POWER ON Your Future

POWER ON Your Future

High School Four Year PlanHigh School Four Year Plan

WHAT YOU’LL HEARWHAT 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.

THE BASICS OF FOUR-YEAR PLANNING

THE BASICS OF FOUR-YEAR PLANNING

ENDORSEMENTS

Arts & Humanities

Business & Industry

Multidisciplinary

Public Service

STEM

FOUNDATION

ENDORSEMENTS/MAJORS

DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

PERFOMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

DISD CORE FOUNDATIONDISD 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

FOUNDATION OPTIONSFOUNDATION OPTIONS

ENDORSEMENTS/MAJORSENDORSEMENTS/MAJORS

** ENDORSEMENT = FOUNDATION plus: Advanced Math, Advanced Science & Endorsement Electives **

ENDORSEMENTS/MAJORS

BUSINESS & INDUSTRYBUSINESS & INDUSTRY

CAREERS

AccountantAgribusiness

AnimatorArchitect

Auto MechanicChef

PhotographerWebsite Designer

Welder

BUSINESS & INDUSTRYBUSINESS & INDUSTRY

CTE COHERENT SEQUENCE (must include all):

Four credits (Minimum of 3 courses) – CTE ElectivesAt least two from the same clusterAt least one Advanced Level CTE courseFinal Course from one of these clusters:

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Architecture & ConstructionArts, A/V Technology &

CommunicationBusiness Management & Administration

Finance

Hospitality & Tourism

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Marketing

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

CAREERS

AccountantAgribusiness

AnimatorArchitect

Auto MechanicChef

PhotographerWebsite Designer

Welder

BUSINESS & INDUSTRYBUSINESS & 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

EditorJournalist

NewscasterCopywriter

Script WriterProfessional Speaker

PUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE

CAREERS

Police Officer

Teacher

Cosmetologist

Fire Fighter

Lawyer

Secret Service Agent

Counselor

PUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE

CAREERS

Police Officer

Teacher

Cosmetologist

Fire Fighter

Lawyer

Secret Service

Counselor

ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCEFour courses in ROTC

CTE COHERENT SEQUENCE (must include all):

Four credits (Minimum of 3 courses) – CTE ElectivesAt least two from the same clusterAt least one Advanced Level CTE courseFinal Course from one of these clusters:

Education & Training

Government & Public Administration

Health Science

Human Service

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

STEMSTEM

CAREERS

Mechanical Engineer

Civil Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Scientist

Chemist

ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCEFour courses – Math: must complete Algebra II and 3

additional courses beyond Algebra IIFour courses – Science: must complete Physics and 3

additional science courses

CTE COHERENT SEQUENCE (must complete all):

Four credits (minimum 3 courses) – CTE electivesAt least two from the same clusterAt least one Advanced Level CTE courseFinal course from the STEM cluster

ARTS & HUMANITIESARTS & HUMANITIES

CAREERS

Actor

Composer

Translator

Choreographer

Linguist

Museum Curator

ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCEFive credits: Social Studies

WORLD LANGUAGE COHERENT SEQUENCEFour levels – Same Language in a WLFour levels – Two courses of two different WLsFour levels – American Sign Language

FINE ARTS COHERENT SEQUENCEFour courses – ArtFour courses – DanceFour courses – MusicFour courses - Theatre

MULTIDISCIPLINARYMULTIDISCIPLINARY

ACADEMIC COHERENT SEQUENCEFour credits: Four Foundation subject areas to include

English 4 & Chemistry and/or PhysicsFour AP or IB courses: to include 1 credit in each off the

four Foundation subjects

CTE COHERENT SEQUENCEFour advanced courses that prepare students to enter the

workforce/post-secondary education from within one endorsement area that is not in a coherent sequence

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO NOW?

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.

LET’S GET STARTED!LET’S GET STARTED!

EXAMPLE

Fill in your personal information first.

EXAMPLE

Circle an option in each box for your English courses.

EXAMPLE

Circle an option in each box for your History courses.

EXAMPLE

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

MATH OPTIONSMATH OPTIONS

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade8th Grade 12th Grade

8th Grade Math8th Grade MathAlgebra 1

orPreAP Algebra 1

Algebra 1or

PreAP Algebra 1

Geometryor

PreAP Geometry

Geometryor

PreAP Geometry

Algebra 1Algebra 1

GeometryGeometry

Geometryor

PreAP Geometry

Geometryor

PreAP Geometry

Algebra 2or

PreAP Algebra 2

Algebra 2or

PreAP Algebra 2

Algebra 2or

PreAP Algebra 2

Algebra 2or

PreAP Algebra 2

Math ModelsMath Models Algebra 2Algebra 2

Pre-Calculus,PreAP Pre-Calculus,

Adv. Quantitative Reasoning,

Engineering Math orAP Statistics

Pre-Calculus,PreAP Pre-Calculus,

Adv. Quantitative Reasoning,

Engineering Math orAP Statistics

AP Calculus AB,AP Calculus BC,Adv. Quantitative

Reasoning, Engineering Math,

AP Statistics, orAP Computer Science

AP Calculus AB,AP Calculus BC,Adv. Quantitative

Reasoning, Engineering Math,

AP Statistics, orAP 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 2PreAP Algebra 2 PreAP Pre-CalculusPreAP 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

EXAMPLE

Circle/write in an option for your Science courses.

SCIENCE OPTIONSSCIENCE 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 & DEnvironmental Systems

Food Science Forensic Science

AP BiologyAP Chemistry

AP Environmental ScienceAP Physics

EXAMPLEELECTIVES1)Fill in your 9th 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.

EXAMPLE

REMEMBER…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.