Clear Falls High School Home of the Knights

Clear Falls High School

Home of the Knights

Class of 2020

Transitioning to High

School and planning

for the future

Leadership Team

Mr. Paul House, Principal

Mr. Kai Bouchard, Associate Principal

Mrs. Mandy Scott, Dean of Instruction

Mrs. Mary Bragg, Lead Counselor

Assistant Principal Counselor Student’s Last Name

Klayre Lewis Margarita Reyes A-E

Donna Baggs April Keyes F-K

Sven Schultz Amber Bentley L-Re

Cirena Blacksmith Beth Fawcett Rf-Z

Yolene Hairgrove 504 & Special Services

Mondee Stone Student Support

Kasi Bevel Career Specialist

Preparing For High School

Transition and Post

Secondary Options

Naviance Family Connection Goal Setting

Academic, Career, College/Post-Secondary, Personal

High School Graduation/Course Planning

Four Year Plan

Endorsement and Distinguished Level of Achievement Survey

Aptitude Tests, Career Assessments, Personal Inventories

Career Key (7th grade)

Career Cluster Finder (8th grade)

Career Interest Profiler (9th grade)

High School Credits

Schedule: High schools have 7 periods per day = 7 credits per year.

Credits: Students must earn 26 required state credits in order to graduate. High

school credits are earned by semester.

0.5 credit is earned for 1 semester (1 year = 2 semesters)

1.0 credit is earned for a full year

Example:

Eng IA = 0.5 credit in the fall semester

Eng IB = 0.5 credit in the spring semester

Total of 1.0 credit for English I

Graduation Requirements

Students must meet the following requirementsto graduate and earn a CCISD Diploma:

Complete the requirements for: The Foundation High School Program (22 credits)

Parent approval required after 10th grade

OR Foundation High School Program with an Endorsement

(26 credits)

OR Distinguished Level of Achievement with an Endorsement

(26 credits) Must include Algebra II

Meet State Assessment Requirements

State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) End of Course (EOC) Exams

Level II Satisfactory scale score is required in each subject area:

English I, II

(Reading and Writing combined test)

Algebra I

Biology

US History

Foundation High School Program22 Credits

STEMBusiness

& Industry

Public Services

Arts &

Humanities

Multi-disciplinary

Studies

Endorsements – 26 Credits 1 Math and 1 Science Endorsement Requirements

Distinguished Level of Achievement – 26 CreditsAlgebra II Required, Eligible for Top 10% Automatic Admissions

Texas High School Diploma

Foundation High School

Program (FHSP)

22 Credits

Parent approval required after 10th grade

4 English

3 Math: Algebra I, Geometry, and 1 Additional Math

3 Science: Biology, IPC/Chemistry/Physics, and 1 Additional Science

3 Social Studies: World Geography or World History,

US History, US Government and Economics

2 Languages Other Than English

1 PE or PE Substitute

1 Fine Arts

5 Electives

STAAR EOC – Level II Satisfactory scale scores is required in each subject area:

(English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and US History)

Foundation High School Program

(FHSP) with Endorsement

26 Credits

FHSP with Endorsement

1 Additional Math

1 Additional Science

Endorsement Requirements

Endorsements

STEM

Business & Industry

Public Services

Arts & Humanities

Multidisciplinary Studies



Science, Technology,

Engineering & Math (STEM)

Required Courses:Algebra II, Chemistry, & Physics

Career Cluster:STEM

Pathway Options:CTE STEM Career Cluster

orScience

orMath (beyond Algebra II)

Business & Industry

Required Courses:4th Math and 4th Science

Career Clusters:Agriculture, Architecture, Audio/Video Technology, Business, Culinary Arts, Finance, Hospitality, Information Technology,

Manufacturing, Marketing, and Transportation

Pathway Options:Business & Industry CTE Career Clusters

orDebate

orNewspaper

orYearbook

Public Services


Career Clusters:Education & Training, Health Science, and Law

Enforcement

Pathway Options:Public Services CTE Career Clusters

orLeadership Education & Training (JROTC)

Arts & Humanities

Required Courses:4th Math and 4th *Science

*(may be substituted with parent approval for another course in ELA, Social Studies, WLC or Fine Arts)

Pathway Options:Social Studies

orEnglish Language Arts

orWorld Languages & Cultures (WLC)

orFine Arts – Art, Dance, Music, & Theatre

Multidisciplinary Studies


Pathway Options:Advanced Courses

(prepares for workforce or postsecondary education)or

4 x 4 (includes English 4, Chemistry and/or Physics),or

Advanced Placement or Dual Credit

Distinguished Level of

Achievement (DLA)

26 Credits

FHSP with Endorsement, including Algebra II

DLA is a requirement for automatic admissions consideration to a 4 year Texas public colleges for students in the Top 10%, (varies for UT Austin)



Performance

Acknowledgements

Outstanding Performance(s) in:

Dual Credit

Bilingualism and Biliteracy

Advanced Placement Exams

PSAT, ACT-Aspire, SAT or ACT

Business or Industry Certificate or License

College Admission Factors

Transcript (AAR)-Rigor and Course Selection GPA/Rank College admission requirements may be

greater than high school graduation requirements

Test Scores – STAAR, SAT, ACT, TSIA Resume – Activities, Leadership, Service, Work,

Enrichment Essay Special Talent (Auditions) Coaches and Teacher Recommendations Counselor Recommendations

College Admissions Requirements

College admission requirements may be less rigorous than the requirements for a college major of choice.

The number represents the subject credit requirements for admissions. The number in parentheses represents the recommended subject credit(s) for admissions.

The table represents the top 20 universities for which college applications were made by CCISD’s 2015 graduates and the college admissions requirements.

Data source –Naviance Family Connection.

COLLEGE English Math ScienceSocial

Studies LOTE

UH-MAIN (768) 4 3 2 3 (2)

TX A&M (647) 4 4 4 2

UT Austin (527) 4 3 (4) 2 (3) 3 2 (3)

TX State (382) 4 4 4 3 2 (3)

Texas Tech (371) 4 4 4 2

BAYLOR (350) 4 4 4 3 2

UT San Antonio (306) (4) (3) (3) (2) (2)

UH Clear Lake (284) 4 4 4 4 2

SFA (248) 4 3 3 (4) 2

SHSU (218) 4 2 2 3

UT Dallas (168) 4 3 (4) 3 (4) 3 (4) 2 (3)

Rice (152) 4 3 (4) 2(4) 2(4) 2 (4)

HBU (150) (4) (3) (3) (3) (1)

UNT (146) (4) (4) (3) (4) (3)

TAMU Galveston (125) 4 4 4 2

Lamar (122) 4 3 2 3 3

UH Downtown (117) (4) (4) (4) (4) (3)

LSU (113) 4 4 4 4 2

TCU (106) 4 3 3 3 2

M H Baylor (92) 3 2 2

Alternative Ways

to Earn Credits

CCISD Summer School

CCISD Clear Stars Evening School

CCISD Clear Access Online School

Distance Learning

Credit-by-Exam

Dual Credit

Credit Recovery

Superintendent’s

Scholars

Earn grade of at least 95 in Level 2 courses

Earn grade of at least 85 in Level 1 courses

No discipline record

Earn certificate and award

Can qualify all four years of high school!

The Registration Process

To aid in the registration process each student will receive:

Educational Planning Guide (EPG)

Course Registration Card

Course Registration Worksheet

Skyward Guidance

Education Planning Guide2016 – 2017

Educational Planning

Guide

Graduation requirements

Class rank and grade point average information

General information pertaining to all district high schools

Program and course descriptions provided

Course names and numbers listed on the last pages of the catalog

Career Pathways

Sample From the

Educational Planning Guide

9th

Grade

Course List Worksheet

The Course List Worksheet lists classes available at CFHS for the 2016-17 school year.

Students should pay close attention to courses prerequisites; some programs require an audition or skills assessment!

Choose courses carefully!Schedule changes at the high school are for data mistakes or course errors only.

Course Selection Card

Select one Endorsement choice.

Circle one course from each of the 4 ‘core’ subjects: English, Math, Science, Social Studies.

Select level of coursework carefully.

List elective courses in order of preference with first course being first choice.

List alternate courses in order of preference.

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Skyward Student Access

Online Course Registration

Students will log into their Student Access account in Skyward

Login: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ @ccisd.net (Student ID)

Password: 00_ _ _ _ _ _ (Cafeteria PIN)

Step-by-Step directions:www.ccisd.net

departments

guidance and counseling

course registration

Window February 8 – 22nd

http://www.ccisd.net/departments/guidance

Level I GPA Courses

Level I courses (open to any student): Advanced AcademicPreAPAP courses

Level I courses are awarded extra grade points – more rigorous

Students who are identified through CCISD testing may take GT courses (English I & II Leadership PreAP/GT)

Special Education

Courses

Some courses restricted to

identified special needs students

Course placement determined by Admission, Review, Dismissal (ARD)

Important to Remember

Choose courses carefully! Schedule changes at the high school are for data mistakes or course errors only.

Schedules will be created to match requests as much as possible.

Course selection cards are due back to the Intermediate Counselors by February 22!

Verification letters will be mailed home in April.

Changes may be made up until May 6, 2016.

Thank You for Coming!

Course Fair

CFHS Commons

@ 7:00 P.M.

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