1. POWER ON Your Future High School Four Year Plan

3. WHAT YOU’LL HEAR ENDORSEMENTS Arts & Humanities Business & Industry Multidisciplinary Public Service STEM POST-SECONDARY – What your plans are after you graduate high school: 4yr College/University, 2yr College, Technical School, Trade School, Military, Workforce,etc. COHERENT SEQUENCE – Courses taken with similar career paths to better prepare you in that field. CTE – Career and Technical Education: Classes designed to assist you with your career interests and prepare you for your future. ATC – A state of the art facility where DISD students have the opportunity to earn university or community college credit and/or the necessary preparation to attain certifications or licenses in certain technical fields. ENDORSEMENTS/MAJORS – Areas of interest you will pursue during high school to help prepare you for college and career. NAVIANCE – A premier one-stop college and career exploration program that will assist you with high school and post-secondary planning.

4. THE BASICS OF FOUR-YEAR PLANNING ENDORSEMENTS Arts & Humanities Business & Industry Multidisciplinary Public Service STEM FOUNDATION ENDORSEMENTS/MAJORS DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT PERFOMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

5. DISD CORE FOUNDATION ENGLISH – 4 Credits MATH – 3 Credits SCIENCE – 3 Credits SOCIAL STUDIES – 4 Credits WORLD LANGUAGE – 2 Credits FINE ARTS – 1 Credit PHYSICAL EDUCATION – 1 Credit PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION/SPEECH – ½ Credit ELECTIVES

6. FOUNDATION OPTIONS World Languages Spanish French German Latin American Sign Language Chinese (DHS only) Spanish for Spanish Speakers PE/PE Substitutions PE 1A Foundations Marching Band (1 st semester) Cheerleading (1 st semester) Drill Team (1 st semester) Dance ROTC Athletics Athletic Training Fine Arts Art Band Choir Dance Orchestra Theatre Arts Technical Theatre Principles & Elements of Floral Design

7. ENDORSEMENTS/MAJORS MULTIDISCIPLINARY ** ENDORSEMENT = FOUNDATION plus : Advanced Math, Advanced Science & Endorsement Electives **

8. ENDORSEMENTS/MAJORS

9. BUSINESS & INDUSTRY CAREERS Accountant Agribusiness Animator Architect Auto Mechanic Chef Photographer Website Designer Welder Career Clusters Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Architecture & Construction Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Business Management & Administration Finance Hospitality & Tourism Information Technology Manufacturing Marketing, Sales & Services Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

10. BUSINESS & INDUSTRY  CTE COHERENT SEQUENCE (must include all):  Four credits (Minimum of 3 courses) – CTE Electives  At least two from the same cluster  At least one Advanced Level CTE course  Final Course from one of these clusters: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Architecture & Construction Arts, A/V Technology & Communication Business Management & Administration Finance Hospitality & Tourism Information Technology Manufacturing Marketing Transportation, Distribution & Logistics CAREERS Accountant Agribusiness Animator Architect Auto Mechanic Chef Photographer Website Designer Welder

11. BUSINESS & INDUSTRY  ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCE  Four courses: English Electives to include three levels in one of the following areas:  Advanced Broadcast Journalism; or  Newspaper/Yearbook; or  Public Speaking CAREERS Editor Journalist Newscaster Copywriter Script Writer Professional Speaker

12. PUBLIC SERVICE CAREERS Police Officer Teacher Cosmetologist Fire Fighter Lawyer Secret Service Agent Counselor Career Clusters Education & Training Government & Public Administration Health Science Human Service Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

13. PUBLIC SERVICE CAREERS Police Officer Teacher Cosmetologist Fire Fighter Lawyer Secret Service Counselor  ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCE  Four courses in ROTC  CTE COHERENT SEQUENCE (must include all):  Four credits (Minimum of 3 courses) – CTE Electives  At least two from the same cluster  At least one Advanced Level CTE course  Final Course from one of these clusters: Education & Training Government & Public Administration Health Science Human Service Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

14. STEM CAREERS Mechanical Engineer Civil Engineer Electrical Engineer Scientist Chemist  ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCE  Four courses – Math: must complete Algebra II and 3 additional courses beyond Algebra II  Four courses – Science: must complete Physics and 3 additional science courses  CTE COHERENT SEQUENCE (must complete all):  Four credits (minimum 3 courses) – CTE electives  At least two from the same cluster  At least one Advanced Level CTE course  Final course from the STEM cluster

15. ARTS & HUMANITIES CAREERS Actor Composer Translator Choreographer Linguist Museum Curator  ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCE  Five credits: Social Studies  WORLD LANGUAGE COHERENT SEQUENCE  Four levels – Same Language in a WL  Four levels – Two courses of two different WLs  Four levels – American Sign Language  FINE ARTS COHERENT SEQUENCE  Four courses – Art  Four courses – Dance  Four courses – Music  Four courses - Theatre

16. MULTIDISCIPLINARY  ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCE  Four credits: Four Foundation subject areas to include English 4 & Chemistry and/or Physics  Four AP or IB courses: to include 1 credit in each off the four Foundation subjects  CTE COHERENT SEQUENCE  Four advanced courses that prepare students to enter the workforce/post-secondary education from within one endorsement area that is not in a coherent sequence

17. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO NOW? Think about your post-secondary career goals. Determine which Endorsement your career interest falls under. Review the materials you will receive: Personal Graduation Plan (PGP) blank sheet and the PGP Guide. Talk it over with your parents/guardians. Fill it out and review it with your counselor.

18. LET’S GET STARTED!

20. EXAMPLE Fill in your personal information first.

21. EXAMPLE Circle an option in each box for your English courses.

22. EXAMPLE Circle an option in each box for your History courses.

23. EXAMPLE Circle/write in an option in each box for your Math courses.

24. MATH OPTIONS 9 th Grade 10 th Grade 11 th Grade 8 th Grade12 th Grade 8 th Grade Math Algebra 1 or PreAP Algebra 1 Algebra 1 or PreAP Algebra 1 Geometry or PreAP Geometry Geometry or PreAP Geometry Algebra 1 Geometry or PreAP Geometry Geometry or PreAP Geometry Algebra 2 or PreAP Algebra 2 Algebra 2 or PreAP Algebra 2 Algebra 2 or PreAP Algebra 2 Algebra 2 or PreAP Algebra 2 Math Models Algebra 2 Pre-Calculus, PreAP Pre-Calculus, Adv. Quantitative Reasoning, Engineering Math or AP Statistics Pre-Calculus, PreAP Pre-Calculus, Adv. Quantitative Reasoning, Engineering Math or AP Statistics AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, Adv. Quantitative Reasoning, Engineering Math, AP Statistics, or AP Computer Science AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, Adv. Quantitative Reasoning, Engineering Math, AP Statistics, or AP Computer Science Pre-Calculus, PreAP Pre-Calculus, AP Statistics, Engineering Math, or AP Computer Science Pre-Calculus, PreAP Pre-Calculus, AP Statistics, Engineering Math, or AP Computer Science PreAP Algebra 2 PreAP Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, Engineering Math, or AP Computer Science AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, Engineering Math, or AP Computer Science AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, Engineering Math or AP Computer Science AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, Engineering Math or AP Computer Science

25. EXAMPLE Circle/write in an option for your Science courses.

26. SCIENCE OPTIONS Biology or PreAP Biology Chemistry or PreAP Chemistry Physics or AP Physics Advanced Animal Science Allied Health Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy and Physiology Aquatic Science Engineering Scientific R & D Environmental Systems Food Science Forensic Science AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics

27. EXAMPLE ELECTIVES 1)Fill in your 9 th grade year – what you have signed up to take next year. 2)If you are planning on doing JROTC, Athletics, Fine Arts, etc. all four years, fill in an elective block each year for that activity. 3)Remember – at least 2 credits of the same World Language, 1 credit of PE/PE substitution, and 1 credit of a Fine Art. 4)Choose electives for your Endorsement. 5)ATC classes take up 2 blocks (write class in 2 blocks). 6)Every block must be filled in.

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29. REMEMBER… THIS IS A PLAN AND ONLY A PLAN. As you learn more and your interests change, your plan may be revisited and updated accordingly.