4. WHO ARE ECHS FOR?
• Kids with the desire to get ahead in their college education
• Kids who are willing to push themselves
• Grades 9-12
END GOAL:
GET A TWO-YEAR DEGREE BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION (ASSOCIATE
DEGREE).
5. BUS SCHEDULE
4077 OBAMA
* 6:20 AM RUSK
* PM ONLY CARY
6:50 AM MARSH
7:00 AM FRANKLIN
7:15 AM TASBY
Example:
6. REQUIREMENTS FOR ECHS
• COMPLETED Application
• Transcript
• Attendance Report
• Recommendations (from Core teachers: Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies)
– This is dependent on what ECHS you are applying to.
7. WHAT DO I (PARENT) NEED TO DO?
• Apply by January 29 at 5:00
• Get STAAR scores and report cards from your counselor
• Get a transcript from your child’s middle school counselor
• Picture ID
• Only submit ONE application
• Take the application to the school and set up an appointment
• Prepare for interview (if applicable)
8. WHAT WILL MY CHILD HAVE TO DO?
• Magnet School Requirements paper
• Each school has different grade and testing requirements
• Go to/Call the school to check whether application is online or paper
• Watch your mail/email for summer workshops you must/can attend
• BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF YOUR TEACHERS, COACHES, ETC.
9. HOW CAN YOU PREPARE?
Practice Interviewing
• Eye contact
• Firm handshake
• Introduce yourself
• Speak loud enough to hear
• Ask someone to ask you practice questions
10. HOW CAN YOU PREPARE?
Examples: General Interview Questions
• Tell me about yourself
• Can you take me through your resume/transcript?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses academically?
• What can you tell me about this school?
• What are you interested in this focus/subject?
• Why should we select you?
• How can this program help you reach your personal and/or career goals?
11. HOW CAN YOU PREPARE?
Examples: Behavioral Based Interview Questions
• Tell me about a project at school that you successfully completed.
• Tell me about a time of how you resolved a conflict between you and a classmate
• when you disagreed with each other.
• Tell me about a time when you were on a team and one of your classmates was
• not pulling his/her weight. How did you handle it?
• Tell me about a specific goal and how you measured your progress for that goal.
• Describe a situation in which you failed to meet a deadline. What happened?
• Give an example in which you had to make a quick decision. What was your thought process?
12. HOW CAN YOU PREPARE?
Examples: Critical Thinking Interview Questions
• List 25 ways you could utilize a pencil
• Who is your role model, and why?
• How tall is the combined length of all the skyscrapers in the United States?
• If it's raining, are there clouds in the sky? If there are clouds, is it raining?
• If you could be any fruit, what would you be and why?
• What superpower would you like to have? What would you do with it?
