RULES, LAWS AND QUESTIONS

What is a CTE Class?

The Texas Education Agency uses the term, “CTE.”

Career and Technical Education is a massive enterprise in the United States.

In Texas, 77% of all high school students take at least one CTE course, and one in four students takes three or more courses in a single program area.

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How many CTE classes can I take in middle school?

• If you are in 7th grade you can take one class.
• When you get to 8th grade you can take as many as your schedule will let you.

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What CTE Classes are available at HPMS?

7th and 8th Grade Full Year

• Intro to Digital Media

8th Grade Full Year

• Newspaper (Application Required)
• Yearbook (Application Required)
• Broadcasting (Application Required)
• Intro to Computer Science
• Intro to Engineering

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Will this class affect my GPA in High School?

• CTE classes you take in middle school will not affect your GPA (Grade Point Average) in high school.

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• You will get credit for all the classes you pass and attendance meets requirements.

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• The CTE courses are listed on the high school transcript with your grade.

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What are my responsibilities?

As these courses are high school credit courses you will need for follow the following requirements.

• You can not miss more than 9 days of class or you could not get credit.
• For all High School courses taken at HPMS:
• To receive credit or a final grade in a class, a student must attend at least 90 percent of the days the class is offered. A student who attends at least 75 percent but fewer than 90 percent of the days the class is offered may receive credit or a final grade for the class if he or she completes a plan approved by the principal that allows the student to fulfill the instructional requirements for the class. If a student is involved in a criminal or juvenile court proceeding, the approval of the judge presiding over the case will also be required before the student receives credit or a final grade for the class. If a student attends less than 75 percent of the days a class is offered or has not completed the plan approved by the principal, then the student will be referred to the Attendance Review Committee to determine whether there are extenuating circumstances for the absences and how the student can regain credit or a final grade lost because of absences. (See HPISD Board Policy FEC .)
• More than 10% of the semester is 9 days. Once that threshold has occurred, then AP’s will work with students to recover through seat time.
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