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Grades Weighting STAAR& Grad Plans

Did You Know?? There are 2 types of grades

1. 1. MAJOR

• 2. DAILY/OTHER

“Weighting” Structures for Each Six Weeks All Subjects EXCEPT Science

• Six Weeks Test = Entered Under Major
• Major & Exams = 50%
• Daily/Other = 50%

» _____

100%

Weighting Structure for Science

Major/Tests = 50% Labs = 30% Daily Work = 20% 100%

Did You Know?? There are 2 types of courses

1. 1. weig

eighted

• 2. UN-weighted

Weighting Structures Pre-AP ~ AP~Dual Credit

Pre-AP X 1.10% AP~DC X 1.15%

Weighted vs. Un-weighted

90 average

x 1.10 Pre-AP weight 99

90 average

x 1.15 AP weight 103.5

Weighted GPA w ill show up on the TRANSCRIPT and RANKING

Credits

• Freshman Year you MUST earn SIX (6)

credits to be classified as a sophomore.

• You MUST earn TWELVE (12) credits to be

a junior.

• You MUST earn EIGHTEEN (18) credits to

be a senior.

• You MUST earn TWENTY-FOUR (24)

credits to GRADUATE on Foundation!

• You MUST earn TWENTY-SIX (26) credits

to GRADUATE with Endorsement!

Total Credits/Classes Needed to GRADUATE

• 4 CREDITS of ENGLISH
• 3 CREDITS of MATH
• 3 CREDITS of SCIENCE
• 3 CREDITS of SOCIAL STUDIES, which includes a semester EACH of

GOVERNMENT & ECONOMICS

• 6 CREDITS of ELECTIVES/CAREER ENDORSEMENTS
• 2 CREDITS of the same FOREIGN LANGUAGE
• 1 CREDIT of P E
• 1 CREDIT of FINE ARTS
• 1/2 CREDIT of PROFESSIONAL SPEECH

A student may earn an Endorsement by successfully completing :

• Curriculum requirements for the

endorsement

• Four credits in mathematics
• Four credits in science

Distinguished = Eligible for top 10% Auto College Admission

• 4 credits in math, including Algebra 2

And outstanding performance:

• Dual Credit Course
• AP Test
• PSAT, PLAN, SAT or ACT
• Earning a business or industry

certification or license

Student Name _______________________ ID_____________ Expected Graduation Date _____________ Endorsement Selected: STEM Business and Industry Public Services Arts and Humanities

Multidisciplinary Studies

English Language Arts – 4 Credits  English I  English II  English III  Advanced English Mathematics – 3 Credits  Algebra I  Geometry  Advanced Math Social Studies – 3 Credits

• World Geography or World

History  US History  Government  Economics Science – 3 Credits  Biology  IPC or  Advanced Science  Additional Adv. Science Foreign Language or Substitute – 2 Credits  Year 1___________  Year 2___________ Fine Arts – 1 Credit  ______________________ Physical Education – 1 Credit  Physical Education Speech--.5 Credit  Professional Speech Electives – 6 Credits  Elective 1 ______________  Elective 2 ______________  Elective 3 ______________  Elective 4

STEM

(Alg 2 must be pre-req for Math credits)

 Adv/CTE Math  Adv/CTE Math  Adv/CTE Science Business and Industry  Adv/CTE Math  Adv/CTE Science Arts and Humanities  Adv/CTE Math  Adv/CTE Science Public Services  Adv/CTE Math  Adv/CTE Science

• Multidisciplinary Studies

 Adv/CTE Math  Adv/CTE Science  Algebra II (must be one of the

student’s math credits)

And outstanding performance:

 Dual Credit Course  AP Test  PSAT, PLAN, SAT, or ACT  Earning a business or industry certification or license

STAAR EOC Checklist

 English I  English II  Algebra I  US History  Biology

Student Goals

______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _________

Testing

 PLAN ________  PSAT ________  SAT ________  ACT ________

College Readiness - TSI

 Math _________  Reading __________  Writing __________

College Preparatory Courses

 Math ___________

Plans for the Future Foundation Plan – 24 Credits Endorsements – 26 Credits

Distinguished

Eligible for top 10% Auto College Admission

Ara ransa sas s Pass ss High S School P Perso rsonal Gra Graduation Ch Checkl klist

FOUNDATION – 24 CREDITS 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA I, II, III & ADVANCED ENGLISH) 3 MATHEMATICS (ALGEBRA I, GEOMETRY, AND ADVANCED MATH) 3 SOCIAL STUDIES (WORLD GEO OR WORLD HISTORY OR COMBINED COURSE, US HISTORY, & GOVT/ECO) 3 SCIENCE (BIOLOGY, IPC OR ADVANCED SCIENCE, AND ADDITIONAL ADVANCED SCIENCE) 2 OF THE SAME FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1 FINE ART 1 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 6 ELECTIVES/ENDORSEMENTS 1 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION Must take Algebra II, Chemistry, and Physics A total of five credits in Math A total of five credits in Science

Required

STEM Endorsement

Required Pick one Bucket

A coherent sequence of three additional credits from no more than two

• f the areas

listed in the

• ther three

buckets

FOUNDATION – 24 CREDITS 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA I, II, III & ADVANCED ENGLISH) 3 MATHEMATICS (ALGEBRA I, GEOMETRY, AND ADVANCED MATH) 3 SOCIAL STUDIES (WORLD GEO OR WORLD HISTORY OR COMBINED COURSE, US HISTORY, & GOVT/ECO) 3 SCIENCE (BIOLOGY, IPC OR ADVANCED SCIENCE, AND ADDITIONAL ADVANCED SCIENCE) 2 OF THE SAME FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1 FINE ART 1 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 6 ELECTIVES/ENDORSEMENTS 1 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

Required

Business & Industry Endorsement

Pick one Bucket

A coherent sequence of four additional credits from the other four buckets

Four English elective credits by selecting three levels in one of the following areas: Advanced broadcast journalism Advanced journalism: newspaper or yearbook Public speaking Debate

FOUNDATION – 24 CREDITS 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA I, II, III & ADVANCED ENGLISH) 3 MATHEMATICS (ALGEBRA I, GEOMETRY, AND ADVANCED MATH) 3 SOCIAL STUDIES (WORLD GEO OR WORLD HISTORY OR COMBINED COURSE, US HISTORY, & GOVT/ECO) 3 SCIENCE (BIOLOGY, IPC OR ADVANCED SCIENCE, AND ADDITIONAL ADVANCED SCIENCE) 2 OF THE SAME FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1 FINE ART 1 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 6 ELECTIVES/ENDORSEMENTS 1 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION A coherent sequence of four additional credits from the other two buckets

Four years of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)

Required

Public Services Endorsement

Pick one Bucket

FOUNDATION – 24 CREDITS 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA I, II, III & ADVANCED ENGLISH) 3 MATHEMATICS (ALGEBRA I, GEOMETRY, AND ADVANCED MATH) 3 SOCIAL STUDIES (WORLD GEO OR WORLD HISTORY OR COMBINED COURSE, US HISTORY, & GOVT/ECO) 3 SCIENCE (BIOLOGY, IPC OR ADVANCED SCIENCE, AND ADDITIONAL ADVANCED SCIENCE) 2 OF THE SAME FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1 FINE ART 1 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 6 ELECTIVES/ENDORSEMENTS 1 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION A total of five social studies courses Four levels of the same language in a language other than English Or Four levels of American Sign Language

Two levels of the same language in two language other than English Example: Two years of Spanish and two years of French

Required

Arts & Humanities Endorsement

Pick one Bucket

FOUNDATION – 24 CREDITS 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA I, II, III & ADVANCED ENGLISH) 3 MATHEMATICS (ALGEBRA I, GEOMETRY, AND ADVANCED MATH) 3 SOCIAL STUDIES (WORLD GEO OR WORLD HISTORY OR COMBINED COURSE, US HISTORY, & GOVT/ECO) 3 SCIENCE (BIOLOGY, IPC OR ADVANCED SCIENCE, AND ADDITIONAL ADVANCED SCIENCE) 2 OF THE SAME FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1 FINE ART 1 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 6 ELECTIVES/ENDORSEMENTS 1 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION Four credits in each

• f the four

foundation subject areas to include English IV and chemistry and/or physics

Four credits in advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, or dual credit selected from English, math, science, social studies, economics, LOTE, or fine arts Two levels of the same language in two languages

• ther than English

Example: Two years of Spanish and two years of French

Required

Multidisciplinary Studies Endorsement

Pick one Bucket

What You TAKE MATTERS

• “J” courses (courses taken at junior high) that

you may have taken at AC Blunt or any other junior high count toward your high school graduation – ex. algebra, health, Spanish I, etc.

• By the time you are a senior what you

have taken in the previous three years will DETERMINE your placement in

• ranking. You should begin thinking

about it NOW!! Look at your graduation plan carefully.

How to Register

• Log on to www.apisd.org
• Chose PARENTS then PARENT PORTAL
• Your student’s ID # is the User Name and the

Password (you may be prompted to change password)

• Click on ‘Student Update’ ‘Course Request’
• All students have been enrolled in: ENGLISH 1,

PRACTICAL WRITING, SPEECH, ALGEBRA 1, IPC AND WORLD

• GEOGRAPHY. PRE-AP COURSES, BIOLOGY AND GEOMETRY

WILL BE ADDED PER TEACHER RECOMEMDATION.

• Choose a semester course to go with SPEECH.
• Choose 3 Electives( you must click the plus sign on

right to add more choices)

The number of EOCs a student must PASS to Graduate

*ELA 1 – *ALGEBRA 1 - *BIOLOGY - *ELA 2 – *US HISTORY

EOC and Graduation…

REMEMBER…

Keep eeping t the E e End nd i in n Mind nd

• College Applications…Scholarships
• Volunteer work…clubs…activities
• Testing
• TSI…PSAT…ACT…SAT…ASVAB
• Career Pathways
• 4 year plans
• GPA…Ranking
• Grades
• Weighted Classes

Ke Keep it it org rganize nized!!! !!!

• Volunteer hours
• Church
• Babysitting
• Mowing lawns(free)…
• Extra-curricular activities
• Sports
• Band
• Dance…
• Awards
• Perfect attendance
• Departmental
• Clubs and Organizations
• 4-H
• NHS
• FCCLA

Question estion & Answer swer T Time

• Any questions??
• Counseling Office – 361/758-9426
• Counselor’s Secretary – Yanette Gonzalez
• Steve Schoelman A - K
• sschoelman@apisd.org
• Rachelle King L - Z
• rking@apisd.org

Ou Our G Goa

• al For

For YO YOU!!