Student/Parent Handbook - Ysleta Independent School District

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TOSTUDENTS WHO ENTERED 9 TH GRADE IN 2010-2011 OR LATERDiscipline Minimum HSP Recommended HSP Distinguished Achievement**English*Four credits to include:English I, II, IIIEnglish I and II for Speakersof Other Languages may besubstituted for English I and IIfor students with limitedEnglish Proficiency who areat the beginning orintermediate levels of Englishlanguage proficiency.The fourth credit may beselected from the following• English IV• Research/Technical Writing• Literary Genres• Creative/ImaginativeWriting• Practical Writing Skills• Business English (CTE)• Journalism• AP English LanguageComposition•AP English Literature andCompositionFour credits to include:English I, II, III and IVEnglish I and II for Speakers ofOther Languages may besubstituted for English I and II forstudents with limited EnglishProficiency who are at thebeginning or intermediate levelsof English language proficiency.*High school students enrolledin English for Speakers ofOther Languages I and Englishfor Speakers of OtherLanguages II may not receivehigh school graduation creditunless they are LEP and areimmigrants to the UnitedStates.Four credits to include:English I, II, III, and IVEnglish I and II for Speakers ofOther Languages may besubstituted for English I and IIfor students with limited EnglishProficiency who are at thebeginning or intermediatelevels of English languageproficiency.*For ESOL credit purposes:“An immigrant is a studentwho was NOT born in theUnited States.”*SOURCE: 2010-2011 PEIMSData Standards, 110 RecordGeneral Business Rules(TEA)Mathematics*Four credits to include:•Algebra I•Geometry• Algebra IIThe fourth credit may beselected from the following:• Mathematical Models withApplications• Precalculus• Independent Study inMathematics• Approved AP Mathematicscourses• Approved IB Mathematicscourses• Mathematical Applicationsin Agriculture, Food, andNatural Resources (CTE)• Engineering Mathematics(CTE)• Statistics and RiskManagement (CTE)Four credits to include:•Algebra I•Geometry•Algebra IIThe additional credit may beselected from either of thefollowing and must becompleted prior to Algebra II.• Mathematical Models withApplications•Mathematical Applications inAgriculture, Food, and NaturalResources (CTE)The fourth credit may beselected from the followingafter completion of Algebra I,Geometry, and Algebra II:• Precalculus• Independent Study inMathematics• Approved AP Mathematicscourses• Approved IB Mathematicscourses• Engineering Mathematics(CTE)• Statistics and RiskManagement (CTE)Four credits to include:•Algebra I•Geometry•Algebra IIThe fourth credit may beselected from any of thefollowing after successfulcompletion of Algebra I,Algebra II, and Geometry:• Precalculus• Independent Study inMathematics• Approved APMathematics courses• Approved IB Mathematicscourses• Engineering Mathematics(CTE)• Statistics and RiskManagement (CTE)42