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| Academic
Achievement Record:
The academic achievement
record (transcript) describes in detail the courses taken, grades, program plan
completed, and test scores. Students may obtain copies upon written request. All
official copies are sent directly to colleges and universities by the registrar. |
| ACT:
The ACT Assessment, or "A-C-T"
as it is commonly called, is a national college admission examination that consists
of tests in four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science. The
ACT Assessment® is designed to assess high school students' general educational
development and their ability to complete college-level work. (Visit www.act.org
for more information.) |
| Advanced
Placement Examination: A
3-hour examination given at the high school level in a specific subject area wheerby
a college may offer college credit in that subject for a 3 or higher on the AP
test. These tests are scored from 1 to 5. Requires educational experience as outlined
by the Advanced Placement Program. (Visit www.collegeboard.com for more information.) |
| Alternative
High School Center (AHSC):
The Alternative High School
Center provides a flexible educational program designed for individualized instruction.
AHSC offers many of the regular high school courses and has childcare facilities
available for school-aged parents. Students must be enrolled at their home campus
before they can be referred to AHSC by the campus principal or counselor. |
| Articulation
Agreements: Students
who satisfactorily complete Career and Technology Education (CATE) Tech-Prep course
may be granted three (3) or more hours of college credit upon enrollment at Del
Mar College and/or Coastal Bend College. |
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| Career
and Technology Education Program: The
Career and Technology Education Program (CATE) includes courses in business technology,
human sciences, marketing education, technology education, and other areas. Not
all career and technology education courses are available on each high school
campus. |
| Correspondence
Courses : In
order to be awarded credit toward graduation, approval by the high school principal
or principal's designee must be granted prior to enrollment in a correspondence
course. The institution offering the correspondence course must be either the
University of Texas at Austin, Texas Tech University, or another institution of
higher education approved by the Commissioner of Education. Correspondence course
grades for graduating seniors must be submitted 30 days prior to the graduation
date unless waived for hardship cases. |
| Course
Credit: Most
full-year courses are equal to one full credit, such as English I, Biology, World
Geography, and Algebra I. Two period courses equal two full credits. Cooperative
training course that require a part-time job are equal to three credits. One semester
courses, like Keyboarding, equal one-half credit. |
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Load: All
students must carry a full-day schedule, unless participating in a career preparation
course, is a senior (1 or 2 excused periods), or has obtained administrative approval
for a reduced school day. Students enrolled in career preparation courses must
be employed part-time in an approved occupation a minimum of 15 hours a week,
10 of which must be during the school week. |
| Credit-by-Exam:
Students may take criterion-referenced
tests to earn credit-by-examination without prior formal instruction and credit-by
examination for a course with prior formal instruction if the course grade received
as at least 60. The District publishes the test schedule. |
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| Distinguished
Achievement Program (DAP): The
graduation program that requires 24 credits plus 4 advanced measures. Meets the
Texas Scholars Program requirements. (See the Catalog of High School Courses
for details.) |
| Dual-Credit:
The Dual-Credit Program is
a cooperative partnership between the District and Del Mar College enabling high
school student to receive college credits while completing the requirements for
high school graduation. Students who meet specific eligibility requirements are
permitted to enroll in those Del Mar College course specified in the Dual-Dredit
Program brochure and to earn credit toward high school graduation and college
credit concurrently. (Visit www.delmar.edu/dualcredit/index.html for details.) |
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| English
as a Second Language (ESL) Program: Limited
English proficient (LEP) students are evaluated to determine whether they will
benefit from the English as a Second Language (ESL) program, which offers the
opportunity to learn, strengthen, or refine English in a effective manner. Placement
in ESL classes is by Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC) recommendation. |
| Extracurricular
Activities Participation: Students
must be academically eligible to participate in extracurricular activities. State
requirements specify that for University Interscholastic League (UIL) participation,
and all other extracurricular activities no student may be dropped or transferred
from a course with a failing average later than the end of the fourth week of
a reporting period; otherwise the grade will be considered a failing grade for
extracurricular activity eligibility purposes. |
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| Grade
Classification: At
the beginning of each school year, a student must have earned a minimum number
of credits which count toward state high school graduation requirements in order
to establish a grade calcification. The number of credits for grade classification
are as follows: |
Senior | = | 15
or more credits | | Junior |
= | 10 or more credits |
| Sophomore | = | 5
or more credits | | Freshman |
= | 0 to 4.5 credits | |
| Graduation
Programs : All
students who graduate in Texas receive the same diploma. The academic achievement
record (transcript_ describes in detail the graduation program that was completed
by the student. The three graduation programs are: I. Minimum High School Program
(MHSP), II. Recommended High School Program (RHSP), and III. Distinguished Achievement
Program (DAP). (See the Catalog of High School Courses for detailed
comparison of credits required for these programs, or click
here for a chart.) |
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| Honors
Program: The
Honors Program offers enrichment and acceleration of course content with instructional
provisions to challenge the academically able and highly motivated student. Comprehensive
and rigorous courses emphasize higher-level thinking, problem solving, and research
skills. |
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| Laureate
Program: The
Laureate Program provides identified gifted/talented students in Grades
9 through 12 with differentiated learning opportunities tailored to their individual
strengthens, personal interests, and learning styles. The program focuses primarily
on critical and creative thinking about issues, concepts, problems, and relationships
among ideas. |
| Limited
English Proficient (LEP): See
English as a Second Language. |
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| Minimum
High School Program: The
graduation program that requires 22 credits. (See the Catalog of High School
Courses for details.) |
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| NCAA
Eligibility: To
practice and play sports as a college freshman at a National College Athletic
Association (NCAA) Division I college, a student-athlete must satisfy the requirements
of the NCAA. Eligibility must be certified by the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse.
Contact the Athletic Director for more information. |
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| PSAT/NMSQT:
PSAT/NMSQT stands for Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
It's a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT I: Reasoning
Test and SAT II: Writing Test. It also gives students a chance to qualify for
National Merit Scholarship Corporation's (NMSC) scholarship programs. The PSAT/NMSQT
measures: verbal reasoning skills, critical reading skills, math problem-solving
skills, and writing skills. (Visit www.collegeboard.com for more information.) |
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| Rank-in-Class:
An interim rank-in-class is
calculated each September for Grades 10, 11, and 12 students. In January, an additional
interim rank-in-class standing will be calculated for students in Grades 10, 11,
and 12. Grade 12 students will have final rank-in-class standing calculated at
the end of the third reporting period. Rank--in-Class standing may be collected
by students in our Career Center as available. |
| Recommended
High School Program: The
graduation program that requires 24 credits. (See the Catalog of High School
Courses for details.) Meets the Texas Scholars Program requirements. |
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| SAT:
The SAT is a three-hour test
that measures verbal and mathematical reasoning skills students have developed
over time and skills they need to be successful academically. The SAT I measures
your verbal and math reasoning abilities.(www.collegeboard.com) |
| Schedule
Changes: Schedule
changes will be made for necessary reason, such as computer error or failure of
a prerequisite. Student or parent-initiated schedule changes will be considered
only if requested during the first five (5) school days the class meets. Dropping
a course is considered a schedule change. Administrator- or teacher-initiated
schedule changes may be considered at any time during a school year. Parents will
be provided with opportunities to have a conference with the principal in all
cases of student schedule changes, the decision of the principal is final. |
| Special
Education Program: The
special education program provides a continuum of instructional settings, from
fully mainstreamed general education classes to separate campus placement, as
required by the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Each student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) is determined by a legally binding
Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process. |
| Student
Learning and Guidance Center (SLGC): The
Student Learning and Guidance Center is a Disciple Alternative Education Program
for student s who have been removed from the regular school setting for infractions
of student disciple policies as outlined in the District's Board Policy. |
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| TAAS:
The Texas Assessment of Academic
Skills (TAAS) consists or reading, mathematics, and writing sub-tests. The Exit-Level
Test is required for graduation, unless the student is under the TAKS requirement.
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| TAKS:
The new state assessment system,
the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) will assess English language
arts, mathematics, science, and social students, and requires knowledge of algebra
1 and geometry, biology and integrate physics and chemistry. The Class of 2005
will be the first class required to pass the new TAKS assessment in order to graduate. |
| THEA
/ TASP: Texas
Higher Education Assessment (THEA®) is the new name for Texas Academic Skills
Program (TASP®). New name -- same test. This a program designed to ensure that
students attending public institutions of higher learning in Texas have the academic
skills necessary to perform effectively in college-level work. Students not yet
proficient in an academic area are required to participate in developmental education
activities. The THEA includes a testing component designed to provide information
about reading, mathematics, and writing skills. (www.thea.nesinc.com) |
| THEA
/ TASP EXEMPTIONS: Students are exempt from the THEA
/ TASP with the following: ACT composite of 23 or higher and individual math and
English scores of no less than 19; SAT composite of 1070 and verbal and math scores
of 500 each or higher; TAAS minimum scores of 89 on reading, 86 on math, and 1770
on writing. More details may apply, and alternate tests may be offered by some
colleges and universities. |
| Teenage
Mothers School (TAMS): Pregnant
students enrolled in the District may choose to attend the Teenage Mothers School
(TAMS). TAMS offers many of the regular secondary courses, supplemented with childcare,
parenting, and family-living courses, tailored to the needs of the parent-to-be.
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| Transcript:
See academic achievement record. |
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