Colorado River Collegiate Academy Class of 2023 Welcome Please sign in Pick up materials CRCA Student/Parent Contract Enrollment must be done on – line through the BISD website

Agenda Congratulations and Introductions Attendance Starting a College Transcript Discipline Summer Bridge Program Summer TSI Camp Completion of Enrollment Form and Contract

Introductions Superintendent – Barry Edwards Director of ECHS for Austin Community College – Dr. Melissa Biegert Associate Superintendent – Laila Olivarez CRCA Principal – Martin Conrardy CRCA Assistant Principal – Shawn Adams CRCA Counselor – Rick Longoria CRCA Teachers

Attendance 90% Attendance Rule In order for a student to earn credit in a course, they must have a passing grade and have attended that course for 90% or more of the days the class met during the semester.

Attendance Exceptions to the 90% Attendance Rule Absences for these reason do not count against the student for earning credit: Observing religious holy days Attending required court appearances Attending a government office to complete required paperwork for the student’s US citizenship Participating in a naturalization ceremony Serving as an election clerk A temporary absence resulting from health care professionals if that student commences classes or returns to school on the same day of the appointment

Attendance Why does my student need a note then? Notes create ‘excused absences’ which keep students out of court for truancy. A person commits an offense when he/she “fails to attend school on 10 or more days or part of days within a six-month period in the same school year or on three or more days or parts of days within a four-week period.”

Starting a College Transcript Dropping and failing college classes can prevent a student from getting financial aid in the future. Don’t fail your courses. Don’t’ drop your courses. Taking courses that don’t apply to your major can effect the amount of financial aid a student is eligible for in the future. Don’t experiment and take courses you don’t need.

Discipline CRCA students will be held accountable to both BISD’s Student Code of Conduct and ACC’s Student Standards of Conduct and Disciplinary Process. DAEP placements – Gateway – will severely and negatively impact a student’s ability to graduate from CRCA with an associate’s degree from Austin Community College.

Summer Bridge Program Reserve the dates! June 10th – 13th and 17th – 20th 8:30 – 12:00 each day Required for each CRCA student Summer Bridge Bus Routes are on the website

Summer TSI Camp Reserve the dates! July 29th through August 2nd 8:30 to 12:00 each day In order to take college courses at Austin Community College, CRCA students must pass the TSI reading and writing tests by the end of March in their 9th grade year.

Summer Meeting with Counselor Parents will need to contact Rick Longoria to schedule their individual meetings. 1. Meeting with Mr. Longoria must take place before school starts in August. 2. The meeting will pertain to your student’s four year plan and class schedule. Mr. Longoria may be contacted at rlongoria@bisdtx.org or 512.772.7247

CRCA PTSA Connie Ramirez – President of the PTSA

Complete Forms Please complete the enrollment form. Please sign and date the parent/student CRCA Contract. Mr. Longoria, our counselor, will be contacting each of you to finalize your 4 year plans. Thank you for your attendance tonight.