Welcome to Lamar High School PGP Nights!

Grades 10, 11, and 12

House Bill 5 was enacted in 2014 -15 to boost College & Career Readiness.

Foundation High School Graduation Plan (22) + Endorsement (4) = (DLA 26).

Why do students want to graduate with the Distinguished Level of Achievement?

The DLA qualifies students to compete for automatic college admission and certain categories of financial aid.

By virtue of the Core 4x4 (English, Math, Social Studies, & Science every year, for 4 years) Lamar students are on path & plan to earn the Multidisciplinary Endorsement which, if the student passes those courses, earns the DLA.

The Multidisciplinary Endorsement is precisely as it sounds, it indicates to colleges that the student is well rounded having engaged in a rigorous course of studies in multiple disciplines.

The Class of 2018 was the first class to graduate w Endorsements.

Lamar graduates with the Multidisciplinary Endorsement were accepted into the most prestigious Business and Engineering programs in Texas: UT and A&M.

Though we know the Multidisciplinary Endorsement is well respected, we still do not know the true value of Endorsements.

Endorsements are unique to Texas, so if you are applying out of state. . .

Not all Texas high schools offer all 5 Endorsements, but the top 10% (7% or 6%) from every high school are considered for automatic admission – so long as the student earns 1 Endorsement.

Colleges tell us they continue to look to rigor, rank, gpa, & extracurricular activities when considering applicants for admission.

Still, there may come a time when colleges consider Endorsements in their admissions decisions and HISD wants to be prepared!

Gov/Eco & Hx of the Americas

English 4

Science SL

PreCalculus

Lamar has many pathways, but all pathways lead to only 5 end goals:

MultidisciplinaryArts & Humanities

STEMBusiness & Industry

Public Service

Only 1 endorsement is necessary to earn the DLA.

5 Possible Endorsements

And Lamar offers them all! Multidisciplinary

STEMArts & Humanities

Business & IndustryPublic Services

REALITY CHECKThere are only so many hours in the school day.

You cannot be a 2 period athlete for 4 years & earn 5 endorsements.But you need only 1 endorsement.

Colleges recognize that student athletes are well rounded applicants.

So follow your passion!

CA

CH

CC

MG CE

Everyone pursues the Multidisciplinary Endorsement

2 SL Sciences or 1 SL and 1 HL Science4 years of LOTE

At this time, please proceed to your alpha line and sign your PGP.

Thank you for coming out tonight.

Please tell your friends we are doing this again Thursday night.

We are grateful for your time!

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