1. 8th Grade Foundation High School Program + Endorsement & 4-Year Plan
Welcome Wildcat Parents!
Aragon Middle School
8th Grade Foundation High School Program + Endorsement & 4-Year Plan
Throughout this presentation I will be siting pages in the Foundation High School Program + Endorsement and 4-year plan. You can access the booklet that your students are working in on either the Cy Fair website in the Counseling area or directly from my web page in the Aragon web site.

2. How to Access the Student Guide Booklet
When you get to the Aragon Website, at the bottom find the Quick Links, click on Faculty Web Pages
Click on my name, Susana Hansen

3. On my web page go to Counselor’s Corner

4. There Click on Resources
There you will find the Foundation High School Program Book
I will also upload this presentation there as well.

5. HOUSE BILL 5 FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM Plus Endorsement
Details may be found at tea.texas.gov
In 2013, the 83rd Texas Legislature established the new Foundation High School Program as the default graduation program for all students entering high school beginning in This replaced the Minimum High School Program (MHSP), Recommended High School Program (RHSP), and Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP) with the Foundation High School Program beginning with the school year.

6. Endorsement Plan Considerations
What is YOUR best academic pathway or Endorsement for high school taking into account your:
Personal interests and talents
Career aspirations
Post-secondary goals
What are the admission requirements for the College/University you wish to attend?
Endorsement Plan Considerations
What is an Endorsement? You can think of an Endorsement as an Academic or Career Pathway. It’s a lot like choosing a major in college.
Earlier in the year our students went on the Career Cruising Program where they took a Learning Styles inventory and Matchmaker Assessment.
You can log on to the site from your computer and see their results.

7. Session 1: Foundation High School Program + Endorsement
Graduation Plans for the Class of 2018 and Beyond
Foundation
+ Endorsement(s)
Distinguished Level of Achievement
Discipline
Credits
English and PACE (1/2)
4 ½
Math 3 1
Incl. Algebra II
Science
Social Studies
Languages other than English (Foreign Language) 2
Fine Arts
PE (1) and Health (1/2)
1 ½
Electives/Endorsement Courses 4
Total Credits
for Graduation 22 26
These are the requirements for graduation under the Foundation High School Program.
Personal, Academic, & Career Exploration – builds skills to assist in the transition to high school as well as future transitions to career, college, adulthood, and independence. This is a required semester course for all 9th graders
Please note that Students must graduate with the Distinguished Level of Achievement in order to be eligible for top 10% automatic admission at any Texas public university and also to be considered for the TEXAS Grant.
Students will select an Endorsement from the 5 following areas. Remember that the Endorsement you choose will determine many of your High School Elective choices!

8. 5 Endorsement Areas
STEM – Science, Technology (including computer science), Engineering, and advanced Math
Business & Industry – Information Technology, marketing, accounting, finance, graphic design, construction, welding, automotive technology, agriculture, hospitality & tourism (culinary arts)
Public Service – Health Science occupations, education, human services (child guidance, cosmetology), JROTC
Arts and Humanities – Political science, literature, world languages, history, fine arts (Art, Dance, Music, & Theatre)
Multidisciplinary – Provides students the opportunity to take a variety of courses from each of the other four endorsement areas
Notice that all STEM endorsements must include Algebra II, Chemistry and Physics. Please refer to the large paper hand-out with all the Endorsement and Options available.

9. Complete: Personal Information Career Goal Endorsement & Option
Instructions on page 9
Step 1
Chris Doe
123456
? Middle School
? High School
So for the last two months we have been going over each endorsement area with our students during our Advisory classes. We have discussed the requirements of each core subject area as well as the P.E. Fine Arts, Pace and Health requirements. We are now going into 5 Advisory classes and dividing the students by their Endorsement selection to select electives and complete the plan.
Biomedical Engineer
STEM-2 CTE (Engineering)
Public Service-1 Health Science

10. Middle School courses for High School credit
Algebra I (1.0 credit)
Art I (1.0)
Touch System Data Entry (Keyboarding) - (.5)
Principles of Human Services (.5)
Principles of Hospitality & Tourism (.5)
Principles of Information Technology (.5)
Concepts of Engineering (1.0)
Principles of Manufacturing (1.0)
Foreign Language courses - Spanish I-II, NS I – III, French I & II (1.0 credit per course)
Professional Communications (.5)
Part of the process is to identify the courses they have taken in Middle School that count for H.S. credits which will give them more options for electives in High School.

11. General Information about Levels Student Booklet – p. 9
On-level – L . (the course title without a letter after it; Ex.: Algebra I)
K - Accelerated level
H (Horizons): ONLY choose “H” if you are CURRENTLY in Horizons classes
AP = Advanced Placement (earn possible college credit by taking AP exam in the spring)
DC = Dual Credit (earn both high school credit and college credit)
Part of the process includes the selection of which level course they will take. Typically they will mirror the same level they are currently working on in their Middle School classes. ON Level: Choose this level if you are CURRENTLY in an on-level class of that content area in 8th grade. If you have an 85 or above average in that class, you will receive a letter in April and will have the opportunity to choose K-level at that time.
K Level: ): Choose this level only if you are CURRENTLY in a Level 1 class of that content area in 8th grade AND you have a 75 or above average in the class.
H: Horizons is the Gifted and Talented Program
AP: Advanced Placement
DC: Dual Credit - specific entry requirements must be met before enrolling in a dual credit course

12. Select English courses & levels for all
4 years of high school
9th – 11th Grade: Choose your level of English I, II, and III
* L, K, H or AP Levels
12th Grade: Choose a course from the list of English – 4th credit options:
NOTE: English IV is required for Multidisciplinary 4X4 endorsement
See list on Page 9
Step 2

13. Select Math courses for all 4 Years of High School
Remember – Algebra II must be taken to earn the Distinguished Level of Achievement
Student booklet-pg. 10
On Page 10 there are sample selection options for the 4 years of Math based on if you are an Average Math Student, a student who Struggles in Math, and an Advanced math student. With several choices for 11th & 12th grades.

14. Session 10 - 4-Year Plan - Science Student Booklet – p. 11
High School 4- Year Plan
Student Booklet – p. 11

15. Keep in mind….. All students take Biology in 9th grade
4 Credits of Science are required to earn any Endorsement
STEM Endorsement (all options) requires Chemistry and Physics (or AP Physics I)
Multidisciplinary Studies 4x4 Endorsement requires Chemistry and/or Physics (or AP Physics I)
(one or both)

16. All students must take Biology
Choose level: L K H
9th Grade

17. 10th Grade Choose from the following: IPC - L Chemistry (L, K, or H)
Physics (L, K, or H)
AP Physics I *
*(must have completed Algebra II)
For 11th & 12th Grades several choices can be found on Page 11 that list the prerequisites that many of them have for upper level courses.

18. Session 11 - 4-Year Plan - Social Studies – Student Booklet – p. 12
High School 4-Year Plan
– Student Booklet – p. 12

19. 9th and/or 10th Grade Students have a CHOICE from the following:
World Geography (L, K, or H) OR
Human Geography AP or H
AND/OR
World History (L, K, AP, or H)
Select courses and levels

20. 11th Grade
US History is REQUIRED
Select level L K AP H

21. 12th Grade Government (.5 credit) & Economics(.5 credit)
BOTH are REQUIRED
Choose level for each course L K AP H

22. Other Required Courses for Graduation
Session 12: Other Required Courses for Graduation
PACE
Health
LOTE/Foreign Language
Student Booklet-pg. 13
Other Required Courses for Graduation

23. PACE Personal, Academic, and Career Exploration
Session 12: Other Required Courses for Graduation
PACE Personal, Academic, and Career Exploration
Taken by all 9th graders
.5 credit (one semester)
Personal, Academic, & Career Exploration – builds skills to assist in the transition to high school as well as future transitions to career, college, adulthood, and independence. This is a required semester course for all 9th graders. During this class students will review their 4-year plans.

24. Health .5 credit required Can be paired with PACE
Principles of Health Science
(1.0) will also satisfy the
Health requirement
If they take the full year credit course they will need to pair another course with their PACE half-year. A typical choice is Teen Leadership.

25. LOTE/Languages Other Than English
Session 12: Other Required Courses for Graduation
LOTE/Languages Other Than English
2 credits of the same foreign language
Spanish
French
German
Latin
American Sign Language (Cy-Ridge & Langham Creek only)

26. Other Required Courses for Graduation
Session 13: Other Required Courses for Graduation
Physical Education
1 credit required
can be taken in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade
may earn a maximum of 4 credits in PE towards graduation
Student Booklet-pg. 14
Other Required Courses for Graduation
Band & Band-Color Guard counts as a PE credit as well as a Fine Art Credit, but must be taken for two years as each semester counts for each type of credit and they must have two years to get a full year credit in each.

27. Session 13: Other Required Courses for Graduation
Fine Arts
1 credit required
May be taken in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade
Classes include:
Art
Music
Dance
Theatre
Student Booklet-pg. 13
Students interested in participating in the Drill Team in all four years of high school for an Arts and Humanities Endorsement, will take Dance I & II Drill, then III & IV Drill sequence in the 4 year plan:
(9th through 12th)
*This sequence will provide the student with the required graduation credits in Fine Arts and P.E. (P.E. credit earned after Dance II (Drill) has been completed)
If they want to take Dance NOT Drill they will earn their Fine Arts credit , but NOT PE.

28. Session 13: Other Required Courses for Graduation
Check your work!
You should have:
4 English credits
4 Math credits
4 Science credits
At least 3 Social Studies credits
2 LOTE/Foreign Language credits (including Middle School)
1 Fine Arts credit
1 PE credit (or substitution)
Health credit (or Principles of Health Science)

29. Select courses for endorsement
Session 14: Select Courses for Endorsement
This is the step that we are currently working on with your students during our Monday Advisory classes. We have selected 5 advisory classes in the subject pod areas and students in those classes are divided by the endorsement they have chosen and they are filling in the spaces for their electives with courses from their endorsement flow charts. I’m sure they would welcome your help in finding the combination of electives to meet their endorsement requirements!
Select courses for endorsement

30. In filling out the plans they need to have (1) their personal information (2) What campus they’ll be attending next year(3) If they’ll be completing the Distinguished Level of Achievement (4) Career Goal (5) Endorsement & Option (6) Any HS credits earned in Middle School (7) two alternate elective choices for 9th Grade.
Each space is one credit or full year course. When taking a half year/credit course then the two are in the same space.
Double credit/period coursed are blocked into two boxes

31. Session 14: Select Courses for Endorsement
Example - Public Services, Option 1 – Education & Training Arts & humanities, option 3 Fine Arts-Music (band) Multidisciplinary, option 1 4 x 4
Periods
High School Credits Earned in Middle School
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade 1
English I
English II
English III
English IV 2
Math: Algebra I
Math: Geometry
Math: Algebra II
Math: College Algebra K 3
Biology
Science: Chemistry
Science: Physics
Science: Earth & Space 4
PACE (.5)/Health (.5)
Principles of Educ. (.5) & Child Development (.5)
US History
Government (.5) &
Economics (.5) 5
Band I
Band II
Band III
Band IV 6
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III K
Ready, Set, Teach I
Ready, Set, Teach II 7
World Geography
World History
(2 Periods)
This student has earned 1 LOTE credit in Middle School / They are taking 4 credits of English, 4 of Math, Algebra II for the Distinguished Level of Achievement, 4 Science and 4 Social Studies for the Multidisciplinary Endorsement, 4 Fine Arts (Band) for the Arts & Humanities Endorsement, 3 Foreign Language credits which most colleges and universities look for.
Notice the subjects that have no designation after the name are On Level courses. This student is taking two K level courses: College Algebra and Spanish III.

32. Session 14: Select Courses for Endorsement
Now it’s your turn!
Complete your 4-Year Plan – Use the Sample of Courses for Endorsements on pgs for ideas.
Put electives in correct order or choose additional courses – Use the flow charts on pgs (Course Sequence by Career Cluster)
Students are now choosing electives from their chosen endorsements during advisory Classes.
Next parent meeting will be held on February 23rd for final review and approval.
Students will input plans into Career Cruising in Computer Labs via their Language Arts Classes beginning in February.
Please refer to the Foundation High School Program plus Endorsement 4 Year Plan booklet that can be found on the CFISD counseling section of the district website as well as my faculty web page under the Aragon Middle School Faculty & Staff section in the Parents section of our website.