Welcome to the Class of 2025!

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Introductions

Mr. Cody White, Secondary PrincipalMrs. Nicole White, School Counselor

All of YOU! Thank you so much for coming and sharing in our excitement for your child’s future!

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1. What do I need to graduate high school?

2. What is an endorsement?

3. Opportunities you should take

4. Dual Credit

5. Sign up for Remind and parent meetings

Finish the right minimum classes+

Earn at least 26 total credits+

Pass all five EOCs (Algebra 1, English I, English II, Biology & US History)

+Earn an endorsement

+Meet the Distinguished Level of Achievement

GRADUATE!

What is a

CREDIT?Example: If I take Algebra I for a full year and PASS, I will earn ½ credit in the first semester and ½ credit in the second semester. This will earn me a total of ONE FULL CREDIT for the year

in Algebra I.

You earn a ½ credit for each class you pass for

each semester.

Foundation High School Program+ Endorsement SUMMARY

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

FOUNDATION + ENDORSEMENT = 26 CREDITS

*=Must pass STAAR End-of-Course Exam (EOC) for this course

CORE REQUIREMENTSENGLISH (4 CREDITS):

*English I, *English II, English III, English IV

MATHEMATICS (4 CREDITS):

*Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, & 1 Additional Math

(Pre-Calculus or Statistics) or (Math Models or Financial Math) after Algebra II

SCIENCE (4 CREDITS):

*Biology, 1 Lab-Based Science (Chemistry or IPC), & 2 Advanced

Sciences (Chemistry, Env. Systems, Advanced Animal Science, or Food Science)

SOCIAL STUDIES (3 CREDITS):

World Geography, *US History, Government/Economics

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (2 CREDITS): Spanish I, Spanish II

FINE ARTS (1 CREDIT): Band, Art, or Floral Design

PHYSICAL EDUCATION (1 CREDIT):

Athletics, PE, or Marching Band (.5 credit each fall)

ENGLISH (4 CREDITS):

*English I, *English II, English III, English IV

MATHEMATHICS (4 CREDITS):

*Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, & 1 Additional Math

chosen from Pre-Calculus or Math Models

*has an EOC required for graduation

Foundation High School Program + Endorsement

SCIENCE (4 CREDITS):

*Biology, 1 Lab-Based Science (Chemistry or IPC),

& 2 Advanced Sciences (Chemistry, Engineering,

Advanced Animal Science, Food Science, Anatomy)

SOCIAL STUDIES: (3 CREDITS)

World Geography, *US History, Government/Economics

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (2 CREDITS):

Spanish I, Spanish II

*has an EOC required for graduation

Foundation High School Program+ Endorsement

FINE ARTS (1 CREDIT):

Band or Art

PHYSICAL EDUCATION (1 CREDIT):

Athletics, PE, or Marching Band (.5 credit each fall)

Foundation High School Program+ Endorsement

PAUSE FOR

What is an Endorsement?

Every O’Donnell student will plan to earn at least one endorsement.

• Prepares students for actual careers

• Offers focus in a particular area of

interest (discuss interest inventories)

• Allows students to earn certifications

Arts & Humanities Endorsement

ARTS & HUMANITIES ENDORSEMENT

Pathway: Performing Arts InstrumentalBand 1Band 2Band 3 Band 4

Business & Industry Endorsements

Pathway: Business Management

Choose at least 4 credits from the following:Principles of Business

BIM IBIM II

Accounting IAccounting II

Financial Mathematics Statistics & Business Decision-Making

Pathway: Hospitality

Choose at least 4 credits from the following:Principles of Hospitality

Intro to Culinary ArtsFloral Design

Culinary Arts (2 credits) Food Science (counts as Science Core Credit)

Pathway: Agriculture & Structural Systems

Choose at least 4 credits from the following(including at least 1 credit from each group):

1. Principles of Agriculture2. Ag Mechanics and Metal, Ag Structures, Ag

Fabrication and Design, Livestock, Equine Sci./Small Animal Mgt. or Intro to Welding3. Welding I (2 credits) , Ag Power Systems

(2 credits) , or Adv. Animal Science

Education & Training Endorsement

EDUCATION & TRAINING ENDORSEMENT

Pathway: Child DevelopmentDual Credit CDEC 1317 Dual Credit CDEC 2322 Dual Credit CDEC 2324

Instructional Practices Internship***may end with Teacher’s Aide certification

Can’t Choose Just One? Pick a Hybrid Endorsement.

Pathway: Agribusiness

Choose at least 4 credits from the following (including at least 1 credit from each group):

1. Principles of Business or Principles of Ag2. BIM I, BIM II, Accounting I, or

Accounting II3. Ag Mechanics and Metal, Ag Structures, Ag

Fabrication and Design, Intro to Welding, Welding I (2 credits), Ag Power Systems

(2 credits), Livestock Production, Equine Science/Small Animal Management, or Advanced

Animal Science

Pathway: Business Hospitality

Choose at least 4 credits from the following (including at least 1 credit from each group):

.Principles of Business or Principles of Hospitality

2. BIM I, BIM II, Accounting I, or Accounting II

3. Intro to Culinary Arts, Culinary Arts (2 credits), Floral Design, or

Food Science

Coming Soon: EMT and CNA certifications through Dual Credit

What is the Distinguished Level of Achievement?

Upon meeting OISD Graduation Requirements,all OISD graduates will plan to achieve

Distinguished Achievement.

WHY EARN THE DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT?A STUDENT MAY EARN A DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT BY

COMPLETING ALGEBRA II AND ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR FOUNDATION AND ENDORSEMENT.

*A student must earn distinguished level of achievement and be in the top 10% to be eligible for top 10% automatic admission.

*A distinguished level of achievement may position you among those first in line for a TEXAS grant (must be financially qualified).

How Can I Earn Performance Acknowledgments?

An O’Donnell ISD student may earn a performance acknowledgment for outstanding performance in/on one of the following:

Dual Credit Courses

Scores on PSAT, SAT, or ACT

Scores on AP Exam

Earn a Business or Industry

Certification

Bilingualism and Biliteracy

* At least 12 hours of college

academic courses with a grade of

3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale; or

* An associate degree while in

high school

*A score on PSAT/NMSQT that

qualifies the student for recognition by College Board and

National Merit Scholarship

Corporation; or *Combined critical reading and math

score of at least 1250 on the SAT; or

*Composite score of 28 on ACT (excluding the writing subscore)

A score of 3 or above on a

College Board AP exam; OISD offers AP English III and

IV

ServSafeFood Handler

Floral Design Level I

AWS SENSE Welding IOSHA

Hunter Safety

Microsoft PowerPointMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft Word

Microsoft Word ExpertMicrosoft Excel

Microsoft Excel Expert

Teacher’s Aide Child Development

Associate

Possible EMT or CNA

*Complete all English language arts

requirements and maintain a minimum

GPA of 80; and *Must have

participated in and met the exit criteria for a bilingual or ESL program; and scored at the Advanced High

level on TELPAS

*Other options may be available

What are some opportunities you should work for?

Good GradesThese decide your ranking.

Higher ranking = easier to get into college

Higher ranking = more $$$ opportunities

Top 10% = automatic admission into any Texas public

college or university

Valedictorian = your first year of college tuition is paid

InvolvementBenefit #1 – Learning Time Management and PrioritizingBenefit #2 – Getting Involved in Diverse InterestsBenefit #3 – Learning About Long Term CommitmentsBenefit #4 – Making a Contribution; Learn to Think of OthersBenefit #5 – Raises Self EsteemBenefit #6 – Building Solid Relationship and Social SkillsBenefit #7 – Looks Great on College ApplicationsFACT: Youth mental health IMPROVES when they have community!

Volunteering = Student Council, churches, fire department

Extracurricular = sports, UIL, band, FCCLA, FFA, NHS, OAP, etc.

Certifications = through your endorsements; career opportunities

Be a Giver = don’t just take from school; give to the world around you

What are some opportunities you should work for?

• Weighted grades

• Can replace high school courses

• Get a jump start on college to graduate earlier and start

earning $$$ earlier

• Free or discounted tuition

• Can be scheduled into your school day

• Recommended to wait until sophomore year {Must pass TSIA}

What are some opportunities you should work for?

CertificationsBusiness Department:

PowerPoint

Word

Word Expert

Excel

Excel Expert

Access

Outlook

Quickbooks

Hospitality Department:

Food Handler

ServSafe

Agriculture Department:

OSHA

Hunter Safety

AWS Sense Welding

What are some opportunities you should work for?

Possibly Coming Soon: EMT and CNA certifications through Dual Credit

What are some opportunities you should work for?

Achievement Notebook• Start NOW!

• Get a cheap notebook you won’t lose.

• Write down every single involvement, honor, and achievement.

• Examples: Honor roll, perfect attendance, played tennis, went to play-offs, participated in UIL, got 3rd

place in district Spelling

• Makes life easier senior year for your resume and applications

• If you don’t write it down, you WILL forget things!

Let’s Stay in

Contact!

Now what do we do?

You have just 2 jobs left:

1. Sign up for a parent meeting

appointment.

2. Go home tonight and talk about your four-

year personal graduation plan (PGP) as a

family.

3. Meet with me (parent and student) to

discuss any questions or concerns and

sign your PGP.

Sample Personal Graduation Plan (PGP)

Ima Student 9 2018

Business Management

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Band I Band II

Athletics Athletics

Band III

Yearbook

Dual Credit

Culinary Arts

Princ of Bus BIM I BIM IIAccounting I

Accounting II

Athletics

Transitions

Dual Credit

Dual Credit

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I may forget some of what I’m learning tonight. Is there a place I can go to find

answers later?

Let’s take a look at my Counselor’s

Corner on the school website at

odonnell.esc17.net

Before We Close…

1. Enter your parent and student name in chat soyou get credit for attendance.

2. Sign up for our PGP meetings following this link:

https://forms.gle/cYkr3YCCdfmcYJD36

**I’ll also send this link in Remind, so make sure you’ve signed up!

Questions?

Contact Information:

Nicole White, M.Ed

O’Donnell ISD School Counselor

Best way to reach me: nwhite@esc17.net

PO Box 487, O’Donnell, TX 79351

| Ph: 806.428.3247 | Fax: 806.428.3395 |

Let’s get signed up for next year’s classes!

1. Get logged in to your iPads

2. Go to http://odonnell.esc17.net/

3. Click on Click here to pre-register for your 2020-2021 high school classes under News and Announcement

4. Enter your Student ID exactly as it’s shown in the top left corner of your transcript

5. Enter your birthdate exactly like it shows on your transcript ##/##/####

6. Enter the last four digits of your social as shown on your transcript

Register for these general courses now.

We can update or change during our

parent meeting.

1. ENGLISH: 1001 English 1 OR 1011 PAP English I

2. MATH: 2000 Algebra 1

3. SCIENCE: 3004 IPC

4. SOCIAL STUDIES: 4000 World Geography

5. PE: 5001 Foundations OR 5004 PE Sub Ath 1

6. FOREIGN LANGUAGE: 6001 Spanish 2

7. FINE ARTS: 6020 Art 1 OR 6031 Music 2 Band

8. NO ATHLETICS: 7050 Business Infor1 OR 3007 Robotics

9. SUGGESTED ELECTIVE: 7050 Business Infor1

10. ENDORSEMENTS:1. 7044 Principles of Education2. 7039 Principles of Hospitality3. 7063 Principles of Business4. 7000 Principles of Ag5. 7100 Principles of Health Science

YOU AREN’T FINISHED UNTIL YOU HAVE 2 REMAINING UNITS.

This means your child

scored BETTER

THAN 59% of other 8th

graders in the nation who took this test!

Higher # = Better

Green = ON TRACK

Yellow = GETTING THERE

Red = BEHIND

How did O’Donnell 8th graders perform

compare to other 8th graders in Texas?

Overall Score

O’Donnell Average = 731 State Average = 800

Met Both Benchmark (meaning they are on track)

O’Donnell = 0% met both benchmarks State = 30% met both benchmarks

• 25% met English

• 15% met Math

• 60% met None

Top O’Donnell Scores This Year

• 910

• 880

• 840

• 830