POWER ON Your Future

POWER ON Your Future

High School Four Year PlanningHigh School Four Year Planning

GRADUATION PROGRAMGRADUATION PROGRAM

ENDORSEMENTS

Arts & Humanities

Business & Industry

Multidisciplinary

Public Service

STEM

FOUNDATION

ENDORSEMENTS

DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

For students entering Grade 9 in the 2014-2015 school year and thereafter

FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION

• ENGLISH – 4 Credits• MATH – 3 Credits + 1*• SCIENCE – 3 Credits + 1*• SOCIAL STUDIES – 4 Credits• WORLD LANGUAGE – 2 Credits• FINE ARTS – 1 Credit• PHYSICAL ED. – 1 Credit• PROF. COMM. – ½ Credit• ELECTIVES *

* ENDORSEMENT = FOUNDATION plus: Advanced Math, Advanced Science & Endorsement Electives

ENDORSEMENTS

DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

PERFOMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOUNDATION

FOUNDATION OPTIONSFOUNDATION OPTIONS

ENDORSEMENTSENDORSEMENTS

** ENDORSEMENT = FOUNDATION plus: Advanced Math, Advanced Science & Endorsement Electives **

BUSINESS & INDUSTRYBUSINESS & INDUSTRY

CTE COHERENT SEQUENCE (must include all):

Four or more CTE creditsThat consist of at least two from the same clusterIncluding at least one Advanced Level CTE course which includes any course that is the third or higher course in a sequenceThe final course in the sequence must be obtained from one of the CTE career clusters below:

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Architecture & ConstructionArts, A/V Technology &

CommunicationBusiness Management & Administration

Finance

Hospitality & Tourism

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Marketing

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

CAREER EXAMPLESAccountant

AgribusinessComputer Technician

ArchitectAuto Mechanic

ChefPhotographer

Website DesignerWelder

Veterinary SciencePublic Relations

Metal Manufacturing

ENDORSEMENT

BUSINESS & INDUSTRYBUSINESS & INDUSTRY

ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCE

Four English elective credits to include three levels in one of the following areas:

Advanced Journalism Newspaper; or

Advanced Journalism Yearbook; or

Public Speaking

CAREER EXAMPLESEditor

JournalistNewscasterCopywriter

Script WriterProfessional Speaker

ENDORSEMENT

PUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE

CAREER EXAMPLESPolice Officer

Teacher

Cosmetologist

Fire Fighter

Lawyer

Military

Homeland Security

Therapist

Registered Nurse

Physician

ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCEFour courses in ROTC

CTE COHERENT SEQUENCE (must include all):

Four or more CTE credits That consist of at least two from the same cluster Including at least one Advanced Level CTE course which

includes any course that is the third or higher course in a sequence

The final course in the sequence must be obtained from one of the CTE career clusters below:

Education & Training

Government & Public Administration

Health Science

Human ServiceLaw, Public Safety, Corrections &

Security

ENDORSEMENT

STEMSTEM

CAREER EXAMPLESMechanical Engineer

Civil Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Environmental Scientist

Chemist

Biomedical Engineer

Statistician

Computer Engineer

Robotics

ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCEMath: Successfully completing Algebra I, Geometry,

Algebra II and two additional mathematics courses for which Algebra II is a prerequisite

Science: Successfully completing Biology, Chemistry, Physics and two additional science courses

CTE COHERENT SEQUENCE (must complete all):

Four or more CTE creditsThat consist of at least two courses in the same career

cluster Including at least one Advanced Level CTE course which

includes any course that is the third or higher course in a sequence

Final course in the sequence must be obtained from the STEM cluster

ENDORSEMENT

ARTS & HUMANITIESARTS & HUMANITIES

CAREER EXAMPLESActor

Composer

Translator

Choreographer

Linguist

Museum Curator

Illustrator

Anthropologist

ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCEFive credits: Social Studies

WORLD LANGUAGE COHERENT SEQUENCEFour levels – Same Language in a W.L.Four levels – Two courses of two different W.L.Four levels – American Sign Language

FINE ARTS COHERENT SEQUENCECoherent sequence of four credits by selecting courses from

one or two of the following categories:□ Art □ Music

□ Dance □ Theatre

ENDORSEMENT

MULTIDISCIPLINARYMULTIDISCIPLINARY

Four advanced courses that prepare a student to successfully enter the workforce or postsecondary education from within one endorsement area or among endorsement areas that are not in a coherent sequence.

Four credits in each of the four foundation subject areas to include English 4 & Chemistry and/or Physics

Four credits AP or IB or Dual Credit selected from English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Economics, World Languages, or Fine Arts

ENDORSEMENT

DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

To be eligible for Top 10%

Automatic Admissions, you

must earn the Distinguished

Level of Achievement.

FOUNDATION

ENDORSEMENTS

DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

PERFOMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A student may earn a Distinguished Level of

Achievement by successfully completing

the curriculum requirements for the

Foundation High School Program and the

curriculum requirements for at least one

endorsement, including four credits in science

and four credits in mathematics to include

Algebra II.

PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Please see your counselor or the TEA website for details regarding

specific requirements to

obtain a Performance

Acknowledgement.

FOUNDATION

ENDORSEMENTS

DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

PERFOMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• Dual Credit courses

• Bilingualism & Biliteracy

• AP or IB exams

• PSAT, ACT-Plan, SAT, or ACT

• Industry Certification or License