The document outlines the administration and counseling staff of a high school. It then lists the counselors and their assigned student caseloads by last name. The rest of the document provides information about graduation requirements, endorsement options, course credits needed, state testing requirements and awarding of credits.

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2. Mr. H. Maldonado, Principal
 Ms. T. Cuellar Vice-Principal
 Mrs. M. Craig Academic Dean
 Mr. O. Garza Assistant Principal
 Mr. Franco Assistant Principal
 Ms. M. Snider Assistant Principal
 Ms. Diaz Assistant Principal
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3. Ms. W. Gomez A–C
Ms. L. Malloy D– Gutierrez, B.
Mr. D. Haley Gutierrez, C. – Mejia
Ms. L. Arzola Mel-Rodriguez, P.
Ms. M. Benavides Rodriguez, Q--Z
Ms. L. Luna Head Counselor
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4.  The 4X4, 26-credit graduation program means
4-year planning is more important that ever
before
 State testing remediation classes come before
program elective credits.
 Have a “back-up” plan for full classes,
alternate selections are more important.
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5. Recommended
English 4 credits
Speech .5 Communication Apps.
Math 4 credits
Science 4 credits
Social Studies 3.5 credits
Economics .5 credit
Health .5 credit
P.E. 1 credit
International Languages 2 credits
Fine Arts 1 credit
Electives 5.0 credits
26 CREDITS REQUIRED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRADUATION
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6. HS Graduation
Programs
Recommended: Distinguished:
26 Credits 26 Credits
2 years International Language 4 Advanced Measures
*EOC-Level II Satisfactory Performance 3 years International Language
on Alg. 2 and Eng. 3 *EOC-Level III Adv. Academic Performance
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7. 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
English 1 English 2 English 3 English 4
Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 State Approved Math
course
World Geography World History US History Government/Economics
Biology 1 Chemistry Physics State Approved Science
course
PE or PE Elective Communication Applications (.5) Elective
waiver/equivalent Health (.5)
International International Language 2 Elective Elective
Language 1
Elective Fine Arts Elective Elective
* Sample 4 Year Plan
•red courses required for graduation,
•black courses over and above requirements 7

8. Required Core Courses
English 1 (PreAP* or Regular)
Math (Algebra 1, Algebra 1 Pre-AP*, Geometry Pre-AP*)
Science (Biology*, Biology Pre-AP*)
Social Studies (World Geography, World Geography Pre-AP*)
* Requires teacher recommendation/signature
3 Elective Courses or Other Non-Core Courses
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11. 1100 English I
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13. Be sure to write in your
course selections on your
course card just as you did
when you selected your
English class.
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16. 1100 English I
3100 Biology
2170 Algebra 1
4300 W. Geography
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19.  Pep Squad/Cheerleading/Dance Team
.5 credit PE equivalent (Fall)
and
.5 credit Dance Fine Arts NOT PE waiver (Spring)
 Any athletic course
1 credit per year, up to 4 credits
 Band (1 credit)
.5 PE waiver (Fall) and .5 credit elective credit (Spring)
 Air Force JROTC
PE equivalent
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21. What are ways you can
meet your PE
requirement?
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22. Explore
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23. 1100 English I
3100 Biology
2170 Algebra 1
4300 W. Geography
5720 Spanish 1
5106/5108 PE Team Sports/ PE Indiv. Sports
1701 Journalism
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24. 5911 French 1
6941 Art 1
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25.  At least 6 credits
Q – At the end of your 9th grade year, you
have 5 credits because you failed Algebra
1 and Biology. You really don’t want to be
a 9th grader again. What are your
options?
A–?
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26.  every class you take is important!
 every CREDIT COUNTS!
 although you may be promoted to 10th grade,
you will still have to earn EVERY credit
required BEFORE you are eligible for
graduation.
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27.  Begin to develop a roadmap as early as
possible
 Start by working on short- and long-term
academic and career goals
 Plan carefully and thoughtfully
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28. • Students must have 18 or fewer
absences to earn a full credit
• Students must have 9 or fewer
absences to earn credit for ½ credit
courses
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29.  9th grade students must take the End of Course
(EOC) tests for the courses in which they are
enrolled
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30. EOC Subject Areas
English Language Arts Mathematics
English I Algebra I
English II Geometry
English III* Algebra II*
Social Studies Sciences
World Geography Biology
World History Chemistry
U.S. History Physics
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31. Awarding Credit
• In EOC courses in middle and high school,
credit is awarded at the end of the year:
– Average of 3 six-week or 2 nine-week grading
periods = 75% of grade
– Semester exam = 10% of grade
– EOC test = 15% of grade*
• *Credit will be marked ―pending‖ until EOC scores
are received.
• TEA will send scores to school districts in June—
specific date TBA.
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32.  Graduation Program Requirements
 (Default program for all NISD students; required
by all 4-year colleges in Texas)
 Must take all 12 EOC tests.
 Must meet cumulative score requirements in each of
the four core subject areas.
 Must achieve Level II Satisfactory Academic
Performance on the Algebra II and English III EOC
tests.
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