ADVANCED ACADEMICS PARENT INFORMATION MEETING
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
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
How are AP and Dual Credit Classes Similar or Different? 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) Learning experience equivalent to most intro college courses Enrollment Independent work; includes reading from genres that are at a college level and sophisticated writing assignments Instructors Advanced Placement With a score of 3+ on the AP exam; Varies by institution Open to all WSISD teachers Dual Credit With successful completion of the course Required TSI or equivalent STAAR scores WSISD teachers or adjunct professors
How are AP and Dual Credit Classes Similar or Different? Advanced Placement Dual Credit Location WSISD Campus 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 Course offerings Registration procedures WSISD Policy Academic Core Subjects WSISD Registration Partner Institution Policy Academic Core Subjects and Electives 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
Dual Credit Courses Course Name High School Name ENGL 1301 Composition I English III or IV ENGL 1302 Composition II English III or IV ENGL 2322 British Literature English IV ENGL 2328 American Literature English IV HIST 1301 US to 1877 US History HIST 1302 US since 1877 US History 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 Fine Arts (1.0)
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 Ind. Study 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) Spanish III SPAN 2311 Second year in Spanish I (Fall) Spanish IV SPAN 2312 Second year in Spanish II (Sp) Spanish IV
Pre-AP and AP Courses Pre-AP Courses (10%) 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.)
College Entrance Exams Grade 7 SAT or ACT: Identified DUKE TIP students. Voluntary; Students pay to participate Grade 8 PSAT 8/9: Voluntary; Students pay to participate Grade 9 PSAT 8/9: Voluntary; Students pay to participate
College Entrance Exams Grade 10 PSAT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate Grade 11 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 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 / NMSQT: Practice for SAT and Qualifying Test for National Merit in the 11 th grade Format Test time Description 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)
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Contact Information Lea Duncan College and Career Readiness 817-367-4116 lduncan@wsisd.net