HISD Texas Scholars 20042005

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HISD Texas Scholars
2004-2005
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Texas Scholars

• Encouragement of completion of the Recommended
  High School Program
• A critical path to success in the workplace and
  post secondary education
• Motivation for greater student effort
• Preparation for key assessment tests

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Percentage of HISD Texas Scholars
76
70
59
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Obtaining a TEXAS Grant

• Complete the coursework for the Recommended High
  School Program or better
• File the FAFSA form during the early spring of
  the senior year
• Money must be available at the higher education
  institution the student plans to attend

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HISD Texas Scholars Components

• 8th grade presentation . . . Skills needed for
  the global economy, budget exercise, importance
  of the RHSP or higher for success
• 10th grade presentation . . . Review options
  after high school to validate importance of
  staying on track to graduate as a Texas Scholar

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HISD Texas Scholars Components (cont)

• Incentives, positive reinforcement within the
  high school
• Texas Scholars recognition event for eligible
  seniors, with presentation of medallions
• Acknowledgement at graduation ceremony
• Certificate or seal on the high school diploma

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HISD Senior Recognition
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Texas Scholars Components

• 8th grade presentation . . . Skills needed for
  the global economy, budget exercise,
• importance of the
• RHSP or higher
• for success

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Texas Scholars Components

• 10th grade presentation
• . . . Review options after high school to
  validate importance of staying on track to
  graduate as a Texas Scholar

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Why Texas Scholars?

• Todays rising11th grade students (Class of 2005)
  must pass a much more rigorous TAKS exit-test in
  order to graduate. Students taking the RHSP will
  be in a better position to master the test than
  those taking the minimum program.
• 85 of all new jobs require education beyond a
  high school diploma . . . The minimum graduation
  plan does not prepare students for success in
  higher education or the work force.

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Why Texas Scholars?

• Educational attainment Lifetime earnings
• Doctoral Degree 3.4 million
• Professional Degree 4.4 million
• Masters Degree 2.5 million
• Bachelors Degree 2.1 million
• Associates Degree 1.6 million
• Some college 1.5 million
• High school graduate 1.2 million
• Some high school 1.0 million
• Source U. S. Census Bureau

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Why Texas Scholars?

• The State Demographers projections without
  significant intervention, Texas will become less
  educated and poorer during the next 3 decades.
• THECBs Closing the Gaps Campaign attract
  500,000 more students into higher education by
  2015.

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Why Texas Scholars?

• Students taking at least Core (RHSP) score
  significantly higher on ACT than those taking
  less than Core
• Black RHSP 17.3 lt Core 15.5
• Hispanic RHSP 18.3 lt Core 16.4
• White RHSP 22.1 lt Core 20.1
• Source State ACT Profile

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The Challenge

• Even with the RHSP, many students may not
  prepared for college work. ACT says
• 61 of Texas students are ready for College
  English
• 35 of Texas students are ready for College
  Algebra
• 21 of Texas students are ready for College
  Biology
• Source Texas ACT Profiles Class of 2003

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RHSP is the Beginning Point

• Average math score for Texas students taking
  Algebra 1 2, Geometry only 17.1
• Average score for Texas students taking 4 or more
  years of advanced math 23.1
• Median national placement score for College
  Algebra 22
• Source Texas ACT Profiles Class of 2003

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RHSP is the Beginning Point

• Average score for Texas students taking less than
  3 years of natural science 17.1
• Average score for Texas students taking Biology,
  Chemistry and Physics 21.3
• Median national placement score for College
  Biology 24
• Source Texas ACT Profiles Class of 2003

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• Education is too important to be left solely to
  the educators.
• Francis Keppel