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DualCredit AdvancedPlacement

Description Allowshighschoolstudentstosimultaneouslyearncollegecredit,whilealsoearningcreditattheirhighschool.

Allowsstudentstotakecollege-levelcoursesandexamstoearncollegecreditorplacementwhilestillinhighschool.

Credit Guaranteedcollegecredituponsuccessfulcompletionofcourse(s)inTexas.

Uponcompletionofcourse,mustpassCollegeBoardExamAPexamswithascoreof3orhigher

Teachers/Instructors

Taughtbycollegeinstructorsorhighschoolteacherswhoserveasadjunctprofessors.

TaughtbythehighschoolteacherstrainedbyTheCollegeBoard.

College/UniversityAcceptance

AcceptedatpubliccollegeanduniversitiesinTexasaswellasmanyothercollegesanduniversitiesacrossthenation.Checkthepolicyateachcollegeoruniversity.

Acceptedthroughoutthenation.Checkthepolicyateachcollegeoruniversity

Location TaughtatLISDHighSchoolsoronthecommunitycollegecampus

TaughtatLISDHighSchools

Eligibility HighSchoolstudentandmeetTSIeligibilityrequirements

Opentoanystudent

Cost

VLADuringtheschooldayvsoutsideoftheschoolday

BlendED

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COURSESCHEDULINGPROGRAM11th – 12th GRADES

2019-2020SchoolYear

CourseSelection• Courseselectionmaterialswillbehandedouton

Wednesday,January16th duringadvisory.

• Extramaterialsareonthehallwaytableoutsideofthecounselingoffice.(i.e.12th gradeStudentOFFform)

• Studentsneedtoselectcoursestotaling8creditsandatleast2alternatecourses– Alternatecoursesareoftenused.Selectcoursesyouwouldliketotake.

• CoursesselectedonCourseRequestSheetaretobeinputtedintoSkywardbyWednesday,January23rd.

InputintoSkyward

• Oncestudentshaveselectedcoursesontheircourserequestsheet,courserequestneedtobeinputtedintoSkyward.

• SelectcoursesinSkywardbasedonCOURSENUMBER.

• Studentscanaccesstheirtranscriptunder“Portfolio”inSkyward.Thisistheresourcetheyneedtousetoseewhatclassestheyhavecompletedandwhatstillneedstobetaken.

CoreCurriculum

• English– 4creditsisrequired• Math– 4creditsincludingAlgebra2• Science– 4credits– includingeitherChemistryorPhysics

• SocialStudies– 3credits- bothGovernmentandEconomicstakenduring12th grade.Theseare9weekcourses.

WAYSTOEARNCREDIT• On-Level,PreAP andAPcoursesatHebron

• VirtualLearningAcademy– VLA/TxVSN- DirectionsforregistrationfoundinSkyward.Hebroncounselorswillhelpwithregistration.

• BlendedCourses– offeredthroughVLA– DirectionsforregistrationfoundinSkyward.Hebroncounselorswillhelpwithregistration.

• DualCredit– offeredthroughCollinCollege.ThesecoursesmustberegisteredthroughCollinCollege.Hebroncounselorswillhelpwithregistration.

PREAP,AP,ON-LEVEL

• Thinkaboutacceleratedblockandstressofyourstudent.2coreinfall&springisnotschedulingpolicy.

• Heavycourseloads,programs,DJ/CCE,orathleticscouldloadonesemesterheavierthananother.

VirtualLearningAcademy(VLA)• Districtofferson-linecourses.• CoursecanbetakeneitherINSIDEorOUTSIDEoftheschoolday.Costisassociatedwithsomecourses.

• INSIDE– Scheduledfor1st or4th period.Expectationisstudentisnotoncampus.

• Registeringforcoursesisadifferentprocedure–SeeVLAwebsite.Hebroncounselorswillhelpwithregistrationprocess.

Gifted&Talented

• CurriculumisPAPandAP.• NumberofsectionscreatedinMasterSchedulefor“DesignatedGT”isbasedonStudentCourseRequest.

• Schedulingcoursescanbeverylimitingifstudentsselectsallcoreclassesas“GT”.

• AllPAPandAPclasseshavebothGTandNon-GTstudents.

SCHEDULEEXAMPLES

• FALL SEMESTER SPRINGSEMESTER1st – BAND 1st - BAND2nd – Algebra2PAP 2nd – USHistory3rd – English3AP 3rd – CCEclass4th – Physics1AP 4th – CCEclassBecauseCCEhadtobeinspring,fallsemesterwasheavy.

SCHEDULEEXAMPLES

• FALLSEMESTER SPRINGSEMESTER1ST – HUMANITIES 1ST - HUMANITIES2ND – CHOIR 2ND – CHOIR3RD – InteriorDesign 3RD – PreCal PAP4TH – Psychology/Sociology 4TH – Physics1APElectivechoiceswereonlyofferedinthefallandthetwo9weekcoursesselectedonlypairedinthefall.

SCHEDULEEXAMPLE

• FALLSEMESTER SPRINGSEMESTER1st – ChemistryAP 1st – ChemistryAP2nd – Humanities 2nd - Humanities3rd – PreCal PAP 3rd – FoodScience4th – Athletics 4th – AthleticsStudentshas3classesthatwillbetaughtallyearleavingonly1periodopeninbothfallandspring.

SCHEDULEEXAMPLE

• FALLSEMESTER SPRINGSEMESTER1ST – GOVAP/ECOAP 1ST – CALBCAP2ND – BIOLOGYAP 2ND - BIOLOGYAP3RD – CALCULUSABAP 3RD – STATISTICSAP4TH – ENGLISH4AP 4TH – SENIOROFF

Will“senioritis”setin?

11th grade- English

11th gradestudentsarerequiredtotakeEnglish3.Classcanbetakenason-level,AdvancedPlacement(AP),HumanitiesAP,VLA,BlendED,orDualCredit.English3isrequiredforgraduation.

APENGLISH11th – 12th GRADES

• Focusoncriticalreading,grammarstudy,vocabularyenhancementandformalwritingthroughinnovativestrategies.

• Thecourseassumestheability&willingnessofthestudenttoreadindependentlydailytoprepareforclassdiscussionsandwrittenassignments.

• Class-selectedandindependently-selectedworksreaddaily.

ENGLISH– 11TH GRADE

• On-levelEnglish3– 18weeks.• APEnglish3– 18weeks.• APHUMANITIES– English3APandUSHistoryAParetaughttogether– 36weeksalternatingdayseachweek.

• VLA– InsideorOutsideoftheschoolday.• BLENDED– FlexibleMobility– 3daysaweekface-to-faceinstruction– 2dayson-line.

DualCredit– 11TH GRADE• DualCredit– offeredthroughCollinCollege

• English1301and1302– CollegeFreshmanEnglish– 6hoursofcollegecredit.ENG1301isfall(.5credit)andENG1302isspring(.5credit).CourseistakenwithHIS1301and1302.

• StudentsregisterwithCollinforcourses.Studentsmustregisterbothfallandspringsemesters.Severalstepprocessandenrollmentinthecourseiscompletedwhenpaymentismade.

ENGLISH– 12TH GRADE

• On-levelEnglish4– 18weeks.• APEnglish4– 18weeks.• VLA– InsideorOutsideoftheschoolday.• BLENDED– FlexibleMobility– 3daysaweekfacetofaceinstruction– 2dayson-line.

• AdvancedEducation(AE)courses– anycourseunderthecoreEnglishcurriculumcanbesubstitutedforEnglish4.

DualCredit– 12th GRADE

• StudentscantakeENG1301andENG1302asdualcredit.

• BoththeseclasseswillgivefullcreditforEnglish4.

• Talkwithyoucounselorifyouhavequestionsabouttakingthesecourses.

DualCredit– 12thGRADEStudentsthattookdualcreditEnglishduring11th gradecannowtakedualcreditEnglishfor12th gradecredit.

ENGL2327– AmericanLit1(FallSemester)SPCH1311– IntrotoSpeechCommunications(SpringSemester)

BoththeseclasseswillcountforfullcreditofEnglish4.Studentscan“pair”theseclasseswithGovernmentandEconomicsdualcreditcourses.

Bothclassesmeetcorecurriculumrequirementsincollege.

11th grade– USHistory

USHistoryisthecourseall11th gradersmusttake.Thiscoursecanbetakenason-level,AdvancedPlacement(AP),Humanities(AP),VLA,orDualCredit.

ThiscourseisaSTAAR(EOC)testedcourse.BothcourseandEOCmustbepassedforgraduationfromhighschool.

APUSHISTORY(APUSH)

• Designedtohavetherigorexperiencedbyacollegefreshman.

• Essaywriting,participateindiscussions,readdocumentsatthecollegelevel.

• Courserequiresasubstantialtimecommitmentfromstudentsoutsideofclassiftheyhopetobesuccessful.

• First3– 6weeksarechallengingasstudentslearnskillsneededtobesuccessful.

APUSHISTORY(APUSH)• Timemanagementwillbethekeyskill.• Self-motivated.• Enjoysacademicchallenge.• Studyskillsandnote-takingskillsathighlevel.• Effectivereading,makingjudgmentsandthinking.

• Putslearningequaltoorabovethegradeearnedintheclass.

APUSHISTORY– (APUSH)

• APClassatHebron– 27weeks.StudentsmusttakebothEARLYUSHISTORYandAPUSH.

• APHUMANITIES– APUSHandEnglish3AParetaughttogether– 36weeksalternatingdayseachweek

• VLA– InsideorOutsidetheschoolday

APUSHISTORYDUALCREDIT• DualCredit– offeredthroughCollinCollege

• USHISTORY1301and1302– CollegeUSHistory–6collegehours.HIST1301istakeninthefallsemesterandHIST1302isinthespringsemester.CoursesaretakenwithENG1301andENG1302.

• StudentsregisterwithCollinforeachcourse.Severalstepprocessandendswithcoursepaymenteachsemester.

12th grade– GOV/ECO

• Bothareneededforgraduationandare9weekcourses.

• Coursescanbetakenason-level,AdvancedPlacement(AP),VLA,BlendED,Concurrent(36weeks)atHebron,orDualCredit.

• VLA– InsideorOutsideoftheschoolday.• DUALCREDIT– Government2305andEconomics2301.CoursesaretaughtalternatingdaysM-THfor18weeks.

11th/12th gradeMath

Algebra2willneedtobetakenaftergeometryandwillcountasthe3rd mathcredittowardthe4creditsneededforgraduation.

MathModelstakenaftergeometrywillcountasthe3rd mathcredittowardgraduation.

MathcoursesafterMathModelsorAlgebra2willcountasthe4th mathcreditneededforgraduation.

PreAP Algebra2

• Recommendationis90orbetterinregularAlgebra1or85orbetterinPreAP Algebra1.

• NotrecommendedforstudentsthattookAlgebra1ABallyear.

• Summerassignment.Assessmentonthesummerpacketoncesemesterbegins.

• In-depthineachconceptandismoreapplicationbased.

• Testarefreeresponse(nonmultiplechoice).

PreAP Algebra2

• Calculatorsarenotcommonlyusedandstudentsmustshowallworkontests.

• Reviewproblemscoverthesameconceptslearnedintheunit,theyarenotthesameproblemsontheexams.

• SamehomeworkasregularAlgebra2butwithsupplementalworkthatgoesmorein-depth.

• Strongworkethic,selfmotivated&organized.

PRECALCULUS/COLLEGEPREP

• PRECALPREAP/GT– studentswantingtocontinueintoCalculusAP.

• PRECAL– lookingatmajoringinamathheavyfieldincollege.

• COLLEGEPREP– studentswantingtostrengthentheiralgebraskillsinpreparationforentry-levelcollegemathcoursework.ThisclasscannotbetakenafterPreCal.

CALCULUS/STATISTICS

• CalculusABAP/GTandCalculusBCAP–Coursescanbetakenonesemesterorallyear.

• StatisticsAP– alternatechoiceforhigherlevelmathforstudentsnotwantingCalculus.

• StatisticsOn-Level– alternatechoiceformathforstudentsnotwantingalgebra2.

MATH– DUALCREDIT

• FourmathcoursesofferedthroughCollinCollege–seeDistrictCourseDescriptionGuide

Coursesapplicabletomostcollegedegreeplans:• MATH1314– CollegeAlgebra

• MATH1342– ElementaryStatisticalMethods

11th/12th grade- Science

• Asciencecreditisneededfor11th and12thgrades.

• Scienceclassescanbetakenason-level,PreAP,AdvancedPlacement(AP),orVLA.

PREAP/APSCIENCE

• APCHEMISTRY,APBIOLOGY,&APPHYSICSC-36weeks– studentstakeclassesallyear.Curriculumisveryrigorous.

• APPHYSICS1,APPHYSICS2andAPENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE– 18weeks

• PHYSICSCisCalculusbasedandPHYSICS1&2areAlgebrabased.

• Othersciencesare18weekonlevelclasses.

DaleJackson/CareerCenter

• AllDJ/CCEclassesareblockedfor2classperiods.Studentwilltakeeither1st and2ndperiodor3rd and4th periodsatDJ/CCE.

• ManygreatelectivecoursesareofferedatbothDaleJacksonandCareerCenterwithoptionsofcertificationsatthecompletionofsomecourses.

NCTC– DUALCREDITHebronstudentsalsohaveopportunitytoenrollinNorthCentralTexasCollege(NCTC)fortwodualcreditprograms.

FirefighterProgram– classestaughtatLHSWeldingProgram– classestaughtatDJCenter

Bothprogramsareallyearprogramsforboth11th and12th gradeyears.Certificationcanbeearnedattheendofthe12th grade.

MoreinformationabouttheseprogramscanbefoundintheHebroncounselingoffice.

PSAT/SATCLASSES

• PSATCLASSisbyinvitationbasedonscorefromPSAT10th gradeyear.

• PSATtesttakenOctoberof11th gradeyeardeterminesNationalMeritstatusandcanbebeneficialforscholarshipsandcollege.Registrationandpaymentfortestisrequired.

• Classisthefirst9weeksinthefallandsummerparticipationisrequired.

• SATCLASSisopentoany11th or12th gradestudent.

SATorACT• Eithertestneedstobetakenformostcollegeadmissions–

Communitycollegesdonotrequire.

• Registration:SAT– www.collegeboard.orgACT– www.actstudent.org

TestsarecertainSaturdaysduringtheyear.Hebronisnotatestingsite.

TestfeewaiverareavailableforstudentsontheFreeandReducedLunchprogram.Seeyourcounselor.

COLLEGEVISITS

• 11th &12th gradestudentsmayparticipateincollegevisitsforupto2schooldaysperacademicyear.

• Collegevisitsareexcusedwithproperdocumentation.

• Contactattendanceofficefordocumentationrequirements.

Student/CounselorConference

Counselorswillmakesurestudentsareonthecorrectpathtowardsgraduationandtheirendorsement.Ifstudentswouldliketochangetheirmindoncoursestheyhadoriginallyselected,verificationswillbegivenoutlaterinthespringsemesterforstudentstomakechanges.

ChangePolicies

Schedulesaresetfortheyear.Onceschoolbegins:• Ifthereisanerrorinthescheduleoraprogramchange,scheduleswillbeadjusted.

• Teacherrequestarenotaccepted.• ChangeoutofAPorPreAP willbeatthenineweeksandonlyifanacademicneedisshown.

• Electivechangesarenotmade.

Wrapup

• AllstudentsneedtoentertheirclassesintoSkywardbyJanuary23rd.

• Generalquestionscanbeaskedduringblocklunch.

• SpecificquestionswillbeaddressedoncethecounselorviewsthecourseselectionsenteredinSkyward.