A ROADMAP TO
Destination 3: Mapping out my PGP
GISD Personal Graduation Lessons
GRADUATION
Lesson #3
QUICK RECAP: A PERSONAL GRADUATION PLAN (PGP) IS……
A flexible plan you create in 8th grade that allows you to map out all of the classes you need to take in order for you to graduate high school.
OBJECTIVES
Recap: TRANSCRIPTS
A high school transcript is basically a record of your academic accomplishments in high school. Schools and jobs will ask you for it! It will show…..
- all the high school credit classes you took and when
- the grade for each class (how your GPA is calculated)
- your endorsement
- weighted & unweighted GPA
- class size
- top 10% if applicable
- quartile (1st quarter, 2nd quarter, 3rd quarter, 4th quarter)
- AND MORE!
Click the icon for an example of a GISD transcript
Recap: GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) & CLASS RANK
Three different grade point averages (GPAs) are recorded on a
Georgetown ISD student’s official transcript:
1. Cumulative, unweighted 4.0 GPA
2. Cumulative, unweighted 100 point GPA
3. Weighted rank GPA
CLASS RANK indicates where you stand academically in relation
to the students in your class. Your grades in English, Math, Science,
Social Studies and Foreign Language are used to calculate your
weighted ranking GPA.
Your GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) is the sum of all your HS course grades divided by the total number of credits.
Click on the
icon to see an example of weighted and unweighted GPA calculations.
Recap: WHAT CLASSES DO I NEED TO
TAKE TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL?
26 credits of the following classes:
You can graduate with more than 26 credits!
STEPS TO MAKING A Personal Graduation Plan (PGP)
Core classes
Research your electives
Other requirements
Put it all together
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Start with your core classes & level you would like to take
Are you planning on doing more than what’s required in Fine Arts, Language, or PE?
What endorsement pathway do I want to do? Do I have other interests?
Remember it does not have to all be done in 9th grade! What’s my priority?
MAPPING OUT MY PGP
Fill in your name, student ID, and the courses you are taking this year in 8th grade…
Highlight HS credit courses, and then add up the credits in the bottom row…
Now let’s focus on your freshman year…
Regular/Core course: the standard level of a course that aligns with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Pre-AP/ Advanced: the advanced option of a regular course that prepares students for future Advanced Placement (AP) courses they may take. Typically, these courses require more time, go deeper into concepts, and are more rigorous than the regular course options.
Core versus Advanced Courses
Select your English course
Select your Math course
8th Grade | 9th Grade |
Math 8 | Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 Adv. |
Algebra 1 Advanced | Geometry or Geometry Adv. |
Geometry Advanced | Algebra 2 or Algebra 2 Adv. |
Select your Science course
Select your Social Studies course
Select your LOTE (Languages other than English) course
8th Grade | 9th Grade |
Spanish 1 | Spanish 2 or Spanish 2 Adv. |
No foreign language | Spanish 1 (core/adv) French 1 core/adv) German 1 (core/adv) |
If you want to take CSI, don’t worry about putting it on your PGP. | |
You must have 2 years of the SAME foreign language to graduate
Endorsement Pathway Course
Identify your endorsement
pathway of interest, and write
that down on line 8 of your
freshman course sheet…
Click on the image to the right
to review the GISD Programs
of Study sequences.
Fill in Other Required Courses
If you are taking it in 8th grade, then you have met the graduation requirement
Sample options: PE, Dance, NJROTC, sport - see course selection sheet
Sample options: Art, theater, choir, floral design - see course selection sheet
Health/Dollars and Sense
Track
You don’t have to take these classes your freshman year, but they are great choices if you don’t know what to take…
Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition ( Prin. Ag, Food & NR (CTPAGN))
Basketball
Art 1
Princ. Of Business
Princ. Of Health Science
Floral Design
Example 9th Grade Course Sheet
Finally, enter 3 back up choices in the spaces provided…
Fill in your PGP using the information from your 9th grade worksheet.
Refer to the example Personal Graduation Plan (PGP) below:
TRAVEL TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Think about the kind of life you want for yourself in the future. What would you like to accomplish? Where would you like to go? How are you going to get there?
THANK YOU!
Do you have any questions or anything you’d like to share?
Let’s discuss them together!
GISD Personal Graduation Lessons
Lesson #3