FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL PLAN FEBRUARY 11, 2016 FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL PLAN WITH ENDORSEMENT ELIGIBLE FOR GENERAL ADMISSION TO AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION 26 CREDIT PROGRAM 4 CREDITS - ENGLISH2 CREDITS - FOREIGN LANGUAGE 4 CREDITS - MATH1 CREDIT - PHYSICAL EDUCATION 4 CREDITS - SCIENCE 1 CREDIT - FINE ART 3 CREDITS - SOCIAL STUDIES3 CREDITS - ELECTIVES 4 CREDITS - ENDORSEMENT PROFICIENCY IN SPEECH INSTRUCTION IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) STAAR: END OF COURSE ASSESSMENTS ENGLISH I ENGLISH II BIOLOGY ALGEBRA I UNITED STATES HISTORY ARTS AND HUMANITIES ENDORSEMENT FOUR CAREER CLUSTERS ENGLISH FINE ARTS LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH SOCIAL STUDIES BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ENDORSEMENT THREE CAREER CLUSTERS ENGLISH: JOURNALISM/YEARBOOK BUSINESS MARKETING AND FINANCE ACCOUNTING OR BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ARTS, AUDIO VISUAL TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION ANIMATION AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTION COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES ENDORSEMENT THREE CAREER CLUSTERS FOUR BY FOUR AP/DUAL CREDIT ADVANCED COURSES PUBLIC SERVICE ENDORSEMENT TWO CAREER CLUSTERS JUNIOR ROTC HEALTH SCIENCE STEM ENDORSEMENT FOUR CAREER CLUSTERS COMPUTER SCIENCE MATH SCIENCE COMBINATION REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF ALGEBRA II, CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS FOR ALL STEM ENDORSEMENTS FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL PLAN: DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT ELIGIBLE FOR TOP 10% AUTOMATIC ADMISSION TO AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF THE 26 CREDIT FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL PLAN COMPLETION OF AT LEAST ONE ENDORSEMENT COMPLETION OF FOUR YEARS OF MATH: ONE ADVANCED MATH MUST BE ALGEBRA II. COMPLETION OF FOUR YEARS OF SCIENCE PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS DUAL CREDIT COURSE BILINGUALISM OR BILITERACY PSAT, SAT OR ACT ADVANCED PLACEMENT OR INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE EXAM EARNING A NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY CERTICATION FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL PLAN (OPT- IN) ELIGIBLE FOR GENERAL ADMISSION TO AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION 22 CREDIT PROGRAM 4 CREDITS - ENGLISH2 CREDITS - FOREIGN LANGUAGE 3 CREDITS - MATH1 CREDIT - PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 CREDITS - SCIENCE 1 CREDIT - FINE ART 3 CREDITS - SOCIAL STUDIES5 CREDITS - ELECTIVES PROFICIENCY IN SPEECH AVAILABLE AFTER COMPLETION OF GRADE 10 FOUNDATION STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS A STUDENT MAY GRADUATE UNDER THE FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM WITHOUT EARNING AN ENDORSEMENT (22 CREDIT PROGRAM ) IF, AFTER THE STUDENTS SOPHOMORE YEAR: THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENT S PARENT OR PERSON STANDING IN PARENTAL RELATION 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 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 EARNING AN ENDORSEMENT HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR: MRS. MAHER HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR: MRS. GALEANA MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR: MS. SCHARF