April 15th, 2015
Boyd High School Cafeteria
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 Welcome
 Introductions
 Graduation plan options
 Endorsements
 GPA/Ranking Process
 Questions/Concerns
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 Foundation Plan
 STAAR Testing
 High school students have the
opportunity to graduate on:
 Foundation Plan with
Endorsements- Encouraged
 26 Credits
 Foundation Plan
 22 Credits
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 Each student selects (in writing) an
endorsement
 This will be done at registration with student
and parent.
 The student and their parents are advised of
the benefits of graduating on the Foundation
Plan with Endorsements
 Please choose at least two different
endorsement presentations after this meeting
to obtain more information.
 Endorsements can be changed at any time;
however, this is not encouraged.
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 May move to the Foundation Plan without
Endorsements after their 10th Grade year- NOT
ENCOURAGED
 Parent/Guardian along with student must meet in
person with the counselor to go over certain
requirements, and must give written permission to
move to the Foundation Plan
 Please note that by graduating on the Foundation Plan
w/o an endorsement, will not allow your student to
qualify for the top 10% of their class, nor will they be
guaranteed to be able to attend a 4 year university.
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 ELA – 4 credits
 Math – 3 credits
 Algebra II not required
 Social Studies – 3 credits
 Science – 3 credits
 Foreign Language – 2 credits
 Fine Arts – 1 credit
 Physical Education – 1 credit
 5 Elective Credits
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 Arts & Humanities
 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics)
 Business and Industry
 Public Services
 Multidisciplinary Studies
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 A total of 5 social studies courses:
 World Geography- Freshmen
 U.S. History/AP U.S. History- Sophomore (*STAAR
test)
 World History/AP World History- Junior
 Government/Economics- Senior
 Sociology- Optional Junior year through DC
 Psychology- Optional Junior year through DC
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 Four levels of the same language in a language
other than English:
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Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III Honors
Spanish IV Honors
 A coherent sequence of four credits by selecting
courses from one or two categories or disciplines
in fine arts:
 Band I-IV
 Theatre Arts I-IV
 Art I-IV
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 A total of five credits in mathematics by
successfully completing Algebra I, Geometry,
Algebra II and two additional mathematics
courses for which Algebra II is a prerequisite:
 Pre-Calculus PAP- Junior
 AP Calculus- Senior
 A total of five credits in science by successfully
completing Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and two
additional science courses:
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AP Biology- Senior
Environmental Systems- Senior
Environmental Biology DC- Senior
Anatomy & Physiology- Junior or Senior
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 Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources: Welding
 Principles of Agriculture
 Agriculture Mechanics & Metal Technologies
 Agricultural Facilities Design & Fabrication
 Agricultural Power Systems
 Practicum in AFNR
 Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources: Floral Design
 Principles of Agriculture
 Principles & Elements of Floral Design (Art Credit)
 Horticulture Science
 Advanced Plant & Soil Science
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 Arts, Audio/Video Technology, & Communications:
 Principles of Arts, A/V Technology &
Communications
 Audio Video Production
 Advanced Audio/Video Production
 Practicum in Audio/Video Production
 Information Technology:
 Principles of Information Technology
 Computer Maintenance
 Tele-communications & Networking
 Computer Technician
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 Business Management and Administration:
 Principles of Business, Marketing & Finance
 Touch System Data Entry
 Business Information Management I
 Business Information Management II
 Practicum in Business Management
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 Human Services:
 Principles of Human Services
 Nutrition
 Child Development
 Child Guidance
 Practicum in Human Services
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 Four advanced courses that prepare a student to
enter the workforce successfully or postsecondary
education without remediation 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 IV and Chemistry and/or
Physics.
 Four credits in advanced placement, or dual credit
selected from English, mathematics, science,
social studies, economics, languages other than
English, or fine arts.
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 26 Credits
 Foundation Plan plus the following:
 4th Math Course
 4th Science Course
 Endorsement Area Coursework
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 A student may earn a Distinguished level of
achievement by successfully completing:
 A total of four credits in mathematics, which must
include Algebra II
 A total of four credits in science
 The remaining curriculum requirements
 The curriculum requirements for at least one
endorsement
 A student must earn Distinguished level of
Achievement to be eligible for top 10% automatic
admission.
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 A student may earn a Performance Acknowledgement on their diploma
and transcript for outstanding performance in any ONE of the
following six areas:
 In bilingualism and biliteracy – by demonstrating proficiency in two
or more languages by:
 Completing all English language arts requirements and maintaining a
minimum grade point average (GPA) of 80 or above on a scale of 100,
 And satisfying one of the following:
 Completion of a minimum of three credits in the same language in a language
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other than English with a minimum GPA of 80.
Demonstrated proficiency in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Level
IV or higher in a language other than English with a minimum GPA of 80.
Demonstrated proficiency in one of more languages other than English through
the following method:
Performance on a national assessment of language proficiency in a language
other than English of at least Intermediate High or its equivalent
In addition to meeting the requirements to earn a performance
acknowledgement in bilingualism and biliteracy, an English language learner
must also have:
Participated in and met the exit criteria for a bilingual or English as a second
language (ESL) program; and
Scored at the Advanced High level on the Texas English Language Proficiency
Assessment System (TELPAS)
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 In dual credit courses - by successfully completing at least 12 hours of college
academic courses with a grade of 3.0 or higher on a scale of 4.0 in each course.
 Earning a score of 3 or above on a College Board Advanced Placement
examination
 Earning a score on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) that qualifies the student for recognition as a
commended scholar or higher by the College Board and National Merit
Scholarship Corporation
 Achieving the college readiness benchmark score on at least two of the four
subject tests on the ACT-PLAN examination.
 Earning a combined critical reading and mathematics score of at least 1250 on
the SAT examination.
 Earning a composite score of 28 on the ACT examination (excluding the
writing subscore).
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Number of exams reduced from 15 to 5:
 Algebra I
 English I
 English II
 U.S. History
 Biology
 Remediation
 Based on a student’s test scores from the
previous year, students could be placed in
STAAR remediation classes in order to ensure a
student is more successful on the retake.
 Remediation must be provided for any student
that fails a state exam.
 May require participation outside of normal
school hours and year.
 What will be included:
 All courses that fall under the
following categories:
 English
 Math
 Science
 Social Studies
 Foreign Language
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 For each Pre-AP/Honors course a student takes, 5% of
their final semester grade will be added to the final
grade for that semester for ranking purposes.
 For each AP/Dual Credit course a student takes, 10% of
their final semester grade will be added to the final
grade for that semester for ranking purposes.
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 Agricultural, Food & Natural Resources
 Welding/Ag Mechanics: Room 587 (Ag Building
 Floral Design/Horticulture: Room 587 (Ag Building)
 Human Services
 Room 106
 Arts, Audio, Video Technology
 Room 102
 Information Technology
 Room 111
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 Tara Allred
 tallred@boydisd.net
 Caren Williams
 cwilliams@boydisd.net
 Scott Nedrow
 snedrow@boydisd.net
 Daniel Bourgeois
 dbourgeois@boydisd.net
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