GUIDANCE FOR GRADUATION:

House Bill 5 and High School Graduation Requirements

Earning a High School Diploma

The High School Diploma is key in:

Having access to post-secondary school education

Enlisting in United States military services

Obtaining employment and career advancementopportunities

Accessing higher paying jobs

A New graduation plan with meaningful flexibility for Texas students and communities

PURPOSE: Texas plans for graduation thatincludes meaningful flexibility to earn a highschool diploma with appropriate and rigorousfoundation courses aligned to endorsement areasfor college and career preparation.

Graduation Plans

Previous Graduation plans:

Minimum High School Program (MHSP)

Recommended High School Program (RHSP)

Distinguished Achievement Plan (DAP) *

*For top 10% college admission rule (7% University of Texas), a student MUST earn a distinguished level of achievement.

New Graduation Plans

Beginning 2014-2015: The Commissioner of education has adopted a plan to

replace the MHSP, RHSP & DAP The new plans include: The Foundation High School Program (22 credits)* The Foundation High School Program with

Endorsements (26 credits) The Distinguished level of achievement (26 credits)

Students who are in grade 9, 10, or 11 in the 2013-2014 schoolyear must be given a choice to graduation the MHSP, RHSP, DAP,or Foundation High School Program.

*A student may elect to graduate WITHOUT an endorsement only after the students 10th grade year(or as determined by the district), the student & parent are advised of the benefits of graduating fromH.S. with an endorsement, AND the parent files written permission allowing the student to graduateFOUNDATION only.

Professional School Counselors

The campus Professional School, Career and CollegeCounselors will support our students and advisestudents to: Select an endorsement in the following area(s):

Public Services

Business and Industry

Multidisciplinary Studies

Arts and Humanities

STEM

Graduation Plan

Foundation Plan +Endorsement+Distinguished Level ofAchievement(flowchart)

Foundation High School Program

Please note:

*Languages other than English (LOTE)All students graduating from KHS must earn atotal of 28 credits.

Foundation with Endorsements

Please note all students graduating form KHS must earn a minimum of 28 credits to meet graduation requirements

Distinguished level of Achievement

A student may earn a distinguished level of achievement by successfully

completing

A total of four credits inmathematics, which mustinclude Algebra II

A total of four credits inscience

The remaining curriculumrequirements

The curriculumrequirements for at leastone endorsement

* A student must earn distinguishedlevel of achievement to be eligible fortop 10% automatic admission.

Foundation with Distinguished Level of Achievement

In addition to Foundational level classes, the following levels of courses are offered:

GENERALCOURSES

PRE-AP / AP*DUAL CREDIT*

*Requires committee approval and prerequisiteswhich may include a summer project.

Foundational/General Credit Courses

These courses are taught at grade level andfollow the Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills(TEKS) elements

Pre-AP and AP Courses

AP courses give students a head start on college

Taking AP courses can help students to gain collegeadmission; test scores can earn college credit andplacement into advanced courses.

Dual Credit Courses

KISD has academic and technical dual creditpartnerships agreements with several post-secondary institutions

Students earn high school and college credit at thesame time

A qualifying score on an entrance exams (TSI,ACT, SAT, and/or STAAR) must be met beforeenrolling in a dual credit course

What is AP?

AP stands for Advanced Placement

These are Stand Alone Classes and Tests

College Class on the High School Campus

Earn College Credit if Score on AP test is highenough

Content and Expectations are Directed by theCollege Board

More than 90% of 4 year Universities Grant Creditfor Qualifying Exams

Students can By-Pass Entry Level Courses

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Performance Acknowledgments

Earned for Outstanding Performance in: Dual Credit

At least 12 earned hours pf college academic courses (3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale)

Bilingualism/Biliteracy Completing all ELA requirements while maintaining a GPA equivalent to an

80 and Satisfying one of four additional measures (ie 80 or higher in three or more

LOTE courses)

AP or IB exams or on the PSAT, ACT-Plan, SAT/ACT A score of 3 or higher on a College Board AP exam or 4 or higher on an IB

exam or outstanding performance on PSAT, ACT-Plan, SAT/ACT

And/or Earning a nationally or internationally recognized business or industry license or certificate Performance sufficient to obtain national or international business/industry

certification or government required credential to practice a profession

Kountze ISD CTE Programs aligned to endorsements

ENDORSEMENTS KISD CAREER CLUSTERS include the following

STEM (Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics)

• Advanced Science

• Advanced Math

• Technology

• Engineering

Business and Industry • Business Administration & Marketing Management

• Construction

• Information Technology

• Agricultural Science

• Welding & Pipe-fitting

Arts and Humanities

• Education & Training

• Health Science

• Human Services

• Cosmetology (personal transportation is required and tuition fees are involved)

Public Services

• English Literature

• History

• Fine Arts

Multidisciplinary Studies Allows a student to select courses from the curriculum of each endorsement

area and earn credits in a variety of advanced courses from multiple content

areas sufficient to complete the distinguished level of achievement.

Endorsements

A student shall specify in writing an endorsement the student intends toearn upon entering Grade 9.

“Opting-out” into a Foundation Plan, ONLY after the sophomore year,requires:

The student and the student’s parent or person standing in parental relation to the student are advised by a school counselor of the specific benefits of graduating from high school with one or more endorsements; and

The student’s parent or person standing in parental relation to the student files with a school counselor written permission, on a form adopted by the agency, allowing the student to graduate under the foundation high school program without the endorsement.

An example of an ENDORSEMENT Program of study

REQUIRE COHERENT SEQUENCING: All KISD CTE programs of study (pathways)have an established coherent sequence of courses which satisfy the requirements for endorsements identified in HB5, “a coherent sequence of four credits in CTE that includes at least two courses in the same career cluster and at least one advanced CTE course . . . . . . ."

To the right one example of a suggested coherent sequence under the Business and Industry Endorsement. This pathway is focused on Construction

Construction: Principles of Architecture and Construction -> construction management->Advanced Construction management->Practicum of Construction Management

Other suggested examples of Business & Industry endorsement pathways:

Welding: Ag Mech and Tech ->Welding 1 -> Ag Facilities and Design -> Welding 1-> Practicum in Welding

Information Technology: PIT/LTNW-> Money Matter/Prof Communications->BIM 1 -> BIM 2

Business Management (Yearbook): Principles of Business Mang. -> Virtual Business-> Global Business-> Practicum of Business

Side by Side Comparison “OLD vs NEW”

Current requirements vs HB 5 Click on the image to the

right to see document

Copy and paste the following link in your browser if the file will not open:

file:///C:/Users/sarsement/Downloads/SidebySideGraduationPrograms_030114%20(5).pdf

HB5 “fine print”

A student may not be enrolled in a course that has arequired prerequisite unless:

the student has successfully completed the prerequisite course(s):

the student has demonstrated equivalent knowledge as determined by the school district; or

the student has already enrolled in the course in an out-of-state, an out-of-country, or a Texas nonpublic school and transferred to a Texas public school prior to successfully completing the course.

Additional HB 5 “fine print”

Effective 2013-2014 , if a student is determined UNLIKELY to pass an EOC at the end of the 11th

grade year, the student may be enrolled in a College Preparatory course.

All high school students entering 9th grade must have a universal personal graduation plan (PGP).

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In 2014-2015, upon entering 9th grade, students must indicate in writing an endorsement selection. This may be accomplished via a Personal Graduation Plan (PGP) which must be signed by both the

parent & student

Personal Graduation Plan (PGP)

Foundations for a current 11th or 12th

Students who are in the 11th or 12th grade year thisyear must be given an option to graduate MHSP,RHSP, DAP or Foundation High School Program

State Assessment Requirements under HB 5

Five End of Course (EOC) test (subject based)

Algebra 1

English I and II

Biology

US History

Scheduling Recommendation

All incoming 9th grade students are encourage to select:

1. English I

2. Biology

3. Algebra I (Geometry Pre-AP if Algebra I credit has been awarded)

4. Language other than English (Spanish)

5. Endorsement (introduction course pathway dependent uponendorsement selection)

6. Elective or World Geography if PGP requires 4 Social Studies courses

7. Elective* (athletic and/or general/recommended elective)

8. Elective* (athletic and/or general/recommended elective)PLUS 3 Alternate courses (in cases where 1st elective requests not available)

*Elective courses are dependent upon successful completion and promotion. Student may be

administratively placed in a remedial and/or support class based on state assessment resultsand/or parent/teacher recommendation.

Attendance Reminder

Students must attend class 90% of the time in orderto receive credit for the course.

Absences cannot exceed 9 (per class) in a semester.

Medical appointments are excused (medicaldocumentation required).

If a student earns a 70 or better in a class, but isdenied credit due to attendance he or she must bereviewed by the attendance committee and anindividual plan must be created.

lt1s QUESTION TIME!! ' l

For additional questions please contact your High School Counselor

Stacie Arsement-sarsement@kountzeisd.org

409-246-3474 -

Thank you!