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Bellville High School Rising Freshman

Class of 2024 High School Presentation

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Administrators

Casey Hollomon, Principal Amy Avant , Asst. Principal Jame Dristas , Asst. Principal

Office Staff

Lynette Traylor , Receptionist Renee Owen , Secretary Jennifer Rowe, Attendance

Nurse

Robin Higgins

Counseling Office

Karen Lassiter-Fuller, Registrar Rebecca Aschenbeck, Counselor Class of 2023 & 2024 Andrea Hollomon, Counselor Class of 2021 & 2022

Block Schedule

Red Day White Day

8:00-8:45 FLEX 8:00-8:45 FLEX 8:50-10:20 1st Period 8:50-10:20 5th Period 10:25-12:25 2nd Period/Lunch 10:25-12:25 6th Period/Lunch 12:30-2:00 3rd Period 12:30-2:00 7th Period 2:05-3:35 4th Period 2:05-3:35 8th Period

Flex Period

• 8:00- 8:45, everyday
• Attendance is required; will be tied to final exam exemptions
• Students will be assigned to a teacher (similar to a homeroom)
• Examples of Flex options:

○ Freshman Athletics ○ EOC remediation ○ Club meetings ○ Tutorials ○ More info to come...

Proposed changes to graduation requirements for incoming 9th graders:

• LOTE no longer calculated in GPA
• 4 Social Studies Credits

Graduation Requirements

Foundation + Endorsement

• House Bill 5
• 26 Credits (22 Foundation Credits + 4 Endorsement Credits)

○ 4 English ○ 4 Math ○ 4 Science ○ 4 Social Studies (changing from 3) ○ 2 Credits of the same foreign language ○ 1 Credit of Fine Arts ○ 1 Credit of Physical Education ○ 6 Elective Credits

What is an Endorsement?

• Area of specialized study
• Students will be required to specify an endorsement upon entering 9th

grade

• Endorsements can be changed along the way
• 5 endorsement areas
• Students may earn multiple endorsements
• The program of study a student chooses will lead to an endorsement

Endorsement Options

Arts & Humanities Business & Industry Multidisciplinary Studies Public Service STEM

Multidisciplinary Studies

A Multidisciplinary Studies Endorsement is earned by:

• Four credits in each of the four core subject areas to include English IV and

CHemistry and/or Physics OR

• Four Credits in Advanced Placement or Dual Credit selected from English,

Math, Science and Social Studies OR

• A total of four (4) additional/advanced credits that prepare the student to

enter postsecondary education without the need for remediation, or successfully enter the workforce

STEM

A STEM Endorsement is earned by completing:

• 5 credits in Math : Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and

two advanced math courses OR

• 5 credits in Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and

two Advanced Science Courses

Business & Industry

A Business and Industry endorsement can be earned by completing a coherent sequence of 4 or more credits with at least two in the same career cluster including including at least one advanced CTE course:

• Agriculture: Animal Studies
• Agriculture: Plant Studies
• Agriculture: Applied Agriculture Engineering
• Entrepreneurship: Automotive
• Entrepreneurship: Business
• Entrepreneurship: Construction

Public Services

A public services endorsement endorsement can be earned by completing a coherent sequence of 4 or more credits with at least two in the same career cluster including including at least one advanced CTE course:

• Health: Nursing
• Health: Emergency Services
• Education: Teaching
• Law: Law Enforcement

Arts & Humanities

An Arts and Humanities endorsement is earned by completing:

• A coherent sequence of four credits from one or two disciplines in fine arts:

○ Band, Art, Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre, Theatre Production

Distinguishment Level of Achievement

A student may earn a distinguished level of achievement by successfully completing:

• A total of four credits in Math including Algebra II
• A total of four credits in Science
• Remaining curriculum requirements
• Curriculum requirements for at least one endorsement

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

Benefits of Distinguished Level of Achievement

• Eligible for a TEXAS grant to help pay tuition and fees if financially

qualified

• More competitive applicant
• More options for colleges and universities
• More financial aid options
• More prepared for college-level coursework
• Opportunity for immediate enrollment in classes for field of study
• Strong foundation to complete credential or degree

Performance Acknowledgements

A student may earn a performance acknowledgement for:

• Outstanding performance:

○ In a dual credit course

• At least 12 hours with a grade equivalent of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale

○ In bilingualism and biliteracy ■ English 4 + 3 years of same foreign language with grade of 80 or above in all classes ○ On an AP Exam ■ A score of 3 or higher on a College Board AP Exam

• On the PSAT, the ACT-Plan, the SAT, or the ACT

○ Earning a score on the PSAT that qualifies the student for recognition as commended scholar or higher ○ A combined critical reading and mathematics score of at least 1250 on the SAT ○ A composite score of 28 on the ACT (excluding the writing)

Automatic Admission

In accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §51.803, a student is eligible for automatic admission to a Texas public college or university as an undergraduate student if the student earned a grade point average in the top 10 percent of the student's high school graduating class or in the percentage

• f qualified applicants that are anticipated to be offered admission to the

University of Texas at Austin* (~ top 6%), and the applicant

(1) successfully completed the requirements for the Recommended High School Program (RHSP) or the Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP); (2) earned the distinguished level of achievement under the Foundation High School Program; or (3) satisfied ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks on the ACT assessment or earned on the SAT assessment a score of at least 1,500 out of 2,400 or the equivalent.

Course Selection Process

• Students will attend a session displaying high school career elective
• ptions in the BJHS gym on February 20th. This will allow the students to

ask questions about the different elective course options from teachers and HS students.

• 8th grade students will then meet with the counselors to help choose

classes for 9th grade.

• Counselors will be available for questions after school until 6:00 on Monday

and Tuesday, February 24th and 25th ■ Appointments are not necessary but can be made to accommodate your schedule ■ Please call 979-865-3681 to speak to a counselor

Core Classes for Freshmen

• English (Regular or PreAP)
• Math

○ Algebra I ○ Geometry (Must have taken Algebra I; Regular or PreAP)

• Science

○ Biology (Regular or PreAP)

• Social Studies

○ World Geography (Regular or PreAP)

Freshman Electives

• Spanish I
• Journalism/Professional Communications
• Yearbook I (application and approval is required)
• Debate I (teacher approval)
• Art I
• Theatre Arts I
• Technical Theatre I
• Theatre Production (audition required)
• Applied Music I
• Band I (Takes up two elective choices)
• Principles of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
• Principles of Applied Engineering
• Principles of Arts, AV & Tech Communications
• Principles of Business, Marketing & Finance
• Principles of Construction
• Fundamentals of Computer Science

Bellville ISD Academies

How do you choose an endorsement?

Refer to the Endorsement Crosswalk found in the course catalog

Choose courses wisely!!!

Classes are offered and teachers are assigned based on the courses that you select NOW. Please select your courses carefully!

Alternate Courses

• Please choose alternate classes in case an elective you

have chosen is full, not offered, or conflicts with other choices.

• Schedule forms with alternate course left blank will

receive last priority from counselors.

• If there are no alternate courses listed, counselors will

give students any electives which are open. Students lose their choices and will not be changed out of these classes.

Schedule Requests/Changes

• Schedule requests will be handed out after the

counselors input the student information sometime in

• April. Any requests for changes should be made before

May 1st!!!

• All students will have the opportunity to pick up

schedules before the first day of classes for next school year as well.

• Schedule changes in the fall will be limited to correct

scheduling errors or to equalize class enrollments after the first day of school for 2020-2021.

• Students who request Pre-AP courses may:

○ request a schedule change to a regular class by the 7th class day ○ at the end of the 1st six weeks or ○ at the end of 1st semester if a regular class in the same subject area is available ○ This may mean other schedule changes may occur, so please choose carefully for these classes!

• To ensure that credit is earned for the semester, if a student fails a

six weeks of the Pre-AP course, they will automatically be changed from the course and moved into a regular class.

Pre-AP Schedule Changes

• Students may sign up for classes that need teacher approval but will be

changed into the alternates if approval is denied.

• Teacher Approvals are needed for:

○ Athletics ○ Band (Audition means teacher approval) ○ Drill Team (Brahmadoras) ○ Debate ○ Theatre Production ○ Ag Leadership ○ Yearbook

Teacher Approvals

• Please discuss your course requests with your parent or guardian for

next year.

• A parent’s signature is required on the bottom of your schedule request

form.

Parent Signature

• Students will bring home their Course Request form and

Endorsement Option on Thursday, February 20th.

• Please review the courses chosen carefully!
• Course request forms are DUE to the Junior High Office by

February 28, 2020.

• You will receive a printed copy of the courses you requested for

next year and a four year graduation plan. **This will not be a schedule, ONLY the courses requested. Schedules will be picked up in August before the first day of class.

• Changes to the courses requested can be made until May 27,

2020.

How will registration work?

○ February 20, 2020 – High School teachers at Junior High to introduce endorsements/elective courses ○ February 24 and 25, 2020- Counselors available for parent questions during the normal school day until 6:00 P.M. at the High School ○ February 28, 2020 – Students turn in course request packet to Bellville Junior High front office

Upcoming Events

○ April 7, 2020 – STAAR 8th grade Math ○ April 8, 2020 – STAAR 8th grade Reading ○ May 6, 2020- 8th grade Algebra I EOC ○ *May 12, 2020 – STAAR 8th grade Math Retest ○ *May 13, 2020– STAAR 8th grade Reading Retest ○ May 7, 2020 – STAAR 8th grade Science ○ May 8, 2020 – STAAR 8th grade Social Studies ○ June 23, 2020– STAAR 8th grade Math Retest ○ June 2, 2020– STAAR 8th grade Reading Retest

*If student doesn’t pass after two attempts summer school attendance is REQUIRED. REMEMBER: You first must meet all 8th grade requirements for promotion to high school.

STAAR TESTING