Transcript Decatur High School

Decatur High School
Presentation to Parents and Students of
the Class of 2017
April 8, 2013
Decatur High School
Contacts
Jason Cochran—Principal
Sheila McCollum—Asst. Principal Students A-G
Steven Valkenaar—Asst. Principal Students H-N
Cindy Bauter—Asst. Principal Students O-Z
Neal Hall—Counselor Students A-L
Paige Liggett—Counselor Students M-Z
Rene’ Fuller—STAAR/ACT/SAT, College & Career Readiness
High School Bell Schedule
Mon/Tues/Wed
Thursday
Tutorials—7:30
1st 8:00-8:48
Tutorials—7:30
2nd 8:52-9:40
3rd 9:44-10:32
4th 10:36-11:27
5th 11:31-12:19
Lunch 12:19-12:58
6th 1:03-1:52
7th 1:56-2:44
8th 2:48-3:35
2nd 8:00-9:30
4th 9:35-11:10
Lunch 11:10-11:55
6th 12:00-1:30
8th 1:35-3:05
Friday
Tutorials—7:30
1st 8:00-9:30
3rd 9:35-11:10
Lunch 11:10-11:55
5th 12:00-1:30
7th 1:35-3:05
Students will be able to earn 8 credits each year.
Scheduling Procedures
8th graders will complete 4-year plan with
guidance from counselors on April 11th and 12th.
Course requests for freshman year will be
entered by counselors based on 4-year plan, so
PLEASE TAKE THIS DOCUMENT SERIOUSLY.
The master schedule is generated from these
requests, so changes to your schedule after
requests have been processed are seldom
approved.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE COURSES YOU
WRITE ON YOUR 4-YEAR PLAN ARE THE
COURSES YOU WILL BE TAKING YOUR
FRESHMAN YEAR.
Although you will be asked to complete
your requests for all 4 years of high
school, the requests for your freshman
year are the most important at this time.
Counselors will go into classrooms at the
end of freshman year to adjust requests
for sophomore year.
Students and parents will be invited to
meet with counselors during sophomore
year to adjust requests for junior and
senior year.
When scheduling has been completed, you will be
able to view your schedule on Skyward Family
Access.
All requests to change your schedule must be
made by Friday, August 9th.
Only LEGITIMATE requests will be considered.
(Requests from students and/or parents for a
specific teacher will NOT be considered.)
Administrative changes to schedules may occur up
until the first day of school, so please check
Skyward for the most current schedule.
All changes are subject to review/approval by
principals and are dependent upon class size and
other factors.
Advanced Courses
Honors and Pre-AP courses are extremely
rigorous and require additional work both in and
out of class.
Do not sign up for these courses unless you
are highly committed and motivated to
complete the additional work at an advanced
level.
If your grade is less than 70 at 3 weeks or 6
weeks, you will be moved to a regular class.
If your grade is less than 75 at semester, you will
be moved to a regular class.
Athletics
The following sports currently have an
athletic period during the school day:
Football
Volleyball
Basketball
Cross Country
All other sports are offered outside the
school day.
Graduation Requirements
Minimum
Plan
Recommended
Plan
Distinguished
Plan
English
4
4
4
Math
3
4
4
Science
3
4
4
Social Studies
4
4
4
Foreign Language
0
2
3
Health
½
½
½
PE
1
1
1
Fine Arts
1
1
1
Communication Applications
½
½
½
Core Courses
17
21
22
Electives
9
5
4
TOTAL CREDITS FOR
GRADUATION
26
26
26
Subject
Total
For More Information on
Graduation Requirements
Please visit the TEA website at
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/graduation.aspx.
Weighted GPA System
SCALE
98-100 A+
94-97 A
90-93 A88-89 B+
84-87 B
80-83 B78-79 C+
75-77 C
70-74 C*0-69 F
AP with Bonus
AP, Dual, Honors
& PAP
Regular
6.00
5.75
5.50
5.25
5.00
4.75
4.50
4.25
4.00
0.00
5.00
4.75
4.50
4.25
4.00
3.75
3.50
3.25
3.00
0.00
4.00
3.75
3.50
3.25
3.00
2.75
2.50
2.25
2.00
0.00
Designation of Courses
for Class Ranking
Advanced Placement with Bonus:
Students must
score > 2 on the AP pretest (or > 2 on the actual AP Exam – for Juniors
only) in order to receive 6 point GPA scale. Students who fail to meet
this standard will remain on the 5 point GPA scale. Students will begin
the AP class on the 5 point GPA scale, but will be moved to the 6 point
GPA scale after the 5th grading term if they meet the pretest score
requirement.
AP, Dual, Honors, and Pre-AP Courses (5 point
classes)
Regular (4 point classes)
More detailed information can be accessed from
the Course Description Handbook posted on
the DHS website under “Campus Information”
and “Counseling Center.”
Valedictorian &
Salutatorian
The Valedictorian and Salutatorian will
be selected from the students who
have COMPLETED the Distinguished
Achievement Plan PRIOR TO
graduation. Students must provide
the counselor’s office with
documentation of all advanced
measures in order to be considered
for Valedictorian or Salutatorian.
Fish Camp
Will be held in August just prior to
beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.
Detailed information will be disseminated
to parents in July.
Accessing Information
Skyward Family Access
Announcements are updated daily on
the Decatur High School website
(accessed via drop down menu from the
DISD main website).
Contact Information
A-L: [email protected]
393-7209
M-Z: [email protected]
393-7207
STAAR/ACT/SAT, College/Career:
[email protected]
393-7208
Main campus number: 393-7200
All information can be accessed on
our website:
www.decaturisd.us.
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