Transcript SOPHOMORE PARENT MEETING

Junior/Senior Guidance
September 2014
Welcome
Counseling Staff
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Amanda Breeden
469.742.8713
All Students A-F
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Lissa Testa
469.742.8709
All Students G-M
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Nancy Schweikhard
469.742.8714
All Students N-Z
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Addison Snyder
469.742.8716
College & Career A-K
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Randy Trevino
469-742-8799
College & Career L-Z
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Debbie Barnes
469.742.8710
Registrar
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Wendy Herring
469.742.8711
Office Coordinator
Tips for Academic Success
The
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student should:
START with the TEACHER first
 Email teachers when absent to stay current on assignments
 Talk with teacher when having difficulty in a class
Attend LHS tutorials
 Contact counselors about classes or other concerns
 Use an academic planner or something else to
organize assignments (time management)
 Look at Power School each week and share the
information with parents
 Get enough sleep!
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TRANSCRIPTS
Transcripts- PLEASE CHECK CAREFULLY
- Middle School grades
- Summer school, CBE, Correspondence, etc.
- GPA
- Class rank
 Top 10% rule (Automatic Admission to Public State
Universities)
◦ (UT and A&M – top 7-8%)
Graduation Plans – 26 credits
Recommended
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Lovejoy Leadership (speech)
Health
Fine Arts
Physical Education
Technology
Foreign Language
Additional Electives
TOTAL CREDITS
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
0.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
4.0
26
Distinguished
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
0.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
3.0
3.0
26
***The Distinguished Plan requires 4 advanced measures
Distinguished Achievement
Plan (DAP)
What is an Advanced Measure?
A student needs any 4 of the following:
PSAT score Commended or higher – from Junior year
 AP Scores – 3 or higher
 Dual Credit Classes – A or B in class
 Senior Project
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Additional Graduation
Requirements
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Senior Project
◦ LHS website – Academics and Schedules –
Senior Project
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STAAR Tests – Successfully complete all 5
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ELA 1
ELA 2
Biology
Algebra
US History
GPA
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GPA Table – page 14 of the Course Guide
(Lovejoy High School Webpage – Academics
and Schedules – Course Guide)
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Rank GPA vs Official GPA
Tier 1 – All AP
Classes
Tier 2 – All Pre-AP
Classes
Tier 3 – All other
courses
Exclusions
 Students
must earn the 26 credits required for graduation.
For each additional credit earned beyond the required 26,
students may exclude a maximum of eight semester
grades from his/her GPA calculation. Excluded grades
may not include the required 26 credits.
 Some classes are automatically excluded
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Off Campus PE
Correspondence Classes
Summer School
Dual Credit Classes
ASC or CAT classes
Math Labs
Audited Classes
Exclusions
 Possible
exclusions
◦ Electives
◦ Fine Arts
◦ Technology
◦ LOTE
◦ 5th math or science class
Exclusions – Timeline
Class of 2015
 First Time – June 2014
 Both Rank and Official GPA
 Second Time – January
2015
 Both Rank and Official GPA
 Third Time – After the
5th six weeks 2015
 Rank GPA only (this locks
the rank for graduation)
 Fourth Time – June 2015
 Official GPA only for final
transcript
Class of 2016
 First Time – June 2015
 Both Rank and Official GPA
 Second Time – January
2016
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Both Rank and Official GPA
 Third Time – After the
5th six weeks 2016
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Rank GPA only (this locks
the rank for graduation)
 Fourth Time – June 2016
 Official GPA only for final
transcript
Testing – Save the Date
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PSAT – October 15, 2014 (Junior year counts toward
scholarships) (9th, 10th, 11th)
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STAAR – ELA 1 and 2– March 30 –31, 2015;
US History – week of May 4-8, 2015
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AP Tests – May 4-15, 2015
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SAT, ACT, SAT II (Subject Tests)
(Schedule your own tests)
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Important Dates
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Open House – September 8, 2014
◦ 6:00 – 6:30 Parent meeting for 9th and 10th grade
◦ 6:30 – 8:00 Open House
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College Fair – September 10, 2014
◦ 1:00 – 3:00 -- Main Gym