POWER ON Your Future
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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.