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ADVANCED ACADEMICS PARENT INFORMATION MEETING
What is Advanced Academics?
Mission: White Settlement ISD offers an advanced and challenging curriculum through an array of learning experiences that provide greater depth and complexity than found in the district’s core curriculum.
Program Elements: Pre-Advanced Placement courses
Advanced Placement courses
Dual Credit courses
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program
Advanced Career and Technology courses
Project Lead the Way
College Entrance Exam Preparation
Credit by Exam administration
What is Pre-Advanced Placement?
Pre-AP is based on these premises:
All students can perform well at rigorous academic levels
We can prepare every student for higher intellectual engagement by starting the development of skills and acquisition of knowledge as early as possible
Thinking skills are aligned to AP thinking skills to help prepare a pathway for advanced academics options in subsequent courses
Grades are weighted differently than on-level courses for class ranking purposes
How are AP and Dual Credit Classes Similar or Different?
Advanced Placement Dual Credit
Content is rigorous, fast-paced and requires extensive reading and writing
Earns college credit in Texas Public Universities/Colleges (Check with private or out-of-state institutions for credit transfer possibility)
With a score of 3+ on the AP exam; Varies by institution
With successful completion of the course
Learning experience equivalent to most intro college courses
Enrollment Open to all
Required TSI or equivalent STAAR scores
Independent work; includes reading from genres that are at a college level and sophisticated writing assignments
Instructors WSISD teachers
WSISD teachers or adjunct professors
How are AP and Dual Credit Classes Similar or Different?
Advanced Placement Dual Credit
Location WSISD Campus WSISD Campus
Expense paid by student Fee for AP Exam Tuition and Books
Schedule WSISD Calendar Partner Institution Calendar
Grading policy and required number of assignments
WSISD Policy Partner Institution Policy
Course offerings Academic Core Subjects
Academic Core Subjects and Electives
Registration procedures WSISD Registration
Registration and enrollment timeline set by partner institutions
Advanced weighted credit Multiplied by 1.15 Multiplied by 1.15 (Core) Multiplied by 1.10 (PAP) No Multiplier (Electives)
Prepares students for college and is an avenue for GT services
Dual Credit Courses
Course Name High School Name
ENGL 1301 Composition I English III or IV
ENGL 1302 Composition II English III or IV
ENGL 2322 British Literature English IV
ENGL 2328 American Literature English IV
HIST 1301 US to 1877 US History
HIST 1302 US since 1877 US History
MUSC 1301 Jazz, Pop and Rock Fine Arts (1.0)
PSYC 1301 Intro to Psychology Psychology
SOC 1301 Intro to Sociology Sociology
ART 1301 Art Appreciation Fine Arts (1.0)
Dual Credit Courses
Course Name High School Name
COMM 1315 Intro to Public Speaking Comm. App.
CRIM 2336 Intro to Criminology Crim. Justice
MATH 1314 College Algebra Ind. Study
MATH 1316 Trigonometry Ind. Study
PLSC 2305 American National Politics US Government
SPAN 1411 Beginning Spanish I (Fall) Spanish III
ECON 2301 Macroeconomics Economics
SPAN 1412 Beginning Spanish II (Spring) Spanish III
SPAN 2311 Second year in Spanish I (Fall) Spanish IV
SPAN 2312 Second year in Spanish II (Sp) Spanish IV
Pre-AP and AP Courses
Pre-AP Courses (10%)
PAP English I
PAP English 2
PAP Geometry
PAP Algebra 2
PAP Pre-Calculus
PAP Biology
PAP Chemistry
PAP Anatomy & Physiology
PAP World History
PAP Spanish 2
PAP Spanish 3
PAP French 3
AP Courses (15%)
AP English 3 (Eng. Lang.)
AP English 4 (Eng. Lit.)
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
AP US History
AP Government
AP Spanish 4 (Span. Lang.)
AP Spanish 5 (Span. Lit.)
College Entrance Exams
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
• SAT or ACT: Identified DUKE TIP students. Voluntary; Students pay to participate
• PSAT 8/9: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
• PSAT 8/9: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
College Entrance Exams
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12 • SAT and /or ACT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
• TSI: Students who are not exempt and are interested in Dual Credit classes
Or plan to attend a Texas Public College or University
• PSAT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
• PSAT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
• SAT and /or ACT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
• TSI: Students who are not exempt and are interested in Dual Credit classes
Or plan to attend a Texas Public College or University
PSAT / NMSQT: Practice for SAT and Qualifying Test for National Merit in the 11th grade
Format Description
Test time 2 hours and 45 minutes
Components • Evidence-Based Reading and Writing • Math
Important Features • Focus on the knowledge, skills, and understandings that research has identified as most important for college and career readiness and success
• Greater emphasis on the meaning of words in extended contexts and on how word choice shapes meaning, tone, and impact
• Rights-only scoring (no penalty for guessing)
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