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Foundation & Endorsement Planning Creating a 4-Year Plan

Why Do We Do This?

State Law -- HB5 • A principal of a high school shall designate a school counselor…to review personal graduation plan options with each student entering grade nine together with that student’s parent or guardian. The personal graduation plan options reviewed must include the distinguished level of achievement. Before the conclusion of the school year, the student and the student ’s parent or guardian must confirm and sign a personal graduation plan for the student.

EMS ISD Aspire 2022 • “Each student will have a dynamiccustomized education plan from registration to graduation”

Begin with the End in Mind “If you don't make a conscious effort to visualize who you are and what you want in life, then you empower other people and circumstances to shape you and your life by default.” Steven R Covey

Graduation Requirements EMS ISD Distinguished Level of Achievement

What classes do you need to take? • 4 credits English • 4 credits math • Alg 1, Geom, Alg 2, Adv math

• 4 credits science • Bio, Physical Sci, 2 Adv science

• 1 credit fine art • 1 credit PE • 2 credits world language • 6 credits of electives

• 4 credits social studies • W/H Geo, W Hist, US Hist, Gov, Econ

• Earn at least 1 endorsement

Five Endorsements Multiple Pathways

27 CTE Endorsement Pathways Career and Technology Education

AREA: Aeroscience and Robotics

Endorsement: STEM

AREA: Architecture and Construction

Endorsement: Business & Industry

AREA: Arts, AV, Technology, and Communication/Video and Radio


AREA: Arts, AV, Technology, and Communication/Graphic Design & Animation


AREA: Business Management


AREA: Finance


AREA: Hospitality/Culinary


AREA: Information Technology


AREA: Manufacturing and Welding


AREA: Transportation


AREA: Education and Training

Endorsement: Public Services

AREA: Health Sciences


AREA: Health Sciences


AREA: Human Services


AREA: Law, Public Safety


AREA: Law, Public Safety


Non-CTE Endorsements

AREA: Mathematics

Endorsement: STEM • Algebra 1 • Geometry • Algebra 2 • Two additional math classes for which Algebra 2 is a prerequisite

AREA: Science

Endorsement: STEM • Biology • Chemistry • Physics • Two additional science classes

AREA: Computer Science

Endorsement: STEM • Algebra 2 • Chemistry • Physics • PAP Computer Science • AP Computer Science Principles • AP Computer Science A

AREA: English

Endorsement: Business & Industry One credit selected from these English Electives • Journalism • Photojournalism • Creative Writing • Oral Interpretation AND three credits in one of these sequences • Debate 1, 2, 3 • Newspaper 1, 2, 3 • Yearbook 1, 2, 3


AREA: JROTC

• Four Credits of JROTC

AREA: Social Studies

Endorsement: Arts & Humanities • World or Human Geography • World History • U.S. History • Government • Economics • AND one credit selected from the following • • • •

Psychology AP Psychology Sociology European History

AREA: Language Other Than English

Endorsement: Arts & Humanities • Four levels of the same language other than English • OR two levels each of two languages other than English

Endorsement: Arts & Humanities

AREA: Fine Arts

• A coherent sequence of four credits selected from: • • • • •

Art Band Choir Dance Theatre

Endorsement: Multidisciplinary • Four credits in each core subject • Must include English IV and • Chemistry or Physics

• OR four credits in AP courses • From English, math, science, social studies, language other than English, or fine arts

Creating the Plan Career Cruising

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Select Choose My Courses

My Course Plan

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Add Core Classes • Click on the + Placeholder • Select the desired class • Click on Add Courses

Add Other Requirements • Make sure you have planned for all other required credits: 2 language, 1 PE, and 1 fine art.

• Check 8th grade courses to see if they took any required courses.

Endorsement Classes • Select desired endorsement • Add endorsement classes • Start with Sr level & work back

Fill in Blanks • Related to Endorsement • Areas of Interest

Alternates • Just in Case Classes • Conflicts • Full Course

Freshman Conferences • October - December • Each Freshman will meet with his/her counselor • Best if 4-year plan is complete prior to conference • 4-year plan & endorsement signed

• Parents can participate • Details about scheduling will be sent out via Remind, Twitter, & Skyward Family Access

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