2. PREPARING FOR YOUR FUTURE: PERSONAL GRADUATION PLAN AND COURSE SELECTION FOR HIGH SCHOOL MRS. AMANDA HARDY: 9 TH AND 10 TH GRADE COUNSELOR MRS. SARAH EVANS: COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR

3. WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL? WHY DO I NEED THIS? LET’S START WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON…IT’S THE LAW THE NEXT BEST REASON IS THAT IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU HAVING A PGP WILL MAKE IT MUCH EASIER TO CHOOSE YOUR COURSES (CREATE YOUR SCHEDULE)

4. WHAT IS A PERSONAL GRADUATION PLAN? LOOK AT YOUR PERSONAL GRADUATION PLAN (PGP) AS A MAP TO YOUR FUTURE IT WILL HELP YOU PLAN YOUR CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL MORE IMPORTANTLY IT WILL HELP YOU PLAN FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

5. CHOOSE YOUR PATH ARTS AND HUMANITIES BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PUBLIC SERVICE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MATH (STEM) MULTIDISCIPLINARY

6. POST-GRADUATION PLANS WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO REACH YOUR GOALS? CHOOSE WHAT IS THE BEST FIT FOR YOU! HAVING A PLAN FOR WHAT YOU DO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL IS VERY IMPORTANT!

7. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO GO STRAIGHT TO COLLEGE YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE A COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM – SAT OR ACT; THE PSAT IS A “PRACTICE” SAT. ALL STUDENTS AT PHS WILL WORK ON COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, FINANCIAL AID, AND SCHOLARSHIPS DURING THEIR SENIOR YEAR IN CLASS AT SOME POINT IF YOU ARE GOING STRAIGHT TO THE WORKFORCE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL WHAT CERTIFICATIONS DO YOU NEED AND WHERE CAN YOU GO TO GET THEM?

8. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PLAN FOUNDATION WITH ENDORSEMENT – 26 CREDITS FOUNDATION WITH ENDORSEMENT AND DISTINGUISHED – 26 CREDITS WILL TAKE ALGEBRA 2 MUST BE ON THE DISTINGUISHED PLAN TO BE IN TOP 10%

9. END OF COURSE – STAAR TESTS YOU MUST PASS 5 STAAR END OF COURSE (EOC) TESTS IN ORDER TO GRADUATE: ENGLISH 1 ENGLISH 2 ALGEBRA 1 BIOLOGY U. S. HISTORY

10. GRADUATION CREDIT REQUIREMENT THIS SECTION BREAKS DOWN SPECIFIC CREDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH GRADUATION PLAN: FOUNDATION FOUNDATION WITH ENDORSEMENT DISTINGUISHED (REQUIRED FOR TOP 10%) ALL THREE REQUIRE 26 CREDITS

11. PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARE BASICALLY A FORM OF RECOGNITION FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL.  YOU CAN EARN ONE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:  DUAL CREDIT COURSES (COLLEGE CLASSES)  AP TEST (TAKING THE AP TEST AFTER TAKING THE AP COURSE)  PSAT, SAT, OR ACT SCORES  CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE (YOU WOULD EARN THIS DURING YOUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS)  BILINGUAL BI-LITERACY (SPANISH CLASSES)