1. Foundation High School Graduation plan & Implementation

2. House Bill 5
Began implementation in ; current juniors will be the first cohort to graduate under the new Foundation Plan
Provides more flexibility in course selection and focuses on college AND career readiness
Students must complete the basic foundation courses and an endorsement area; selecting one endorsement area of study and taking courses within a specific pathway in the endorsement

3. Foundation Plan + Endorsement
Foundation Plan → 22 credits
+ 4 Endorsement Credits = 26 credits
Flexible math course
Flexible science course
Minimum of 2 additional electives
* Algebra II required for the distinguished level

4. Foundation Plan overview
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Foundation Plan overview
4 credits English
4 credits Math
3 credits Science
3 credits Social Studies
2 credits Foreign Language
1 credit Fine Arts
1 credit PE
5 Electives
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5. The four required credits needed to complete the endorsement
1 additional math course
1 additional science course
A minimum of 2 electives within the endorsement area

6. Pathways by Endorsement Areas

7. Largest Pathway by endorsement Areas
Arts & Humanities
Fine Arts
Business & Industry
Arts/AV Technology & Communication
Multidisciplinary
Foundation
Public Services
Health Sciences (largest CTE pathway)
STEM
Math

8. Career and Technical education
15 Career Clusters
143 High School CTE classes: 42% of all high school courses
14 Middle School classes
126 Teachers
Total Student Enrollment for CTE Classes - 11,961
9 Middle Schools
3,426 students
27% of CTE Enrollment
5 High Schools
6,614 students
56% of CTE Enrollment
Advanced Technology Center
2,051 students
16% of CTE Enrollment
4,980 high school students are in a coherent sequence of CTE courses

9. CTE Opportunities for students
26 Nationally recognized industry certifications offered and paid by the District
1,216 Nationally recognized industry certifications earned in 2016 
26 Classes offered for SPC college credit at No Charge to the Student
859 students earned articulated credit with South Plains College 
Paid and unpaid internships provide work-based learning experience 
Student organizations provide opportunities to compete at the district, state and national level and teach leadership skills and responsibility

10. Middle school – Planning/Advising students and parents
6th and 7th grade - College and career lessons relating to Foundation Plan information, GPA, rank, top 10%, career interest and post-secondary opportunities are taught in May through social studies classes
8th Grade – All students view HB 5 video in the fall semester
8th Grade - Counselors met with students in small groups and individually to begin discussing and developing a Personal Graduation Plan (GPG) and create a 4 year scheduling plan
Providing 9th grade parent informational meetings about HB 5 related to high school scheduling and information

11. High school – Planning/Advising students and parents
Counselors meet with 9th-11th grade students in small groups and individually to revise the Personal Graduation Plan (GPG) and update 4 year scheduling plan; counselor reviews and updates annually with each student
College and career advising – admissions, financial aid, dual credit, TSI, SAT, ACT, etc.
Documenting endorsement completions and performance measures in TEAMS; listed on each student’s transcript
Providing 9th grade parent informational meetings about HB 5 and college and career
Information posted on school websites, CCCR dept. website and district website
Currently using 4 year plan in TEAMS to generate student course requests for scheduling purposes

12. 4 Year Plan

13. Moving Forward
Continuing to add new courses related to endorsement pathways based on student interest and community support
Creating more partnerships with business and industry in the community for student internships
Focusing heavily on college and career readiness for Pre-K through 12th grade
Offering new transition guides: students transitioning into high school and transitioning to post-secondary