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High School &
What to Know Now
Plan for Tonight High School Basics
Credits, GPA, Class rank Advanced Courses, weighted GPA
New Graduation Plans, Endorsements, & Distinctions (HB 5)
Foundation and Distinguished Graduation Plan Endorsements (five options) CCTE and CTE Performance Acknowledgments Magnet program and benefits
EOC testing and graduation Pre-registration Plan El Paso High and Transition Question and Answer with Counselors
Why are we talking about High School
now?
8th grade students are already taking
high school courses
High School Starts in Middle School
Spanish 1 Spanish 2 Pre-AP Spanish 3 AP Spanish 4 PE Foundations Keyboarding Pre-AP Algebra Some Specific Technology Courses
The following Middle School courses are part of your high school transcript, high school ranking and high school GPA
High School Credit “The Basics”
All classes earn.5 credit per semester A course usually has related parts for each
semester (example: Algebra 1A and 1B)
Grades:◦ 45% of grade is each nine weeks◦ 10% is final exam
Bonus Weight: Given to Pre-AP, Dual Credit and AP courses
To earn course credit: must have 70% grade and 90% attendance at each semester
Types of High School Courses
Regular
Pre-Advanced Placement (PAP)
Advanced Placement (AP) Nationally recognized College Prep Courses Earn college credit with passing scores on AP exams
Dual Credit Community College Courses (Juniors and Seniors Eligible)
(Refer to El Paso High Courses Brochure and webpage)
Biggest Factors of College Admission
Rigorous High School Courses Successfully Taken Pre-AP or College Board AP
Scores on AP, SAT, ACT
Experiences/Involvement (Resume)
Class Ranking ◦ Texas Colleges automatic acceptance for Top 10% ◦ (appr. 96% average including weighted classes)
◦ UT Austin- Top 7% (Appr. 97%)
All of these can start happening now!
Housebill 5http://www.tea.state.tx.us/graduation.aspx
https://elpaso.episd.org(quick links Housebill 5)
The Commissioner must adopt a transition plan to implement House Bill (HB) 5 and replace the Minimum High School Program (MHSP), Recommended High School Program (RHSP), and Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP) with the foundation program beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
Foundation PlanDistinguished Achievement
26 credits
English 4 credits Math 4 credits Science 4 credits Social Studies 3 credits Foreign Language (LOTE) 2 credits Physical Education 1 credit Fine Arts 1 credit Speech (Comm Apps) .5 credit(?) Endorsement and Electives 4.5+ credits
Current Local Requirements Technology 1 credit Health .5 credit 4th yr social studies
Endorsements
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
Business and Industry Public Services Arts and Humanities Multidisciplinary Studies
HB 5 “A student shall specify in writing an endorsement the student intends to earn upon entering Grade 9”
STEM
Four Elective Credits (?) Science Technology Engineering Math
ExamplesMath: beyond Algebra IIScience: beyond Biology, Chemistry, Physics including 2 AP
Computer ScienceTechnology CTE
Business and Industry: Four Elective/CTE Credits(?):
Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources Architecture and Construction Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Business Management & Administration Finance Hospitality and Tourism Information Technology Manufacturing Marketing Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
OR Four English Elective Credits
Newspaper Public Speaking Advanced Broadcast Journalism
Public Services
Four electives (?) Education and Training Government and Public Administration Health Science Human Services Law, Public Safety Corrections and Securities
Or Four credits JROTC
Arts and Humanities
Sequence of four credits in one of the following areas Art AP Social Studies Dance Music Languages (Spanish, French, German) Theatre
Multidisciplinary Studies
Can mix endorsements
Examples
Four by four (4 years math, science, social studies, math) or
Advanced course in Endorsements or
Four AP courses
CCTE & CTECareer and Technology Education
CTE Courses are offered for El Paso High students at EPHS and CCTE
El Paso High STEM/Computer Science Business/Finance Health/Nutrition Law Enforcement Information Technology/Web Design One new for 2014-15
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Students Junior & Senior year can attend two or four periods at
CCTE for following fields:
Agriculture Education & Training Hospitality and
Tourism Law & Public Safety Transportation Architecture Finance Human Services Manufacturing Arts/Communications
Government & Public Admin
Information Technology
Business Health Science STEM
Performance Acknowledgments Dual Credit (12 credits with 3.0 GPA) Bilingualism and Biliteracy
Meet exit criteria ESL or AP Language score of 3 or higher 3 yrs Language with 80% GPA
AP exam scores (scores of 4 or 5) PSAT (10th and 11th) National Merit Commended
National Hispanic Recognition ACT-Plan (10th) College Readiness Benchmark SAT: 1250 ACT: 28 Nationally Recognized Business or Industry
certification or license
Dual Language Magnet Foundation with Distinguished Plan Arts and Humanities Endorsement Multidisciplinary Studies Endorsement Additional Endorsements (individualized)
STEM Endorsement Business and Industry Public Services CCTE option (black path)
Performance Acknowledgments Bi-lingualism, and Bi-literacy AP exams (Grant) Dual Credit courses
Why Dual Language Magnet Program?
Dual Language Magnet students enroll in Pre-AP, AP and/or Dual Credit courses (individualized)
Students graduate Foundation with Distinguished
Students graduate with Advanced Seal of Bi-Literacy
Students graduate with mastery of most requested skill that can be used for any profession (Spanish Language)
Students graduate with enough credits for minor in Spanish in college
Students work toward certification in translation
Student utilize i-pads to incorporate technology and bi-literate resources
Students embrace: Bilingual, Bi-cultural, Bi-literate
End of Course STAAR Exams
Students must pass five End of Course (EOC) Exams to Graduate
Algebra 1 (8th grade or Freshman) English 1 (Freshman) Biology (Freshman)
English 2 (Sophomore) US History (Junior)
For more Information:
School Web Site: http://elpaso.episd.org CCRP (four year plan) College Readiness Advanced Placement Guidance and Counseling page CTE
Visit counselor
Welcome Class of 2018 students and parents!
El Paso High“100 years “
September 18, 2016You will be part of El Paso
history
Schedule
Orange Days (A) and Black Days (B)
Four classes each day or eight total
Double blocked classes: Algebra Major Sports (option)
Major Sports Fall Football, Volleyball, Cross Country Spring Baseball, Softball, Track Fall/Spring Tennis, Golf, Swim, Soccer, Basketball,
Wrestling
Freshman Pre-registrationMost asked questions
Algebra Double blocked
Fine Arts Requirement (state requirement)
1 year during high school
District graduation requirements Technology 1 yr. for graduation Health (semester)
PE requirement (state requirement) Can be PE, Aerobics, Marching Band, ROTC,
Cheer, or Major Sports
Language other than English (state requirement)
Spanish, French, German
Two years required in same language need to take Freshman year
Not required to start with Spanish 1
Credit by Exam(CBE): is not part of calculated GPA
Pre-AP or Regular?
Students should enroll in Pre-AP or AP if :
Two or more years commended (Level 3) on STARR in that subject between 3-7th grade , or
Previous Pre-AP or GT in that subject
Pre-Registration Look at Brochure Choose English 1 or PAP English 1 Algebra or PAP Geometry Biology or PAP Biology W. Geo or AP Human Geo LOTE (Spanish, German or
French) Choose Electives: include requirements
(Technology, Fine Arts, PE) or Endorsement focus Add total up to Eight courses Choose Alternates
Sample 9th grade Schedules
Orange (A) Orange (A)1Algebra 0 Marching/Jazz Band2 W. Geography 1 Band3 ROTC 2 AP Human Geography4 French 1 3 Spanish 2 SS
4 Law EnforcementBlack (B) Black (B)5 Algebra 0 Marching/Jazz Band6 Biology 5 Pre-AP Geometry7 Orchestra 1 6 Pre-AP Biology8 English 1 7 Pre-AP English 1
8 Concept STEM
Pre-registration Plan
Plan course requests this week/weekend(Think about an endorsement)
Next week students will pre-register during school at Wiggs and meet counselor
Students will bring home a copy of their pre-registration
Master schedule is built around requests
Transition Plan Middle School CCRP (Spring 2014) to
develop four year plan and endorsements
End Middle School with strong grades
Pass STAAR tests (required for promotion)
Freshman Early Registration (August)
get copy of schedule
Summer Cub Camp (Aug 13,14?)
Welcome to El Paso High
What can you expect at El Paso High?
* Small School Environment (family atmosphere)
* Opportunity for everyone to be involved * Dedicated Teachers and Staff
* Success for All Students* Supportive School Culture Focused on
Respect* Technology Rich
* Rich in History and Tradition
El Paso High School Strong Academics- 5 yr state qualifier of
Acadec, National Qualifier in High Q and History Day and over 6 million dollars in scholarships awarded in 2013, National Merit Scholars, National Merit Hispanic Scholars, only high school with all TEA distinctions (math, LA, and progress)
AP National math and science foundation grant, AP Google grant, TLI grant; record number of AP courses offered, 2013 had 55% increase in passing AP scores
Strength in Athletics and Fine Arts
Counselor Question and Answer
Mrs. Cyd Goldfarb - Students (A-Ch)(915) 496-8300 ext 2504
Ms. Aurora Rivera - Students (Ci-Gom)(915) 496-8300 ext 2119
Mrs. Elizabeth Espinoza - Students (Gon-Mc)(915) 496-8300 ext 2503
elpaso.episd.org
Ms. Ruby Hernandez - Students (Md-Rc)(915) 496-8300 ext 2502
Mr. Michael Anaya - Students (Re-Z)(915) 496-8300 ext 2115
Cecilia Phillips - Coordinator
Dual Language Program(915) 496-8300 ext 2109