High School &

What to Know Now

Plan for Tonight High School Basics

Credits, GPA, Class rank Advanced Courses, weighted GPA

New Graduation Plans, Endorsements, & Distinctions (HB 5)

Foundation and Distinguished Graduation Plan Endorsements (five options) CCTE and CTE Performance Acknowledgments Magnet program and benefits

EOC testing and graduation Pre-registration Plan El Paso High and Transition Question and Answer with Counselors

Why are we talking about High School

now?

8th grade students are already taking

high school courses

High School Starts in Middle School

Spanish 1 Spanish 2 Pre-AP Spanish 3 AP Spanish 4 PE Foundations Keyboarding Pre-AP Algebra Some Specific Technology Courses

The following Middle School courses are part of your high school transcript, high school ranking and high school GPA

High School Credit “The Basics” All classes earn.5 credit per semester A course usually has related parts for each

semester (example: Algebra 1A and 1B) Grades:

◦ 45% of grade is each nine weeks◦ 10% is final exam

Bonus Weight: Given to Pre-AP, Dual Credit and AP courses

To earn course credit: must have 70% grade and 90% attendance at each semester

Types of High School Courses

Regular

Pre-Advanced Placement (PAP)

Advanced Placement (AP) Nationally recognized College Prep Courses Earn college credit with passing scores on AP exams

Dual Credit Community College Courses (Juniors and Seniors Eligible)

(Refer to El Paso High Courses Brochure and webpage)

Biggest Factors of College Admission

Rigorous High School Courses Successfully Taken Pre-AP or College Board AP

Scores on AP, SAT, ACT

Experiences/Involvement (Resume)

Class Ranking ◦ Texas Colleges automatic acceptance for Top 10% ◦ (appr. 96% average including weighted classes)

◦ UT Austin- Top 7% (Appr. 97%)

All of these can start happening now!

Housebill 5http://www.tea.state.tx.us/graduation.aspx

https://elpaso.episd.org(quick links Housebill 5)

The Commissioner must adopt a transition plan to implement House Bill (HB) 5 and replace the Minimum High School Program (MHSP), Recommended High School Program (RHSP), and Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP) with the foundation program beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

Foundation PlanDistinguished Achievement

26 credits

English 4 credits Math 4 credits Science 4 credits Social Studies 3 credits Foreign Language (LOTE) 2 credits Physical Education 1 credit Fine Arts 1 credit Speech (Comm Apps) .5 credit(?) Endorsement and Electives 4.5+ credits

Current Local Requirements Technology 1 credit Health .5 credit 4th yr social studies

Endorsements STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Business and Industry Public Services Arts and Humanities Multidisciplinary Studies

HB 5 “A student shall specify in writing an endorsement the student intends to earn upon entering Grade 9”

STEM Four Elective Credits (?)

Science Technology Engineering Math

ExamplesMath: beyond Algebra IIScience: beyond Biology, Chemistry, Physics including 2 AP

Computer ScienceTechnology CTE

Business and Industry: Four Elective/CTE Credits(?):

Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources Architecture and Construction Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Business Management & Administration Finance Hospitality and Tourism Information Technology Manufacturing Marketing Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

OR Four English Elective Credits

Newspaper Public Speaking Advanced Broadcast Journalism

Public Services Four electives (?)

Education and Training Government and Public Administration Health Science Human Services Law, Public Safety Corrections and Securities

Or Four credits JROTC

Arts and Humanities Sequence of four credits in one of the

following areas Art AP Social Studies Dance Music Languages (Spanish, French, German) Theatre

Multidisciplinary Studies Can mix endorsements

Examples

Four by four (4 years math, science, social studies, math) or

Advanced course in Endorsements or

Four AP courses

CCTE & CTECareer and Technology Education

CTE Courses are offered for El Paso High students at EPHS and CCTE

El Paso High STEM/Computer Science Business/Finance Health/Nutrition Law Enforcement Information Technology/Web Design One new for 2014-15

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Students Junior & Senior year can attend two or four periods at

CCTE for following fields: Agriculture Education & Training Hospitality and

Tourism Law & Public Safety Transportation Architecture Finance Human Services Manufacturing Arts/Communications

Government & Public Admin

Information Technology

Business Health Science STEM

Performance Acknowledgments Dual Credit (12 credits with 3.0 GPA) Bilingualism and Biliteracy

Meet exit criteria ESL or AP Language score of 3 or higher 3 yrs Language with 80% GPA

AP exam scores (scores of 4 or 5) PSAT (10th and 11th) National Merit Commended

National Hispanic Recognition ACT-Plan (10th) College Readiness Benchmark SAT: 1250 ACT: 28 Nationally Recognized Business or Industry

certification or license

Dual Language Magnet Foundation with Distinguished Plan Arts and Humanities Endorsement Multidisciplinary Studies Endorsement Additional Endorsements (individualized)

STEM Endorsement Business and Industry Public Services CCTE option (black path)

Performance Acknowledgments Bi-lingualism, and Bi-literacy AP exams (Grant) Dual Credit courses

Why Dual Language Magnet Program?

Dual Language Magnet students enroll in Pre-AP, AP and/or Dual Credit courses (individualized)

Students graduate Foundation with Distinguished

Students graduate with Advanced Seal of Bi-Literacy

Students graduate with mastery of most requested skill that can be used for any profession (Spanish Language)

Students graduate with enough credits for minor in Spanish in college

Students work toward certification in translation

Student utilize i-pads to incorporate technology and bi-literate resources

Students embrace: Bilingual, Bi-cultural, Bi-literate

End of Course STAAR Exams

Students must pass five End of Course (EOC) Exams to Graduate

Algebra 1 (8th grade or Freshman) English 1 (Freshman) Biology (Freshman)

English 2 (Sophomore) US History (Junior)

For more Information: School Web Site: http://elpaso.episd.org CCRP (four year plan) College Readiness Advanced Placement Guidance and Counseling page CTE

Visit counselor

Welcome Class of 2018 students and parents!

El Paso High“100 years “

September 18, 2016You will be part of El Paso

history

Schedule Orange Days (A) and Black Days (B)

Four classes each day or eight total

Double blocked classes: Algebra Major Sports (option)

Major Sports Fall Football, Volleyball, Cross Country Spring Baseball, Softball, Track Fall/Spring Tennis, Golf, Swim, Soccer, Basketball,

Wrestling

Freshman Pre-registrationMost asked questions

Algebra Double blocked

Fine Arts Requirement (state requirement) 1 year during high school

District graduation requirements Technology 1 yr. for graduation Health (semester)

PE requirement (state requirement) Can be PE, Aerobics, Marching Band, ROTC,

Cheer, or Major Sports

Language other than English (state requirement)

Spanish, French, German

Two years required in same language need to take Freshman year

Not required to start with Spanish 1

Credit by Exam(CBE): is not part of calculated GPA

Pre-AP or Regular? Students should enroll in Pre-AP or AP if :

Two or more years commended (Level 3) on STARR in that subject between 3-7th grade , or

Previous Pre-AP or GT in that subject

Pre-Registration Look at Brochure Choose English 1 or PAP English 1 Algebra or PAP Geometry Biology or PAP Biology W. Geo or AP Human Geo LOTE (Spanish, German or

French) Choose Electives: include requirements

(Technology, Fine Arts, PE) or Endorsement focus Add total up to Eight courses Choose Alternates

Sample 9th grade SchedulesOrange (A) Orange (A)

1Algebra 0 Marching/Jazz Band2 W. Geography 1 Band3 ROTC 2 AP Human Geography4 French 1 3 Spanish 2 SS

4 Law EnforcementBlack (B) Black (B)5 Algebra 0 Marching/Jazz Band6 Biology 5 Pre-AP Geometry7 Orchestra 1 6 Pre-AP Biology8 English 1 7 Pre-AP English 1

8 Concept STEM

Pre-registration Plan Plan course requests this week/weekend

(Think about an endorsement)

Next week students will pre-register during school at Wiggs and meet counselor

Students will bring home a copy of their pre-registration

Master schedule is built around requests

Transition Plan Middle School CCRP (Spring 2014) to

develop four year plan and endorsements End Middle School with strong grades Pass STAAR tests (required for promotion) Freshman Early Registration (August)

get copy of schedule Summer Cub Camp (Aug 13,14?) Welcome to El Paso High

What can you expect at El Paso High?

* Small School Environment (family atmosphere)* Opportunity for everyone to be involved

* Dedicated Teachers and Staff* Success for All Students* Supportive School Culture Focused on

Respect* Technology Rich

* Rich in History and Tradition

El Paso High School Strong Academics- 5 yr state qualifier of

Acadec, National Qualifier in High Q and History Day and over 6 million dollars in scholarships awarded in 2013, National Merit Scholars, National Merit Hispanic Scholars, only high school with all TEA distinctions (math, LA, and progress)

AP National math and science foundation grant, AP Google grant, TLI grant; record number of AP courses offered, 2013 had 55% increase in passing AP scores

Strength in Athletics and Fine Arts

Counselor Question and Answer

Mrs. Cyd Goldfarb - Students (A-Ch)(915) 496-8300 ext 2504

cpeckgol@episd.org

Ms. Aurora Rivera  - Students (Ci-Gom)(915) 496-8300 ext 2119

arivera@episd.org

Mrs. Elizabeth Espinoza - Students (Gon-Mc)(915) 496-8300 ext 2503

eespinos@episd.org

elpaso.episd.org

Ms. Ruby Hernandez - Students (Md-Rc)(915) 496-8300 ext 2502

rhernan6@episd.org

Mr. Michael Anaya - Students (Re-Z)(915) 496-8300 ext 2115

meanaya1@episd.org

Cecilia Phillips - Coordinator Dual Language Program(915) 496-8300 ext 2109

cyphilli@episd.org