1. Tomball ISD and House Bill 5

2. House Bill 5 and High School Graduation Requirements for Students Entering High School in 2014-2015
Foundation Program
Required Courses
Endorsements
Distinguished
Performance Acknowledgments
These are the items we will touch on today.

3. Freshmen 2014-2015 English I Math Science Social Studies
Physical Education
Foreign Language or Fine Art
Elective for Endorsement
All entering freshmen need these courses on their schedule.

4. Endorsements STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Business and Industry
Public Services
Arts and Humanities
Multidisciplinary
There are five endorsements that students can choose from. After their fourth year of math and science, they will choose electives that are in line for their chosen endorsement.

5. Family Choices to Make Choose your endorsement
Some endorsements require specific courses for the freshmen year (Such as JROTC in Public Services, Computer Science in STEM, etc.)
Review your course selections
Submit your changes to your counselor by April 21, 2014
After the information today, you will need to make these choices for your family. Note the April 21st deadline is two weeks away, but there aren’t many changes you will need to make.

6. Required Courses - English
4 credits
English I, II, and III and
English IV, English IV DC, AP English IV
Debate III or
Advanced Journalism III: Newspaper or
Advanced Journalism III: Yearbook or
Advanced Integrated Reading and Writing
In high school, students need four credits of English. The difference is that English IV is no longer required, but a choice. Students have more options for their fourth credit of English. This choice doesn’t have to be made until their senior year so we don’t need to worry about it now.

7. Required Courses - Mathematics
3 credits
Algebra I, Geometry, and
Algebra II or
Algebraic Reasoning (To be developed) or
Statistics (To be developed)
All students will take Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, but many will take a fourth credit as we will discuss under endorsements. The state is working to develop new courses, but they aren’t ready yet. For right now, all of our students fit into either Alg. I, Geometry, or Algebra II.

8. Required Courses - Science
3 credits
Biology and
IPC, Chemistry or Physics and
AP Biology, Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Physics, AP Physics, Aquatic Science, Environmental Systems, AP Environmental Science, Anatomy and Physiology, Forensic Science or Advanced Animal Science
Three credits of Science are required. Biology is required and then the other two science courses can be chosen by the students based on endorsement, interest, etc. Next year, most of our students will take Biology.

9. Required Courses – Social Studies
3 credits
World History or World Geography
United States History and
United States Government (1/2 credit) and
Economics (1/2 credit)
Three credits of Social Studies are required. The big change is that students have a choice in taking World History or World Geography. Currently, all are signed up to take World Geography next year. If you wish to change that to World History, you must submit a change to the counselor by the 21st. We recommend students to take World Geography. However, students must look long range to make their selection.

10. Required Courses – Languages Other Than English
2 credits
Two levels of the same language or
Two credits in computer programming languages selected from Computer Science I, II, and III* or
Courses designated as replacements after the first year of foreign languages.
*Must be earned before September 1, 2016
Students are required to take two years of a foreign language.

11. Required Courses – Others
Physical Education – 1 credit
Fine Arts – 1 credit
Art I, II, III, or IV
Dance I, II, III, or IV
Music I, II, III, or IV
Theatre I, II, III, or IV or
Principles and Elements of Floral Design
Health – ½ credit (local)
Speech – ½ credit (local)
Outside of the core that we have talked about, students are required to have the following courses to graduate.

12. Required Courses – 26 Credits
English – 4 Credit
Mathematics – 3 Credits
Science – 3 Credits
Social Studies – 3 Credits
Foreign Languages – 2 Credits
Fine Arts – 1 Credit
Physical Education – 1 Credit
Health and Speech – 1 Credit
Electives – 4 credits
Endorsement courses – 4 credits
In summary, students are required to take 26 credits in order to graduate as listed here.

13. Endorsements – 4 Included Credits
Mathematics – 1 additional credit
Science – 1 additional credit
Electives – 2 additional credits
Within the 26 credits, students will choose an endorsement. Four of the required 26 credits that students choose till be in order to fulfill their endorsement choice.

14. Endorsement Requirements
A fourth credit in Mathematics from
Algebra II*
Precalculus
Independent Study College Algebra
College Prep Math
AP Statistics
AP Calculus
AP Computer Science
*Required for STEM endorsement
All endorsements require a fourth credit of math

15. Endorsement Requirements
An additional credit in Science from
Chemistry or Physics or
Aquatic Science or
Environmental Systems or
AP Biology, AP Chemistry, or AP Physics 1, 2, or C
AP Environmental Science or
Advanced Animal Science or
Anatomy and Physiology or
Forensic Science or
An Arts and Humanities substitute course
All endorsements require a fourth year of science

16. Endorsements STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Business and Industry
Public Services
Arts and Humanities
Multidisciplinary
Again here are the five endorsements that students can choose from. Here is a little information about each one.

17. Endorsements – STEM Algebra II, Chemistry, and Physics and
Computer Science or
Mathematics or
Science or
Combination
A coherent sequence of 3 credits from 2 of the above
STEM requires Alg, II, Chemistry, and Physics and then a series of elective choices from computer science, math, or science. It is important to look at college plans and career interests and then choose the sequence of courses based on that interest. For instance, under STEM, if I was interested in engineering, I might choose courses from math and computer science.

18. Business & Industry Career and Technical Education Clusters
A coherent sequence of courses for four or more credits that consists of at least two courses in the same career cluster, including at least one advanced CTE course and the final course from one of the following clusters.
Clusters
Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources
Architecture and Construction
Business Management and Administration
Finance
Manufacturing
Marketing or
Business and Industry endoresement focuses on various career and technical education clusters.

19. Business & Industry (continued)
English
Four English elective credits including three levels in one of the following areas:
Debate or
Advanced Journalism: Newspaper or
Advanced Journalism: Yearbook or
Combination
A coherent sequence of four credits from the above programs

20. Public Services Career and Technical Education
A coherent sequence of courses for four or more credits that consists of at least two courses in the same career cluster, including at least one advanced CTE course and the final course from one of the following clusters.
Clusters
Education and Training/Human Services
Health Science or
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
Four courses in JROTC
Public Services endorsement includes education, health science, or JROTC

21. Arts and Humanities Social Studies Foreign Languages Fine Arts
Five Social Studies credits or
Foreign Languages
Four Levels of the same language other than English or
Two levels of the same language other than English and two levels of a different language other than English or
Fine Arts
Four credits from one or two disciplines of fine arts
The Arts and Humanities endorsement consists of social studies, foreign language or fine arts.

22. Multidisciplinary Studies
Four advanced courses that prepare a student to enter the workforce successfully or postsecondary education or
Four credits in each of the four foundation subject areas to include English IV and chemistry and/or physics or
Four credits in Advanced Placement or dual credit selected from English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Economics, Other Languages, or Fine Arts
Multidisciplinary Studies is a focus on courses across the core in ELA, SS, Math, and Science.

23. Distinguished Level of Achievement*
Successful Completion of Required Courses
Successful Completion of at least one
endorsement
Four credits in mathematics (including
Algebra II)
Four credits in science
*Required to be eligible for TOP 10% and automatic state college admissions
Students have the opportunity to earn a distinguished level of achievement. A distinguished level of achievement is required in order to be in the Top 10% and to qualify for automatic state college admissions.

24. Performance Acknowledgments
For 12 hours of dual credit with a 3.0 grade equivalent
Outstanding performance in bilingualism
A score of 3 or more on an AP Exam
Outstanding performance on PSAT, SAT, or ACT-PLAN, ACT
Nationally recognized industry certification score or license
An associate degree while in high school
Also, students can earn performance acknowledgements by satisfying one of the following standards.

25. Freshmen 2014-2015 English I Math Science Social Studies
Physical Education
Foreign Language or Fine Art
Elective for Endorsement
Although we have focused on a ton of information that is overwhelming and difficult to decipher at this time, I want us to be clear on what is required for the freshman year. All students will choose an endorsement prior to the end of this year. They will make sure they are signed up for the seven classes above. During the freshman year, all students and parents will have a freshman conference with the high school counselor where the endorsements and four year plans will be reviewed.

26. Family Choices to Make Choose your endorsement
Some endorsements require specific courses for the freshmen year (Such as JROTC in Public Services, Computer Science in STEM, etc.)
Review your course selections
Submit your changes to your counselor by April 21, 2014
So, after this meeting, students need to choose one of the five endorsements, review your course selections and submit changes to counselor by April 21. At this time, the only changes that possibly will be made are to your elective for your endorsement or in your social studies although all students are recommended to take World Geography.