COLLEGE READYSETTING YOUR COMPASS

GRANBURY ISDACADEMIC ADVISING FOR

POST SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES

6th GradeIts Just the Beginning

CTE CERTIFICATIONS TECHNICAL TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS MILITARY CAREER ASSOCIATE DEGREE BACHELOR DEGREE GRADUATE DEGREE

POST SECONDARY = CAREER AND COLLEGE READY

EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES

HIGH SCHOOL COURSES AT MIDDLE SCHOOL

END OF COURSE AND AP EXAMS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL

PASSING SCORES = COLLEGE CREDIT GISD STUDENTS ARE READY

COLLEGE READY BASICS

MORE LIKELY TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOLMORE LIKELY TO TRANSITION TO A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGELESS LIKELY TO TAKE BASIC SKILLS COURSES IN COLLEGEMORE LIKELY TO PERSIST IN POSTSECONDARY ACCUMULATING MORE COLLEGE CREDITS

HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE CREDIT FACTS

Granbu

ry ISD

-- $2

980

Weathe

rford

Colleg

e--$2

,980

Tarle

ton St

ate--$

5,942

UNT--$7

,960

Texa

s Tech

Univers

ity--$

8,560

UT Arlin

gton--

$8,69

0

Univers

ity of

Texa

s--$9

,418

Dallas

Bapti

st --$

18,69

0

Baylo

r Univ

ersity

--$29

,724

TCU--$

30,04

80

5000100001500020000250003000035000

College Tuition and Fees30 College Hours

GRANBURY ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

22 ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES

16 DUAL CREDIT COLLEGE CLASSES

AP ENGLISH 3 AP ENGLISH 4 AP CALCULUS AP STATISTICS AP COMPUTER SCIENCE AP BIOLOGY AP CHEMISTRY AP PHYSICS AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AP US HISTORY AP WORLD HISTORY AP EUROPEAN HISTORY AP US GOVERNMENT AP MICROECONOMICS AP MACROECONOMICS AP SPANISH 4 AP SPANISH 5 AP GERMAN 4 AP FRENCH 4 AP MUSIC THEORY AP ART 3 DRAWING AP ART 4 2-D DESIGN

DC ENGLISH 1301 DC ENGLISH 1302 DC ALGEBRA 1314* DC SPEECH 1315 DC DRAMA 1310 DC KINESIOLOGY 1338* DC SOCIOLOGY 1301* DC PSYCHOLOGY 2301 DC HISTORY 1301 DC HISTORY 1302 DC GOVERNMENT 2301 DC GOVERNMENT 2302 DC BOTANY 1411 DC ZOOLOGY 1413 DC ENGLISH 2311 DC ENGLISH 2331

*Offered at WC – GECSACS limits 24 earned credits at GHS Unlimited credit can be earned at WC - GEC

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

ADVANTAGES LIMITATIONS

Nationally accepted by public and

private universities

Less expensive to take the exam

than a dual credit class

Subjects available in fine arts,

foreign language, and a wide

variety of science and social

studies

Different universities have different

standards of “passing” scores to

award college credit

Rigor of the exams limit the

number of students who earn

college credit

Universities can limit the number

of AP credits that can apply toward

college credit

DC Psychology 2301DC Sociology 1301

DC Government 2301

DC Government 2302)

DC Botany 1411DC Zoology 1413

*DC English 2311*DC English 2331

DC Speech 1315DC Drama 1310DC Kinesiology 1338

DC US History 1301

DC US History 1302

DC English 1301

DC English 1302

DC Algebra 1314

DUAL CREDIT

ADVANTAGES LIMITATIONS Accepted by every public

university in Texas

Accepted by most private

universities

Dual credit classes are ALL

Texas Common Courses

Weatherford College “Core

Complete” available in

Granbury

University degree plans may

require different courses

Students must satisfy the

college requirements of the

course

Dual credit costs are higher than

an AP exam

Fewer subjects available than AP

• STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM STUDENT’S INTERESTS ACADEMIC STRENGTHS EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT

• SELECT SIXTH GRADE COURSES• INVESTIGATE THE CAREER PATHWAYS AVAILABLE

AT GISD• INVESTIGATE THE DUAL CREDIT AND AP

OFFERINGS

MIDDLE SCHOOL FIFTH GRADE ACADEMIC ADVISING

• STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM STUDENT’S INTERESTS ACADEMIC STRENGTHS EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT

• SELECT SEVENTH GRADE COURSES• INVESTIGATE THE CAREER PATHWAYS AVAILABLE

AT GISD• INVESTIGATE THE DUAL CREDIT AND AP

OFFERINGS • INVESTIGATE THE ACT/SAT EXAMS AVAILABLE

MIDDLE SCHOOL SIXTH GRADE ACADEMIC ADVISING

STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM STUDENT’S INTERESTS ACADEMIC STRENGTHS EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT

COMPLETE INTEREST INVENTORIES AND ENGAGE PARTICIPATE IN REDISTEP (SAT) EXAM 4-YEAR GRADUATION PLAN

SELECT DISTINGUISHED OR RECOMMENDED PREPARE 4-YEAR PLAN

SELECT EIGHTH GRADE COURSE OFFERINGS TEN HIGH SCHOOL COURSES AVAILABLE TWO END OF COURSE TESTS AND ONE AP TEST

MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMIC ADVISING

STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM STUDENT’S INTERESTS ACADEMIC STRENGTHS EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT POST-SECONDARY PLANNING

UPDATE 4-YEAR PLANS PARTICIPATE IN EXPLORE (ACT) EXAM SELECT CNGC COURSES PLAN A CTE PATHWAY IN A COHERENT

SEQUENCE

CROSSLAND NINTH GRADE CENTEREIGHTH GRADE ACADEMIC ADVISING

STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM STUDENT’S INTERESTS ACADEMIC STRENGTHS & PROGRESS EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT ENSURE 4 YEAR PLAN COMPLEMENTS POST SECONDARY DECLARATION COMPLETE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

SELECT GHS COURSE OFFERINGS POST SECONDARY PLANNING

PSAT (SAT) SAT ACT EXAMS ASVAB POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION APPLICATIONS & FEES INVESTIGATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

SENIOR YEAR FORECASTING PORTRAITS RINGS YEARBOOKS GRADUATION $$$$

POST SECONDARYGHS JUNIOR ACADEMIC ADVISING

Pirate CampAugust 21, 2013

*SAVE THE DATEFun and games

Explore the campusMeet your teachers

Get your pirate camp shirtHave lunch with us

GISD Gifted and Talented Program

State & District Definition of a Gifted and Talented Student § 29.121. DEFINITION:

“Gifted and talented student" means a child or youth who

◦ performs at, or shows the potential for performing at, a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who:

◦ Exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area;

◦ Possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or

◦ Excels in a specific academic field.

ALL Kindergarten & 3rd Grade StudentsReferrals from Parents, Teachers, School Officials &

Community Members

QUALITATIVE QUANTITATIVE

• Parent Surveys• Teacher Surveys• Student Interviews

(Grades 6-8)• Portfolio/Student

Work (Submitted by parent and/or teacher)

• Naglieri• Nonverbal• Used for

educational & instructional purposes

• SAGES (Grades 3-8)• Mathematics• Reading• Reasoning

GT Programming Granbury ISD seeks to meet the educational needs

of these students through providing Gifted and Talented services for identified GT students.

The State plan for GT Students requires “Gifted/Talented students are ensured opportunities to work together as a group…and work independently during the school day as well as the entire school year as a direct result of gifted/talented service options.”

It also requires “Participation in the Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP), or other experiences that result in the development of sophisticated products and/or performances that are targeted to an audience outside the classroom…”

GT Programming The type of GT services provided varies at each

campus, meeting the requirements of the State Plan in different ways.

The middle schools meet these requirements by pulling GT students during advisory period to work together and independently on projects.

The first semester, students can choose to work on either a History Fair Project, Science Fair Project, or other project of their choosing.

The second semester, students work on a Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP), which is the state’s GT Curriculum.

Principals or campus personnel can answer specific questions about specific campus GT Programming

GT Programming GT Services for 5th – 7th grade students

newly identified in the Spring begin at the start of the next school year in middle school.

Once identified, parent permission is required to receive GT Services.

If students are already identified in GT, no action needed to begin in middle school.

Parent Resources State GT Curriculum

◦ Texas Performance Standards Project◦ http://texaspsp.org/

Parent Group◦ Texas Association of Gifted and Talented (TAGT)◦ http://www.txgifted.org/parent-support-groups◦ TAGT Summer Scholarship Information Available

TEA Gifted and Talented site◦ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6420

Contact Information:Becky Strain

GT Coordinator817-408-4144

rebecca.strain@granburyisd.org

AMS“REACHIN

G FOR THE STAARS!”

Its Just the Beginning of your future!