An overview for parents of students in 8 th -11 th grade Foundation - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

An overview for parents of students in 8th-11th grade

• Foundation School Program:
• 4 credits in English
• 3 credits in Math, Science, and History
• 2 credits in Foreign Languages
• 1 credit of PE and 1 of Fine Arts
• Electives
• Add at least one Endorsement
• 4 credits in a pathway (area of interest)
• Add an additional credit in Math and Science (4 total each)
• 26 credits total
• Must also pass these five STAAR End of Course (EOC) exams:

English 1 English 2 Biology Algebra 1 US History

Fashion Design

Culinary Arts provided treats. Yum!!

Robotics

Band

Hawks discussing life at Heath to our future Hawks

Lots of Clubs and Organizations to check out

• An endorsement consists of at least four courses in a pathway

(area of interest).

• There are five pathways
• Business and Industry
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math
• Public Service
• Arts and Humanities
• Multi-Disciplinary (4 years of Math, Science, English, and History)

• The legislation created this graduation plan with endorsements

to help students decide a career path.

• Earn certifications to begin work straight out of high school
• Investigate interests to help decide a college major
• Save parents and students $$
• Students can have multiple endorsements
• Selecting an endorsement should be a stress free process

Arts & Humanities Business & Industry Multidisciplinary Public Service STEM

• Fine Arts
• Foreign

Languages

• Social

Studies

• Agricultural

Technology

• Animation &

Game Design

• Architecture
• Audio Video

Production

• Automotive

Technology— Dual Credit

• Business

Management

• Culinary Arts
• Fashion Design
• Finance
• Graphic Design
• Journalism OR

Newspaper

• Marketing &

Entrepreneurshi p

• Veterinary

Medicine/Animal Systems

• Welding – Dual

Credit

• Four by Four

(4 years of English, Math, Science & Social Studies)

• Advanced

Courses

• Health Science
• EMT
• Central Sterile

Processing, EKG, Phlebotomy

• Clinical
• Pharmacy

Technician

• Law & Public

Safety

• Aerospace

Engineering

• Robotics

Engineering

• Computer

Science & Cyber Security

• Combination

STEM

• Colleges do not look at what endorsement students earned!
• Colleges want to see four years of English, Math, Science, and

Social Studies.

• Colleges want to see that students took rigorous classes and did

well in them.

• Advanced math and lab sciences help students prepare for college.

• To help students and parents plan out high school, a four year

plan is required when the student first takes classes for high school credit.

• This is just a plan - it can and will change.
• It should be completed based on the students current

interests.

• You can change your endorsement.
• We will help you figure it all out!

• On the course selection sheet, put in all the core classes first
• Add in the Electives
• Add 4 Alternates
• The APG, or Academic Planning Guide, lists all the available

courses.

• You will receive handouts during registration that simplify your

choices.

• *English 1 or Pre AP English 1
• *English 2 or Pre AP English 2
• English 3 or AP English 3 or Dual Credit English
• English 4 or AP English 4 or Dual Credit English

If interested in IB the path will be:

• *Pre AP English 1
• * Pre AP English 2
• IB English 3
• IB English 4

*EOC exam required

• 9th - *Algebra 1(Pre AP Algebra 1 only offered in 8th grade)
• 10th - Geometry or Pre AP Geometry
• 11th - Algebra 2, Pre AP Algebra 2 or Algebraic Reasoning
• 12th - Advanced Math Class from following:

Advanced Algebra Concepts Pre Calculus or Pre-AP Pre Calculus AP Calculus AB and BC OnRamps Statistics, AP Statistics, Statistics & Business Decision OnRamps Algebra 2 (College Algebra) AP Computer Science A

• 8th - *Pre AP Algebra 1
• 9th - Geometry or Pre AP Geometry
• 10th - Algebra 2 or Pre AP Algebra 2
• 11th & 12th - Advanced Math Class from following:

Advanced Algebra Concepts Pre Calculus or Dual Credit Pre Calculus Statistics or Dual Credit Statistics AP Calculus AB or BC IB Math 11th and 12th – to be in IB math 11th grade you must have Pre AP Algebra 2 10th grade year.

• IPC
• *Biology or Pre AP Biology (if student completed Alg 1 in 8th grade)
• Chemistry, Pre AP Chemistry
• Physics, AP Physics, or Advanced Science
• Advanced Science classes:

*EOC exam required

AP Biology AP Chemistry

• AP Physics 1
• AP Physics 2
• AP Physics C
• Earth/Space Science
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Forensic Science
• Advanced Animal Sci.
• OnRamps Geoscience
• Scientific Research & Design
• Principles of Technology

• World Geography, PAP World Geography or AP Human Geography
• World History or AP World History
• * US History, AP US History, or OnRamps US History
• Government and Economics, AP Gov and AP Eco or Dual Credit Gov

and Eco If interested in IB the path will be:

• PAP World Geography or AP Human Geography
• AP World History
• *IB History of America Year 1
• IB History of America Year 2

*EOC exam required

• After the initial Course Selection process:
• Master schedule will be built (in March)
• Students will go into Skyward (in April) and request the schedule of

their classes (not guaranteed due to circumstances beyond our control).

• Verification – May
• Schedules in May
• No schedule changes after May 31, 2018.