Plan for graduation

This week Kelly Windham, Rockdale High School Counselor, has some very important information regarding student registration this spring:

Spring is a very busy time for Rockdale High School students. There are lots of sports, academic competitions, and FFA shows students will participate in.

It is also the time where the counselors meet individually with incoming freshman and the current high school students to register them for the next school year.

Texas has three graduation plans. The Foundation High School Program, the Foundation High School Program with Endorsements, and the Distinguished Foundation High School Program with Endorsements.

Different graduation programs have different options attached to them. Goal for all of the plans is to help students determine their interests and plans for their postsecondary training and education.

Incoming freshmen are required to complete a personal graduation plan and choose an endorsement, which is reviewed every year. It is a guide for students, parents, and counselors to use throughout high school years and is updated each year during registration.

Endorsements offered are the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), business and industry, public service, arts and humanities, and multi-disciplinary studies endorsements.

Students may earn more than one endorsement.

Each endorsement has several different programs of studies attached. These are comprised of the elective courses students get to register for. Students register for specific elective courses based on the students interests and availability at the high school.

In addition to electives, courses students must take standard core classes such as English, math, science and social studies. At RHS we offer regular, Pre-AP, and Advanced Placement classes for most core courses. The students choose which

The students choose which level they would like to take based on their future plan.

Each year registration is a time for students to review their personal graduation Plan and reevaluate the plan to ensure they are taking courses that fit their interests and will help them be successful in the future, whether it includes a postsecondary training or straight into the workforce.