Timothy Howard

Headmaster howard.t@tasisdorado.com

Maritere Matosantos

Principal principal@tasisdorado.com

Lucía Martín

Academic Dean & College Guidance

martin.l@tasisdorado.com

THE TASIS SCHOOL IN DORADO

CEEB CODE: 541781

11 Carr 693

Dorado, PR 00646-3452

Telephone: (787) 796-0440 Fax: (787) 796-5394

www.tasisdorado.com www.tasisdorado.info

STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE WITHIN A CULTURE OF

KINDNESS

The TASIS School in Dorado

ACADEMIC PROFILE 2015-2016

The School The TASIS School in Dorado, Puerto Rico is a private, non-sectarian, coedu-cational day school which has English as its language of instruction, with the exception of Spanish, Puerto Rican History and other Foreign Language courses. The school was founded in January of 2002, opening for its first academic year in August 2002.

The Mission The TASIS School in Dorado prepares its students to become well educated discerning individuals with a positive sense of self, a sense for what is just and fair, a sense of respect for others and a commitment to respect diversi-ty as they become responsible citizens and productive members of a plural-istic society. The TASIS School in Dorado exists to provide an excellent col-lege preparatory educational program for qualified youngsters who are committed to pursuing quality post-secondary education and becoming honorable individuals and exemplary citizens.

Affiliation The TASIS School in Dorado is affiliated with the American School in Switzer-land (TASIS) and sponsored by the Federico and Priscilla Stubbe Educational Foundation, a not-for-profit Puerto Rican Corporation.

Accreditations The TASIS School in Dorado is licensed as a private school by the pertinent governmental licensing agency, the “Consejo de Educación de Puerto Rico.” It is also accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the “Comisión Acreditadora de Instituciónes Educa-tivas" (CADIE). The Middle States Association (MSA) of Colleges and Schools has also recommended TASIS Dorado for a Program of Distinction Award for our Early Childhood Education Program (Pre-Pre-Kindergarten through First Grade). TASIS Dorado is the first school to receive this prestigious accom-plishment In the United States.

Memberships (among others) National Association of Independent Schools • National Association of Stu-dent Councils • National Honor Society • National Junior Honor Society • National Art Honor Society • Asociación de Educación Privada • Caribbean Association of Independent Schools • International Thespian Society • Na-tional Association of College Admissions Counselors • College Board • Mod-el United Nations Federation Puerto Rican Chapter • English Forensics League/ Liga de Oratoria de PR • Puerto Rico High School Athletic Alliance • LAMEPI

Enrollment Grades PPK through 12: 759 Class of 2015: 31 Grades 9 through 12: 179 Class of 2016: 30

Student Body 83% of the student body is Puerto Rican and the remaining 17% comes from non-Puerto Rican families living on the is-land. At least six different first languages are spoken in the homes of our students. The TASIS School in Dorado desires to be enriched by multiple cultural, language and social ex-changes brought about by the integration of all families. Maximum class size is 20 students, with an overall student-teacher ratio of nine to one.

Faculty There are 96 full time faculty, over 53% of whom possess or are in the process of completing a Master’s Degree or Doc-torate in education or in their field of specialty.

Curriculum The TASIS School in Dorado offers a college preparatory pro-gram that prepares students for universities and colleges in the United States, Puerto Rico and worldwide. Students are expected to master skills and content, to become more in-quisitive and analytical, to develop research skills and to or-ganize and present their learning in both verbal and written form. Advanced Placement (AP) A total of 20 College Board-approved AP courses are offered: Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1 & C (Electricity/Magnetism and Mechanics), Calculus AB & BC, Statistics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, French Language, Italian Language, Psychology, Human Geography, Spanish Literature, Studio Art, United States History, European History and World History. Certain entrance requirements must be met in order to enroll in AP Courses. Students who take AP courses are required to take the corresponding exam upon completion of the course. Alt-hough a formal course is not offered, qualified students are encouraged to take the AP Spanish Language exam at the end of their junior or senior year.

Exploration Week is a required program for all high school students, offered during the first five days of the second se-mester. The program has two components: an integrated academic mini-course with emphasis on experiential learning and a service learning opportunity to develop strong charac-ter and leadership skills. Students participate in four sessions of their academic seminar and a full day of service learning on the last day of the week. Each academic seminar incorpo-rates a project as a completion requirement. Students are assessed on various aspects of their participation, including effort, attitude, attendance, a response journal and a project for their final grade of Pass or Fail.

Graduation Requirements A minimum of 25 credits is required for graduation, including English (4 credits), Spanish (4 credits), Mathematics (4 cred-its), Sciences (3 credits in lab sciences), Social Studies (4 credits), Foreign Language (2 credits or proficiency), Electives (2 credits, one of which must be in the Visual or Performing Arts) and Physical Education (2 credits). All High School Stu-dents must complete the Exploration Week Program all four years. Students may take additional credits. There is a yearly requirement of 10 hours of community service. Students will have acquired technological competence through both our curriculum and our laptop-friendly system.

Grading System

The TASIS School in Dorado does not rank its students. Only grades earned at The TASIS School in Dorado are used to calculate cumulative GPA. Cumulative GPA is calculated us-ing all courses taken during the student’s High School years. Courses titled Enriched Mathematics and Enriched Sciences are those taken a year ahead of the curriculum. These re-ceive a five-point enrichment at the end of each semester. Advanced Placement courses are weighted for the purpose of determining GPA. This grade is augmented ten points on the 5.0 scale.

Grading Point Average (GPA) Policy The TASIS School in Dorado calculates a weighted (adjusted) GPA which is provided to college and post-graduate institu-tions. The weighted (adjusted) GPA is on a 4.0 scale and includes all high school level courses. Credit is a completed unit of study.

A transcript is a report of final grades and credits indicated by course.

Weighted (adjusted) points are similar to grade points except that weighted grade points differenti-ate between regular courses and advanced level courses.

TASIS Dorado GPA Grade Conversion Table:

High School Credit Earned in Middle School The TASIS School in Dorado grants graduation credit to middle school students who take high school courses in middle school. These courses must have the same expec-tations, curriculum and final exams as the equivalent courses taught in high school.

a. The following middle school courses have been identified for high school credit:

(1) Algebra I (2) Geometry (3) Conceptual Physics (4) World Language levels 1 and 2 (French 1, French 2, Italian 1, etc)

b. Students who pass these courses will automatical-ly be granted high school credit. These grades will be reflected on the student’s high school transcript and included in the cumulative GPA calculation.

Test Score Information (Classes of 2013-2016) SAT Mean Score (includes through October 2015)

Class 2015 (30)

SAT II Mean Scores: Biology 581 • World History 586 • French 672 • Spanish 763 • Math I 598 • Chemistry 614 •

Math II 666 • English Literature 547 • US History 594 •

Physics 535 • Italian 720

AP Scholars 2012 2013 2014 2015 AP Scholar with Distinction 4 6 11 9 AP Scholar with Honor 3 7 8 7 AP Scholar 16 6 7 13

80% of our students scored 3 or more on 2015 tests.

National Hispanic Scholar Scholar (2011-2016) ● 16 National Merit Scholar: 2015 ● 1 Presidential Scholar Candidates: 2011-2015 ● 7 Presidential Scholar Semifinalists: 2011, 2012 ● 2 Presidential Scholar for Puerto Rico: 2011 ● 1

Class 2014 Class 2015 Class 2016

547 Crit. Reading 552 Crit. Reading 572 Crit. Reading

540 Math 551 Math 576 Math

558 Writing 573 Writing 581 Writing

Mean Score TD State Mean National Mean

552 Crit. Reading 465 Crit. Reading 497 Crit. Reading

551 Math 450 Math 513 Math

573 Writing 454 Writing 487 Writing

TASIS DORADO GPA CONVERSION TABLE

RANGE COLLEGE PREP COURSES

AP COURSES

1

CREDIT

0.50 CREDIT

0.25 CREDIT

1 CREDIT

100-98 4.00 2.00 1.00 5.00

97-94 3.85 1.93 0.96 4.85

93-90 3.65 1.83 0.91 4.65

89-87 3.45 1.73 0.86 4.45

86-83 3.30 1.65 0.83 4.30

82-80 3.10 1.55 0.78 4.10

79-77 2.90 1.45 0.73 3.90

76-74 2.60 1.30 0.65 3.60

73-70 2.20 1.10 0.55 3.20

69-67 1.80 0.90 0.45 2.80

66-65 1.20 0.60 0.30 2.20

64-0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

High School Course Offerings • English: English 9, World Literature, United States Litera-ture, English 12, AP English Language,AP English Literature ● Spanish: Spanish 9, Spanish 10, Spanish 11, Spanish 12, AP Spanish Literature, Español Nivel Avanzado ● Foreign Lan-guage: French I, French II, French III, AP French, Italian I, Italian II, Italian III, AP Italian ● Mathematics: Algebra I, En-riched Algebra I, Geometry, Enriched Geometry, Algebra II, Enriched Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Enriched Pre-Calculus, Cal-culus, Enriched Calculus, AP Calculus AB & BC, Statistics, AP Statistics, Multivariable Calculus & Linear Algebra, Problem Solving, Intro to Finance and Economics ● Sciences: Concep-tual Physics, Enriched Conceptual Physics, AP Physics, Chem-istry, Enriched Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Biology, Enriched Biology, AP Biology, AP Environmental ScienceMarine Biolo-gy, Environmental Sciences, AP Computer Science ● Social Studies: World History I, World History II, AP World History, US History, AP US History, History of Puerto Rico, AP Europe-an History, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, Sociology ● Electives: Studio Art I, II & III, Stained Glass, Ceramics, AP Studio Art, Instrumental Music, Drama, Photoshop, Coding, Writing and Technology, Web Design, Intro. to Legal Sys-tems, Literature & Film in Spanish, Physical Education, Col-lege Ed

Extracurricular opportunities Clubs offer students the opportunity to develop and excel in their particular area of interest. The TASIS School in Dorado offers the following clubs in addition to Student Council, Na-tional Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, International Thespian Society, French and Italian Honor Society: Art Club, Band, Batucada, Commu-nity Service Club, Drama Club, English Forensics, Environ-mental Club, Interact Club, Model United Nations, Marine Biology, Chess, Choir, Med Youth, Robotics, Musical Theater and Spanish Forensics. There are also several presentations by visiting professors in the arts, sciences, social studies and literature, all experts in their fields. Additionally, students can engage in sports at the junior varsity and varsity levels in the following: Volleyball, Basketball, Golf, Cheerleading, In-door Soccer, Soccer, Tennis, Swimming, Cross Country and Track and Field.

A Selection of College Acceptances 2011-2015 American University •American University of Dubai •Amherst Col-

lege •Arizona State University •Assumption College •Babson Col-

lege •Barnard College •Barry University •Bates College •Bentley Col-

lege •Boston College •Boston University •Bowdoin College •Brandeis

University •Brown University •Bryant University •Bryn Mawr •California

Institute of the Arts •Carnegie Mellon •Case Western Reserve Universi-

ty •Catholic University •College of William & Mary/St. An-

drew’s •Claremont McKenna College •Clark University •Colgate Universi-

ty •College of the Holy Cross •Conservatorio de Música de PR •Cornell

University •Creighton University •Dartmouth College •DePaul Universi-

ty •Drexel University •Duke University •Eckerd University •Elon Universi-

ty •Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University •Emerson College •Emmanuel

College •Emory University •Eugene Lang College •Fairfield Universi-

ty •Florida Gulf Coast University •Florida Institute of Technology •Florida

International University •Florida State University •Fordham Universi-

ty •Franklin & Marshall College •George Mason •George Washington

University •Georgetown University •Georgia Institute of Technology

(Georgia Tech) •Goucher College •Hartwick College •Haverford Col-

lege •Iona College •Iowa State University •Ithaca College •Johnson &

Wales University •Laguna College of Art and Design •Lehigh Universi-

ty •LIM College •Louisiana State University •Loyola University Chica-

go •Loyola University Maryland •Loyola University New Orleans •Lynn

University •Macalester College •Manhattan College •Manhattan School of

Music •Manhattanville College •Marist College •Marquette Universi-

ty •Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) •Marymount Manhattan

College •Massachusetts College of Art and Design •Miami Universi-

ty •Michigan State University •Middlebury College •Mount Saint Mary

College •New England Conservatory •New York University •Northeastern

University •Northwestern University •Oberlin College •Pace Universi-

ty •Pacific University •Parsons the New School for Design •Pennsylvania

State University •Pratt Institute •Providence College •Pontificia Univer-

sidad Católica de Puerto Rico •Portland State University •Purdue Universi-

ty •Quinnipiac University •Regis College •Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti-

tute •Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) •Rider University •Ringling

College of Art and Design •Roger Williams University •Rollins Col-

lege •Rutgers University •Saint Joseph’s University •Saint Louis Universi-

ty •Salve Regina University •SCAD •Seattle University •Seton Hill Universi-

ty •Simmons College •Stanford University •St. Leo University •St. Mary’s

University •Stetson University •Stevenson University •Suffolk Universi-

ty •SUNY Binghamton, Purchase, Stony Brook •Syracuse Universi-

ty •Temple University •Texas A & M •The Peabody Institute at Johns Hop-

kins •Trinity College •Tufts University •United States Air Force Acade-

my •University College Dublin •Universidad de Puerto Rico •Universidad

del Sagrado Corazón •Universidad Interamericana •Universidad Politéc-

nica •University of California- Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego •University

of Colorado •University of Connecticut •University of Dayton,

Ohio •University of Florida •University of Hartford •University of Illi-

nois •University of Massachusetts – Amherst •University of Mi-

ami •University of Michigan, Ann Arbor •University of Nevada •University

of New Hampshire •University of North Miami •University of Notre

Dame •University of Pennsylvania (UPENN) •University of Rich-

mond •University of San Francisco •University of South Florida •University

of Southern California •University of Tampa •University of Virginia, Char-

lottesville •University of Vermont •University of Wisconsin •Vassar Col-

lege •Villanova University •Wake Forest University •Washington Universi-

ty in St. Louis •Wesleyan University •Worcester Polytechnic Institute

(WPI) •Xavier University