The goal of House Bill 1 and the Bandera ISD College Readiness Plan is to ensure that students are able to perform college level course work at institutions of higher education.
| ELEMENTARY: GRADES PK-5 |
College Preparation
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Intervention
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Math/Reading Intervention
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Counselor Class Visits
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PSAT/SAT Vocabulary Building
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Reading Vocabulary Enrichment
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5th grade field trip
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Open enrollment Pre-K
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Accelerated Reading
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College & Career Exploration Internet Activities
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Reduce test anxiety
by increasing
student confidence
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Chess Curriculum
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Increase opportunities
for creativity
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Exposure to higher level questioning
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Increase % goal of LEP students for commended-STAAR
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Create analytical
test-taking mind set
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Ensure technology is available for instruction
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Build a solid foundation in the fundamentals of mathematics
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Build reading comprehension and writing abilities through the use of strategies for contextualizing difficult words
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Increase % students in Math/Reading-commended
on TAKS
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| MIDDLE SCHOOL: GRADES 6-8 |
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College Preparation
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Intervention
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Math/Reading Intervention
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Counselor Class Visits
College & Career Advisory Lessons
Expanding Horizons
Career Conferences
UTSA Pre-Engineering Prep.
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Targeted Advisories
Elective Course Supporting Core Academics
Revised Lesson Planning
Quality Staff Development
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Create analytical test-taking mind set
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Study Trip-8th grade
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Accelerated PSAT
classes - summer
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Increase course rigor by exposing students to higher level questioning
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College & Career Exploration Internet Activities
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Increase Pre-AP participation for sub-populations
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Increase students’ verbal and math abilities
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Career Guest Speakers
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Early exposure to SAT
Select students tested
DUKE Talent Search
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Accelerated Reading Program
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College & Career Fair
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Reduce test anxiety
by increasing
student confidence
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Real world application
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Develop individual graduation plans-8th
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Increase % of LEP students commended-STAAR
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Continue to build on solid foundations of STAAR
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Ensure technology is available for instruction
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Increase % commended students in Math/Reading
on STAAR
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Readi Step Testing
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Student Council
Builders' Club |
Targeted Advisories |
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HIGH SCHOOL: GRADES 9-12
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College Preparation
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Intervention
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Math/Reading Intervention
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Counselor Class Visits
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PSAT for all students
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INOVA
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College & Career Fairs
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AP/PAP Open Enrollment
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“Closing the Distance” Math TAKS intervention
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Guest Speakers
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Free AP Exams-all required to test
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CEI Lab [Reading]
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4 year plans
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Peterson’s Student Edge
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Texas Web-Tutor-Math
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Making HS Count & Making College Count Assemblies
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AP Potential
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Staff Development-“Closing the Achievement Gap”
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Career inventory
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SAT Prep mini-courses-summer school
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High Schools that Work
Conference
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Unlimited College Visits
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AP/IB Staff Development
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Ruby Payne Training
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Dual Credit/AP Courses
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PSAT Parent Night
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My Satori - All TAKS intervention-pending
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IB application
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SAT/PSAT
Vocabulary Building
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ESL Tutorials
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DAP Diploma
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“Ripple Effects” Curriculum
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Saturday School
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College Visit during Enrichment
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Accuplacer Prep during
Jr/Sr level Math classes
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TAKS Workshops
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Accuplacer Test given at HS
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Content Mastery-dual funded to assist all students
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Possible SIOP training for staff
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