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Mr. H. Maldonado, Principal
Ms. T. Cuellar Vice-Principal
Mrs. M. Craig Academic Dean
Mr. O. Garza Assistant Principal
Mr. Franco Assistant Principal
Ms. M. Snider Assistant Principal
Ms. Diaz Assistant Principal
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Ms. W. Gomez A – C
Ms. L. Malloy D– Gutierrez, B.
Mr. D. Haley Gutierrez, C. – Mejia
Ms. L. Arzola Mel-Rodriguez, P.
Ms. M. Benavides Rodriguez, Q--Z
Ms. L. Luna Head Counselor
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The 4X4, 26-credit graduation program means 4-year planning is more important that ever before
State testing remediation classes come before program elective credits.
Have a “back-up” plan for full classes, alternate selections are more important.
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Recommended
English 4 credits
Speech .5 Communication Apps.
Math 4 credits
Science 4 credits
Social Studies 3.5 credits
Economics .5 credit
Health .5 credit
P.E. 1 credit
International Languages 2 credits
Fine Arts 1 credit
Electives 5.0 credits
26 CREDITS REQUIRED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRADUATION
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Recommended:
26 Credits2 years International Language
*EOC-Level II Satisfactory Performance
on Alg. 2 and Eng. 3
Distinguished:
26 Credits4 Advanced Measures
3 years International Language
*EOC-Level III Adv. Academic Performance
HS Graduation
Programs
9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
English 1 English 2 English 3 English 4
Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 State Approved Math course
World Geography World History US History Government/Economics
Biology 1 Chemistry Physics State Approved Science course
PE or PE waiver/equivalent
Elective Communication Applications (.5) Health (.5)
Elective
International Language 1
International Language 2 Elective Elective
Elective Fine Arts Elective Elective
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* Sample 4 Year Plan •red courses required for graduation,
•black courses over and above requirements
Required Core Courses
English 1 (PreAP* or Regular)
Math (Algebra 1, Algebra 1 Pre-AP*, Geometry Pre-AP*)
Science (Biology*, Biology Pre-AP*)
Social Studies (World Geography, World Geography Pre-AP*)
* Requires teacher recommendation/signature
3 Elective Courses or Other Non-Core Courses
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Be sure to write in your course selections on your
course card just as you did when you selected your
English class.
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Pep Squad/Cheerleading/Dance Team
.5 credit PE equivalent (Fall)
and
.5 credit Dance Fine Arts NOT PE waiver (Spring)
Any athletic course1 credit per year, up to 4 credits
Band (1 credit).5 PE waiver (Fall) and .5 credit elective credit (Spring)
Air Force JROTCPE equivalent
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3100
1100
4300
2170 Algebra 1
W. Geography
English I
Biology
PE Team Sports/ PE Indiv. Sports
Spanish 1
Journalism
5106/5108
1701
5720
At least 6 credits
Q – At the end of your 9th grade year, you
have 5 credits because you failed Algebra
1 and Biology. You really don’t want to be
a 9th grader again. What are your
options?
A – ?
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every class you take is important!
every CREDIT COUNTS!
although you may be promoted to 10th grade,
you will still have to earn EVERY credit
required BEFORE you are eligible for
graduation.
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Begin to develop a roadmap as early as
possible
Start by working on short- and long-term
academic and career goals
Plan carefully and thoughtfully
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• Students must have 18 or fewer
absences to earn a full credit
• Students must have 9 or fewer
absences to earn credit for ½ credit
courses
9th grade students must take the End of Course
(EOC) tests for the courses in which they are
enrolled
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EOC Subject Areas
English Language ArtsEnglish I
English II
English III*
MathematicsAlgebra I
Geometry
Algebra II*
Social StudiesWorld Geography
World History
U.S. History
SciencesBiology
Chemistry
Physics
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Awarding Credit
• In EOC courses in middle and high school, credit is awarded at the end of the year:
– Average of 3 six-week or 2 nine-week grading periods = 75% of grade
– Semester exam = 10% of grade
– EOC test = 15% of grade*• *Credit will be marked ―pending‖ until EOC scores
are received.
• TEA will send scores to school districts in June—specific date TBA.
Graduation Program Requirements
(Default program for all NISD students; required
by all 4-year colleges in Texas)
Must take all 12 EOC tests.
Must meet cumulative score requirements in each of
the four core subject areas.
Must achieve Level II Satisfactory Academic
Performance on the Algebra II and English III EOC
tests.
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