1. Parent Information Night 8th and 9th Grade Parents
Tomball High School
January 2018

2. Graduation Requirements
Earn 26 Credits
Foundation Courses + Endorsement(s) Electives
2 credits -Same Foreign Language
1 credit - P.E.
1 credit – Fine Art
.5 credit – Health
.5 credit – Speech

3. Graduation Requirements
Successful completion of the following STAAR EOC exams
English 1 (Combined Reading and Writing)
English 2 (Combined Reading and Writing)
Algebra 1
Biology
US History
*EOC Testing April and May 2018

4. Distinguished Level of Achievement
4 credits in Math (must include Algebra 2) and
4 credits in Science and
Curriculum requirements for Foundation and
1 or more Endorsement areas
Distinguished level of Achievement is mandatory to be eligible for the Top 10% Automatic Admission to Texas Public Universities

5. Performance Acknowledgements
A student may earn a performance acknowledgement for completing one of the following
12 hours of Dual Credit with 3.0 average
Score a 3 or higher on an AP Exam
PSAT Commended Scholar or higher
SAT math =520 and reading =410
ACT score = 28
Earning a nationally recognized industry certification or license (Welding, Health Science, Microsoft Office)

6. Endorsements Students must earn 1 or more endorsements STEM
Business & Industry
Arts & Humanities
Public Services
Multidisciplinary

7. Endorsements Endorsement: Includes courses related to:
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Science
Technology, including computer science
Engineering
Advanced Math
Business and Industry
Agriculture
Architecture and Construction
Business
Finance
Marketing
Manufacturing
Debate
Journalism
Culinary Arts
Public Services
Health Sciences
Education and Training
JROTC
Arts and Humanities
Fine Arts
Social Studies
Foreign Language
Multidisciplinary
Allows students to select courses from each endorsement area

8. STEM Algebra II, Chemistry, and Physics and
2 additional Math courses or
2 additional Science courses or
4 Computer Science or
4 Engineering (PLTW)

9. Business & Industry Career and Technical Education
A coherent sequence of courses for 4 or more credits that consists of at least two courses in the same career cluster, including at least one advanced CTE course and the final course from one of the following clusters.
Clusters
Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Architecture and Construction
Business Management and Administration
Finance
Manufacturing
Marketing or

10. Business & Industry (continued)
English
Four English elective credits including three levels in one of the following areas:
Debate or
Advanced Journalism: Newspaper or
Advanced Journalism: Yearbook

11. Public Services Career and Technical Education
A coherent sequence of courses for 4 or more credits that consists of at least two courses in the same career cluster, including at least one advanced CTE course and the final course from one of the following clusters.
Clusters
Education and Training/Human Services or
Health Science or
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
4 courses in JROTC

12. Arts and Humanities Social Studies Foreign Languages Fine Arts
Five Social Studies credits or
Foreign Languages
Four Levels of the same language other than English or
Two levels of the same language other than English and two levels of a different language other than English or
Fine Arts
Four credits from one or two disciplines of fine arts

13. Multidisciplinary Studies
Four advanced courses that prepare a student to enter the workforce successfully or postsecondary education or
Four credits in each of the four foundation subject areas to include English IV and Chemistry and/or Physics or
Four credits in Advanced Placement or Dual Credit selected from English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Economics, Other Languages, or Fine Arts

14. Sample 4 Year Plan *Courses in bold are required 9th Grade 10th Grade
English I
English II
English III
English IV 2
Algebra 1
Geometry
Math Models or Algebra 2
Algebra 2 or
Pre-Cal or
4th Math 3
Biology
IPC or
Chemistry
Chemistry or
Physics or
Science Elective 4
World Geography
World History
U.S. History
Government ( ½ )
Economics ( ½ ) 5 PE
LOTE 1
LOTE 2
Fine Art 6
Health ( ½ )
Speech ( ½ )
Elective 7
Total Credits 14 21 28
*Courses in bold are required

15. Credits for Grade Classification
Sophomore – 6 credits
Junior – 12 credits
Senior – 18 credits
Graduation – 26 credits (meeting all specific state credit requirements)

16. Course Selections for 2018-2019

17. Course Selections-Timeline
Week of January 22 – TJHS
Week of January 29 – THS
Week of February 5 - CPJH
Course verification sheets will go home February 12-15, 2018 for parent review
Course selection changes due by February 21, 2018
See THS website home page for the TISD High School Course Selection Guide

18. Post Secondary Planning

19. What are my options? Four year university Community or Junior College
Associate degree or certificate program
Military
Many branches and scholarships available to help you fund your education
Tech School
Certifications for specific job areas
Work

20. Freshman To Do List
Begin a “senior” file – grades, EOC scores, PSAT scores, college info, scholarship info, etc
Establish membership in clubs & organizations within your school
Begin community service hours & building a resume
Explore career interests & goals
Attend college nights

21. Sophomore To Do List Take challenging coursework
Review post graduation plans
Attend college nights
Get involved in your school
Run for leadership roles
Community service
Student athlete planning on playing in college? Register for NCAA
Taking DC in 11th grade? Attend DC meeting for steps

22. Thank you for coming!
Please feel free to contact your child’s counselor with specific questions you may have about their graduation plan.
TJHS (8th) Michaela Dotson
CPJHS (8th) Angela Howell
THS A-Fe (9th) Amy Vann
THS Fi-Le (9th) Keyla Carroll
THS Li-Rod (9th) Karen Hill
THS Roe-Z (9th) Nancy Lynch
THS College & Career Emily Nichols