WELCOME HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 2020!!!!!
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MIDDLE
SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
Middle
Grades do not
count as credits
You go to the same
class every day
High
Grades become
credits that are
required for
graduation
You will follow a
modified block
schedule
HOW DO I EARN A CREDIT???
A student earns a credit when he or she
successfully completes a course by earning a
minimum grade of a 70 and being in
attendance 90% of the time.
Students earn a half credit for each
successfully completed semester class.
Students must earn a particular number of
credits to be promoted from one grade to the
next and to graduate.
Modified Block
A DAY
B DAY
1st Block (55 minutes)
2A (90 minutes)
2B (90 minutes)
3A (90 minutes)/LUNCH
3B (90 minutes)/LUNCH
4A (90 minutes)
4B (90 minutes)
5th Block (55 minutes)
School Ends: 4:10 pm
MODIFIED BLOCK
SCHEDULING
School Begins: 8:50 am
Freshman
Year
•English 1
•Algebra 1
•Biology
Sophomore •English 2
Year
Junior Year
•US History
EOC GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS
All students must earn a Level 2 on the
following STAAR/EOC EXAMS:
All students graduating with
an Endorsement are
required to take an
additional math and
science credit.
ENDORSEMENTS
Every student will select an
Endorsement (major) under
which he or she will
graduate
Helps the
student build
skills toward
college and/or
career choices
Allows the
student to earn
licensures and
certifications
while in high
school
Why Choose an
Endorsement/Major?
Allows the
student to
apply core
curriculum in a
practical way
Advanced Technology
Complex (ATC)
Must be earned to
be admitted to a
Texas public
university under
the Top 10
percent automatic
admission law
Why graduate on the
Distinguished Level of
Achievement?
Better preparation
for college-level
coursework
Ensures you are a
more competitive
applicant at the
most selective
colleges and
universities
Dual Credit
Bilingualism and Biliteracy
AP/IB Exams
National Merit Scholarship
Finalist
Particular score on PSAT, SAT,
or ACT
Business/Industry Certification
Performance
Acknowledgement
How do I earn a Performance
Acknowledgement?
Take rigorous courses
your freshman year
and throughout high
school.
Performance
Acknowledgement
What can I do now to work
toward earning a performance
acknowledgement?
PRE AP & ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)
PROGRAM
• Pre AP classes are available to all freshmen
• Pre AP courses go into more depth and breadth than
other courses
• Frequently, Pre AP courses have summer reading and/or
writing assignments
• Pre AP courses help prepare students for AP courses and
college level work
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
PROGRAM
Middle Years Programme
(MYP) 9 th & 10 th Grade
Diploma Programme (DP)
11 th & 12 th Grade
 ALL 9thgrader s will take MYP
Design (HS 101/Professional
Comm. )
 Students receive a rigorous,
college prep program valued
throughout the world
 Begin your 4 year s of a World
Language
 Multiple assessments are used
to achieve scores repor ted to
colleges
 Individual learning through
Problem-Based Units and
Personal Project
 TX HB 111 provides a
minimum of 24 college credit
hour s at TX public universities
for diploma earners
 Gain technology and practical
skills that will produce
success in the DP
 DP is a choice program for
11 th and 1 2 th graders but is
required for all IB transfer
students
 All 9 th & 10 th grader s are MYP
students
Only the courses being input for
9 th grade on the PGP will be for
course selection.
Students may not take a course
in high school that they have
already taken in middle school
for HS credit. (Example –
Algebra and/or Spanish)
Course Selection
Counselors will work with
students to make sure they are
selecting the correct courses for
9 th grade.
Arts & Humanities
Students will write in
their endorsement and
Sub Endorsement.
These can be changed!
Theater
Students will complete all of
the demographic information
With the assistance of the
counselors, students will
select the courses they will
be taking as 9th graders.
With the assistance of the
counselors, students will
develop the remainder of their
Personal Graduation Plans.
This will be revisited each year
of high school!
The student and
parent should sign the
PGP acknowledging
the endorsement
choice and schedule
change policy
Signed PGP Due
Date
Calhoun Middle School
DATE
April 28 will be the last date to make any changes to 9th
grade selected courses.
VERIFICATION LETTER
A VERIFICATION LETTER
WILL BE MAILED HOME
IN EARLY APRIL FOR
STUDENTS AND
PARENTS TO REVIEW.
GOT QUESTIONS???
PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE
COUNSELOR
Planning is bringing the
future into the present so
that you can do something
about it now.
-Alan Lakein
STILL HAVE
QUESTIONS???
View this power point on the
Denton ISD Counseling
Website or the high school
websites.