1. Colorado River Collegiate Academy Class of 2023
Welcome
Please sign in
Pick up materials
CRCA Student/Parent Contract
Enrollment must be done on – line through the BISD website

2. Agenda Congratulations and Introductions Attendance
Starting a College Transcript
Discipline
Summer Bridge Program
Summer TSI Camp
Completion of Enrollment Form and Contract

3. Introductions Superintendent – Barry Edwards
Director of ECHS for Austin Community College – Dr. Melissa Biegert
Associate Superintendent – Laila Olivarez
CRCA Principal – Martin Conrardy
CRCA Assistant Principal – Shawn Adams
CRCA Counselor – Rick Longoria
CRCA Teachers

4. Attendance 90% Attendance Rule
In order for a student to earn credit in a course, they must have a passing grade and have attended that course for 90% or more of the days the class met during the semester.

5. Attendance Exceptions to the 90% Attendance Rule
Absences for these reason do not count against the student for earning credit:
Observing religious holy days
Attending required court appearances
Attending a government office to complete required paperwork for the student’s US citizenship
Participating in a naturalization ceremony
Serving as an election clerk
A temporary absence resulting from health care professionals if that student commences classes or returns to school on the same day of the appointment

6. Attendance Why does my student need a note then?
Notes create ‘excused absences’ which keep students out of court for truancy.
A person commits an offense when he/she “fails to attend school on 10 or more days or part of days within a six-month period in the same school year or on three or more days or parts of days within a four-week period.”

7. Starting a College Transcript
Dropping and failing college classes can prevent a student from getting financial aid in the future.
Don’t fail your courses.
Don’t’ drop your courses.
Taking courses that don’t apply to your major can effect the amount of financial aid a student is eligible for in the future.
Don’t experiment and take courses you don’t need.

8. Discipline
CRCA students will be held accountable to both BISD’s Student Code of Conduct and ACC’s Student Standards of Conduct and Disciplinary Process.
DAEP placements – Gateway – will severely and negatively impact a student’s ability to graduate from CRCA with an associate’s degree from Austin Community College.

9. Summer Bridge Program Reserve the dates!
June 10th – 13th and 17th – 20th
8:30 – 12:00 each day
Required for each CRCA student
Summer Bridge Bus Routes are on the website

10. Summer TSI Camp Reserve the dates! July 29th through August 2nd
8:30 to 12:00 each day
In order to take college courses at Austin Community College, CRCA students must pass the TSI reading and writing tests by the end of March in their 9th grade year.

11. Summer Meeting with Counselor
Parents will need to contact Rick Longoria to schedule their individual meetings.
1. Meeting with Mr. Longoria must take place before school starts in August.
2. The meeting will pertain to your student’s four year plan and class schedule.
Mr. Longoria may be contacted at or

12. CRCA PTSA
Connie Ramirez – President of the PTSA

13. Complete Forms Please complete the enrollment form.
Please sign and date the parent/student CRCA Contract.
Mr. Longoria, our counselor, will be contacting each of you to finalize your 4 year plans.
Thank you for your attendance tonight.