1. Advanced Academics Parent information meeting

2. What is Advanced Academics?
Mission: White Settlement ISD offers an advanced and challenging curriculum through an array of learning experiences that provide greater depth and complexity than found in the district’s core curriculum.
Program Elements:
Pre-Advanced Placement courses
Advanced Placement courses
Dual Credit courses
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program
Advanced Career and Technology courses
Project Lead the Way
College Entrance Exam Preparation
Credit by Exam administration

3. What is Pre-Advanced Placement?
Pre-AP is based on these premises:
All students can perform well at rigorous academic levels
We can prepare every student for higher intellectual engagement by starting the development of skills and acquisition of knowledge as early as possible
Thinking skills are aligned to AP thinking skills to help prepare a pathway for advanced academics options in subsequent courses
Grades are weighted differently than on-level courses for class ranking purposes

4. How are AP and Dual Credit Classes Similar or Different?
Advanced Placement
Dual Credit
Content is rigorous, fast-paced and requires extensive reading and writing
Earns college credit in Texas Public Universities/Colleges
(Check with private or out-of-state institutions for credit transfer possibility)
With a score of 3+ on the AP exam;
Varies by institution
With successful completion of the course
Learning experience equivalent to most intro college courses
Enrollment
Open to all
Required TSI or equivalent STAAR scores
Independent work; includes reading from genres that are at a college level and sophisticated writing assignments
Instructors
WSISD teachers
WSISD teachers or adjunct professors √ √ √ √ √ √

5. How are AP and Dual Credit Classes Similar or Different?
Advanced Placement
Dual Credit
Location
WSISD Campus
Expense paid by student
Fee for AP Exam
Tuition and Books
Schedule
WSISD Calendar
Partner Institution Calendar
Grading policy and required number of assignments
WSISD Policy
Partner Institution Policy
Course offerings
Academic Core Subjects
Academic Core Subjects and Electives
Registration procedures
WSISD Registration
Registration and enrollment timeline set by partner institutions
Advanced weighted credit
Multiplied by 1.15
Multiplied by 1.15 (Core)
Multiplied by 1.10 (PAP)
No Multiplier (Electives)
Prepares students for college and is an avenue for GT services √ √

6. Dual Credit Courses Course Name High School Name ENGL 1301
Composition I
English III or IV
ENGL 1302
Composition II
ENGL 2322
British Literature
English IV
ENGL 2328
American Literature
HIST 1301
US to 1877
US History
HIST 1302
US since 1877
MUSC 1301
Jazz, Pop and Rock
Fine Arts (1.0)
PSYC 1301
Intro to Psychology
Psychology
SOC 1301
Intro to Sociology
Sociology
ART 1301
Art Appreciation

7. Dual Credit Courses Course Name High School Name COMM 1315
Intro to Public Speaking
Comm. App.
CRIM 2336
Intro to Criminology
Crim. Justice
MATH 1314
College Algebra
Ind. Study
MATH 1316
Trigonometry
PLSC 2305
American National Politics
US Government
SPAN 1411
Beginning Spanish I (Fall)
Spanish III
ECON 2301
Macroeconomics
Economics
SPAN 1412
Beginning Spanish II (Spring)
SPAN 2311
Second year in Spanish I (Fall)
Spanish IV
SPAN 2312
Second year in Spanish II (Sp)

8. Pre-AP and AP Courses Pre-AP Courses (10%) AP Courses (15%)
PAP English I
PAP English 2
PAP Geometry
PAP Algebra 2
PAP Pre-Calculus
PAP Biology
PAP Chemistry
PAP Anatomy & Physiology
PAP World History
PAP Spanish 2
PAP Spanish 3
PAP French 3
AP Courses (15%)
AP English 3 (Eng. Lang.)
AP English 4 (Eng. Lit.)
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
AP US History
AP Government
AP Spanish 4 (Span. Lang.)
AP Spanish 5 (Span. Lit.)

9. College Entrance Exams
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
SAT or ACT: Identified DUKE TIP students. Voluntary; Students pay to participate
PSAT 8/9: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
PSAT 8/9: Voluntary; Students pay to participate

10. College Entrance Exams
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
SAT and /or ACT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
TSI: Students who are not exempt and are interested in Dual Credit classes
Or plan to attend a Texas Public College or University
PSAT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
PSAT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
SAT and /or ACT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
TSI: Students who are not exempt and are interested in Dual Credit classes
Or plan to attend a Texas Public College or University

11. PSAT / NMSQT: Practice for SAT and Qualifying Test for National Merit in the 11th grade
Format
Description
Test time
2 hours and 45 minutes
Components
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Math
Important Features
Focus on the knowledge, skills, and understandings that research has identified as most important for college and career readiness and success
Greater emphasis on the meaning of words in extended contexts and on how word choice shapes meaning, tone, and impact
Rights-only scoring (no penalty for guessing)

12. New ACT vs. New SAT: How do They Compare?

13. New ACT vs. New SAT: How do They Compare?

14. New ACT vs. New SAT: How do They Compare?

15. Contact Information
Lea Duncan
College and Career Readiness