GRANBURY ISD ACADEMIC ADVISING FOR POST SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES

Its Just the Beginning

 CTE CERTIFICATIONS  TECHNICAL TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS  MILITARY CAREER  ASSOCIATE DEGREE  BACHELOR DEGREE  GRADUATE DEGREE

 EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES  HIGH SCHOOL COURSES AT MIDDLE SCHOOL  END OF COURSE AND AP EXAMS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL  PASSING SCORES = COLLEGE CREDIT  GISD STUDENTS ARE READY

MORE LIKELY TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL MORE LIKELY TO TRANSITION TO A FOUR- YEAR COLLEGE LESS LIKELY TO TAKE BASIC SKILLS COURSES IN COLLEGE MORE LIKELY TO PERSIST IN POSTSECONDARY ACCUMULATING MORE COLLEGE CREDITS

22 ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES 16 DUAL CREDIT COLLEGE CLASSES  AP ENGLISH 3  AP ENGLISH 4  AP CALCULUS  AP STATISTICS  AP COMPUTER SCIENCE  AP BIOLOGY  AP CHEMISTRY  AP PHYSICS  AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE  AP US HISTORY  AP WORLD HISTORY  AP EUROPEAN HISTORY  AP US GOVERNMENT  AP MICROECONOMICS  AP MACROECONOMICS  AP SPANISH 4  AP SPANISH 5  AP GERMAN 4  AP FRENCH 4  AP MUSIC THEORY  AP ART 3 DRAWING  AP ART 4 2-D DESIGN  DC ENGLISH 1301  DC ENGLISH 1302  DC ALGEBRA 1314*  DC SPEECH 1315  DC DRAMA 1310  DC KINESIOLOGY 1338*  DC SOCIOLOGY 1301*  DC PSYCHOLOGY 2301  DC HISTORY 1301  DC HISTORY 1302  DC GOVERNMENT 2301  DC GOVERNMENT 2302  DC BOTANY 1411  DC ZOOLOGY 1413  DC ENGLISH 2311  DC ENGLISH 2331 *Offered at WC – GEC SACS limits 24 earned credits at GHS Unlimited credit can be earned at WC - GEC

ADVANTAGES LIMITATIONS  Nationally accepted by public and private universities  Less expensive to take the exam than a dual credit class  Subjects available in fine arts, foreign language, and a wide variety of science and social studies  Different universities have different standards of “passing” scores to award college credit  Rigor of the exams limit the number of students who earn college credit  Universities can limit the number of AP credits that can apply toward college credit

DC Psychology 2301 DC Sociology 1301 DC Government 2301 DC Government 2302) DC Botany 1411 DC Zoology 1413 *DC English 2311 *DC English 2331 DC Speech 1315 DC Drama 1310 DC Kinesiology 1338 DC US History 1301 DC US History 1302 DC English 1301 DC English 1302 DC Algebra 1314

ADVANTAGES LIMITATIONS  Accepted by every public university in Texas  Accepted by most private universities  Dual credit classes are ALL Texas Common Courses  Weatherford College “Core Complete” available in Granbury  University degree plans may require different courses  Students must satisfy the college requirements of the course  Dual credit costs are higher than an AP exam  Fewer subjects available than AP

STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM  STUDENT’S INTERESTS  ACADEMIC STRENGTHS  EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT SELECT SIXTH GRADE COURSES INVESTIGATE THE CAREER PATHWAYS AVAILABLE AT GISD INVESTIGATE THE DUAL CREDIT AND AP OFFERINGS

STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM  STUDENT’S INTERESTS  ACADEMIC STRENGTHS  EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT SELECT SEVENTH GRADE COURSES INVESTIGATE THE CAREER PATHWAYS AVAILABLE AT GISD INVESTIGATE THE DUAL CREDIT AND AP OFFERINGS INVESTIGATE THE ACT/SAT EXAMS AVAILABLE

 STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM  STUDENT’S INTERESTS  ACADEMIC STRENGTHS  EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT  COMPLETE INTEREST INVENTORIES AND ENGAGE  PARTICIPATE IN REDISTEP (SAT) EXAM  4-YEAR GRADUATION PLAN  SELECT DISTINGUISHED OR RECOMMENDED  PREPARE 4-YEAR PLAN  SELECT EIGHTH GRADE COURSE OFFERINGS  TEN HIGH SCHOOL COURSES AVAILABLE  TWO END OF COURSE TESTS AND ONE AP TEST

 STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM  STUDENT’S INTERESTS  ACADEMIC STRENGTHS  EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT  POST-SECONDARY PLANNING  UPDATE 4-YEAR PLANS  PARTICIPATE IN EXPLORE (ACT) EXAM  SELECT CNGC COURSES  PLAN A CTE PATHWAY IN A COHERENT SEQUENCE

 STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM  STUDENT’S INTERESTS  ACADEMIC STRENGTHS  EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT  POST-SECONDARY CHOICE DECLARATION  UPDATE 4-YEAR PLAN  PARTICIPATE IN PLAN (ACT) AND PSAT (SAT) EXAM  PARTICIPATE IN COMPASS EXAM  SELECT GHS COURSE OFFERINGS  SCHEDULE CTE CLASSES IN A COHERENT SEQUENCE

 STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM  STUDENT’S INTERESTS  ACADEMIC STRENGTHS  EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT  ENSURE 4 YEAR PLAN COMPLEMENTS POST SECONDARY DECLARATION  UPDATE 4-YEAR PLAN  PARTICIPATE IN PLAN (ACT) PSAT (SAT) EXAMS  SELECT GHS COURSE OFFERINGS  SCHEDULE CTE CLASSES IN A COHERENT SEQUENCE

 STUDENT/ACADEMIC ADVISOR/PARENT TEAM  STUDENT’S INTERESTS  ACADEMIC STRENGTHS & PROGRESS  EXTRA-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT  ENSURE 4 YEAR PLAN COMPLEMENTS POST SECONDARY DECLARATION  COMPLETE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS  SELECT GHS COURSE OFFERINGS  POST SECONDARY PLANNING  PSAT (SAT) SAT ACT EXAMS  ASVAB  POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION APPLICATIONS & FEES  INVESTIGATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES  SENIOR YEAR FORECASTING  PORTRAITS  RINGS  YEARBOOKS  GRADUATION  $$$$

 4-YEAR PLAN COMPLETION REVIEW  INITIATE POST SECONDARY CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION  RESUMES  PRACTICUM EXPERIENCES  CERTIFICATION EXAMS  ENROLLMENT IN ARTICULATED TECHNICAL PROGRAMS INITIATE POST SECONDARY COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS APPLICATIONS (FALL SEMESTER) SAT AND ACT EXAMS (SUMMER BEFORE SENIOR YEAR) FAFSA (AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE) COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS (FALL SEMESTER) GHS ACADEMIC RECOMMENDATIONS POST-SECONDARY FORECASTING HOUSING IMMUNIZATIONS POST SECONDARY ADVISING/ORIENTATION FINANCIAL PLANNING

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 § DEFINITION: “Gifted and talented student" means a child or youth who ◦ performs at, or shows the potential for performing at, a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who: ◦ Exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area; ◦ Possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or ◦ Excels in a specific academic field.

ALL Kindergarten & 3 rd Grade Students Referrals from Parents, Teachers, School Officials & Community Members QUALITATIVEQUANTITATIVE Parent Surveys Teacher Surveys Student Interviews (Grades 6-8) Portfolio/Student Work (Submitted by parent and/or teacher) Naglieri Nonverbal Used for educational & instructional purposes SAGES (Grades 3-8) Mathematics Reading Reasoning

 Granbury ISD seeks to meet the educational needs of these students through providing Gifted and Talented services for identified GT students.  The State plan for GT Students requires “Gifted/Talented students are ensured opportunities to work together as a group…and work independently during the school day as well as the entire school year as a direct result of gifted/talented service options.”  It also requires “Participation in the Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP), or other experiences that result in the development of sophisticated products and/or performances that are targeted to an audience outside the classroom…”

 The type of GT services provided varies at each campus, meeting the requirements of the State Plan in different ways.  The middle schools meet these requirements by pulling GT students during advisory period to work together and independently on projects.  The first semester, students can choose to work on either a History Fair Project, Science Fair Project, or other project of their choosing.  The second semester, students work on a Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP), which is the state’s GT Curriculum.  Principals or campus personnel can answer specific questions about specific campus GT Programming

 GT Services for 5 th – 7 th grade students newly identified in the Spring begin at the start of the next school year in middle school.  Once identified, parent permission is required to receive GT Services.  If students are already identified in GT, no action needed to begin in middle school.

 State GT Curriculum ◦ Texas Performance Standards Project ◦  Parent Group ◦ Texas Association of Gifted and Talented (TAGT) ◦ ◦ TAGT Summer Scholarship Information Available  TEA Gifted and Talented site ◦

Contact Information: Becky Strain GT Coordinator

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