Graduation Requirements ::
For the Ninth Grade Class of 2004-2005
(Graduating Class of 2008)
A student entering Grade 9
in the 2004-2005 school year and thereafter shall enroll in the courses
necessary to complete the curriculum requirements for the Recommended
High School Program or the Distinguished Achievement High School Program. No student will be permitted to take courses under the
Minimum High School Program without parent/guardian and administrative
approval.
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College Board Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses may be substituted for courses required in appropriate areas in all high school graduation programs. College Board Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses my be used as electives in all high school graduation programs. *Distinguished Achievement Program - Advanced Measures Distinguished Achievement Program requirements also include student achievement of four advanced measures. A student must achieve any combination of four of the following advanced measures. The measures must focus on demonstrated student performance at the college or professional level. Student performance on advanced measures must be assessed through an external review process. The student may choose from the following: Original research/project: • Judged by a panel of professionals in the field that is the focus of the project • Conducted under the direction of mentor(s) and reported to an appropriate audience • Related to the required curriculum (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) • Original research/projects may not be used for more than two of the four advanced measures. Test data where a student receives: • A score of three or above on The College Board Advanced Placement examination • A score of four or above on an International Baccalaureate examination • A score on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT) that qualifies a student for recognition as a Commended Scholar or higher by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation; as part of the National Hispanic Scholar Program of The College Board or as part of the National Achievement Scholarship Program for Outstanding Negro Students of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. • The PSAT score may count as only one advanced measure regardless of the number of honors received by the student. College courses: • A grade of 3.0 or higher on college academic courses, advanced technical credit courses, and dual credit courses
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| Graduation Planner for the Ninth Grade Class 2004-2005 (Graduating Classes of 2008) (pdf) |
Curriculum and Instruction Department
Georgetown Independent School District
603 Lakeway Drive
Georgetown, TX 78626
(512) 943-5012
