecture, Audio/Video Technology, Business, Culinary Arts, Finance, Hospitality, Information Technology,
Manufacturing, Marketing, and Transportation
Pathway Options:Business & Industry CTE Career Clusters
orDebate
orNewspaper
orYearbook
Public Services
Required Courses:4th Math and 4th Science
Career Clusters:Education & Training, Health Science, and Law
Enforcement
Pathway Options:Public Services CTE Career Clusters
orLeadership Education & Training (JROTC)
Arts & Humanities
Required Courses:4th Math and 4th *Science
*(may be substituted with parent approval for another course in ELA, Social Studies, WLC or Fine Arts)
Pathway Options:Social Studies
orEnglish Language Arts
orWorld Languages & Cultures (WLC)
orFine Arts – Art, Dance, Music, & Theatre
Multidisciplinary Studies
Required Courses:4th Math and 4th Science
Pathway Options:Advanced Courses
(prepares for workforce or postsecondary education)or
4 x 4 (includes English 4, Chemistry and/or Physics),or
Advanced Placement or Dual Credit
Distinguished Level of
Achievement (DLA)
26 Credits
FHSP with Endorsement, including Algebra II
DLA is a requirement for automatic admissions consideration to a 4 year Texas public colleges for students in the Top 10%, (varies for UT Austin)
STAAR EOC – Level II Satisfactory scale scores is required in each subject area:
(English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and US History)
Performance
Acknowledgements
Outstanding Performance(s) in:
Dual Credit
Bilingualism and Biliteracy
Advanced Placement Exams
PSAT, ACT-Aspire, SAT or ACT
Business or Industry Certificate or License
College Admission Factors
Transcript (AAR)-Rigor and Course Selection GPA/Rank College admission requirements may be
greater than high school graduation requirements
Test Scores – STAAR, SAT, ACT, TSIA Resume – Activities, Leadership, Service, Work,
Enrichment Essay Special Talent (Auditions) Coaches and Teacher Recommendations Counselor Recommendations
College Admissions Requirements
College admission requirements may be less rigorous than the requirements for a college major of choice.
The number represents the subject credit requirements for admissions. The number in parentheses represents the recommended subject credit(s) for admissions.
The table represents the top 20 universities for which college applications were made by CCISD’s 2015 graduates and the college admissions requirements.
Data source –Naviance Family Connection.
COLLEGE English Math ScienceSocial
Studies LOTE
UH-MAIN (768) 4 3 2 3 (2)
TX A&M (647) 4 4 4 2
UT Austin (527) 4 3 (4) 2 (3) 3 2 (3)
TX State (382) 4 4 4 3 2 (3)
Texas Tech (371) 4 4 4 2
BAYLOR (350) 4 4 4 3 2
UT San Antonio (306) (4) (3) (3) (2) (2)
UH Clear Lake (284) 4 4 4 4 2
SFA (248) 4 3 3 (4) 2
SHSU (218) 4 2 2 3
UT Dallas (168) 4 3 (4) 3 (4) 3 (4) 2 (3)
Rice (152) 4 3 (4) 2(4) 2(4) 2 (4)
HBU (150) (4) (3) (3) (3) (1)
UNT (146) (4) (4) (3) (4) (3)
TAMU Galveston (125) 4 4 4 2
Lamar (122) 4 3 2 3 3
UH Downtown (117) (4) (4) (4) (4) (3)
LSU (113) 4 4 4 4 2
TCU (106) 4 3 3 3 2
M H Baylor (92) 3 2 2
Alternative Ways
to Earn Credits
CCISD Summer School
CCISD Clear Stars Evening School
CCISD Clear Access Online School
Distance Learning
Credit-by-Exam
Dual Credit
Credit Recovery
Superintendent’s
Scholars
Earn grade of at least 95 in Level 2 courses
Earn grade of at least 85 in Level 1 courses
No discipline record
Earn certificate and award
Can qualify all four years of high school!
The Registration Process
To aid in the registration process each student will receive:
Educational Planning Guide (EPG)
Course Registration Card
Course Registration Worksheet
Skyward Guidance
Education Planning Guide2016 – 2017
Educational Planning
Guide
Graduation requirements
Class rank and grade point average information
General information pertaining to all district high schools
Program and course descriptions provided
Course names and numbers listed on the last pages of the catalog
Career Pathways
Sample From the
Educational Planning Guide
9th
Grade
Course List Worksheet
The Course List Worksheet lists classes available at CFHS for the 2016-17 school year.
Students should pay close attention to courses prerequisites; some programs require an audition or skills assessment!
Choose courses carefully!Schedule changes at the high school are for data mistakes or course errors only.
Course Selection Card
Select one Endorsement choice.
Circle one course from each of the 4 ‘core’ subjects: English, Math, Science, Social Studies.
Select level of coursework carefully.
List elective courses in order of preference with first course being first choice.
List alternate courses in order of preference.
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Skyward Student Access
Online Course Registration
Students will log into their Student Access account in Skyward
Login: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ @ccisd.net (Student ID)
Password: 00_ _ _ _ _ _ (Cafeteria PIN)
Step-by-Step directions:www.ccisd.net
departments
guidance and counseling
course registration
Window February 8 – 22nd
Level I GPA Courses
Level I courses (open to any student): Advanced AcademicPreAPAP courses
Level I courses are awarded extra grade points – more rigorous
Students who are identified through CCISD testing may take GT courses (English I & II Leadership PreAP/GT)
Special Education
Courses
Some courses restricted to
identified special needs students
Course placement determined by Admission, Review, Dismissal (ARD)
Important to Remember
Choose courses carefully! Schedule changes at the high school are for data mistakes or course errors only.
Schedules will be created to match requests as much as possible.
Course selection cards are due back to the Intermediate Counselors by February 22!
Verification letters will be mailed home in April.
Changes may be made up until May 6, 2016.
Thank You for Coming!
Course Fair
CFHS Commons
@ 7:00 P.M.