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We transferred to Leander ISD from Beaverton school district in Oregon. My child completed Spanish 1 in 7th Grade. Since Stiles doesn't offer Spanish 2 he was not able to continue Spanish in 8th Grade. Will he be able to go into Spanish 2 in 9th Grade?

Yes - if your child earned a full high school credit for the 7th grade course, then they can take Spanish 2 at RHS.

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Are core courses like ELA, Math , Social studies and science considered towards GPA calculations? Does it mean grades of electives aren’t considered for GPA calculations?

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Are core courses like ELA, Math , Social studies and science considered towards GPA calculations? Does it mean grades of electives aren’t considered for GPA calculations?

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Leander ISD weighted GPA includes up to 8 semester grades in English, Math, Science, & Social Studies and up to 4 semester grades in Language. Unweighted GPA includes all courses taken.

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Does my child need to take a language class if they speak a home language? Is there a test they can take?

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Does my child need to take a language class if they speak a home language? Is there a test they can take?

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Leander ISD offers a language test for credits for students whose native language is not English. Rouse offers this test 1 time each semester. Please let your child's counselor know they are interested in taking this test.

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Do Industry-Based certifications count as an endorsement?

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Do Industry-Based certifications count as an endorsement?

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Industry based certification tests are available as an option for students to take in certain CTE courses. The exam itself does not count in the endorsement; the credit earned is what counts towards completing an endorsement.

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What is the average number of credits which RHS students will do every year?

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What is the average number of credits which RHS students will do every year?

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A full schedule is 8 class periods. Students earn 7-8 credits per year. Some classes that are double-blocked (meaning they take up 2 class periods on a schedule) only receive 1 credit. For example, Sports, Dance.

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Can you play football and be in the band?

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Can you play football and be in the band?

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Technically, yes. Both classes are double-blocked (meaning they take up 2 class periods in their schedule) and only receive 1 credit. If your child takes both a sport and band for more than 1 year, your counselor will need to meet with you to determine how they earn all credits to graduate in 4 years. Summer classes will be needed to make this happen.

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Will we as parents any 1:1 time with the counselors prior to submitting the child course sheets?

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Will we as parents any 1:1 time with the counselors prior to submitting the child course sheets?

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RHS counselors are currently working on collecting and entering in 2200+ course sheets before spring break. We do not have the capacity to meet one on one with all students and parents prior to this time. We encourage utilizing all the resources on our counseling website and emailing questions.

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Math Pace 2: My child in math pace 2 and AP, did we get any credit for that ? 

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Math Pace 2: My child in math pace 2 and AP, did we get any credit for that ? 

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Pace is not a term that we use in high school. Students who are in PACE math in middle school are on track to take Algebra 1 in 8th grade. Students do earn high school credit for that Algebra class taken in 8th grade (with a passing grade). Students with Algebra 1 credit will take Geometry next.

Our middle schools do not offer AP courses.

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Does endorsements matter if a student is aiming for law? What choice selections help to get there?

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Does endorsements matter if a student is aiming for law? What choice selections help to get there?

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Leander ISD does have a law enforcement program of study available at Glenn High School. However, completing a specific endorsement in high school is not a requirement to have a certain major in college.

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Is Off Campus PE offered in 9th grade, if yes, what are considered as off campus PE.

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Is Off Campus PE offered in 9th grade, if yes, what are considered as off campus PE.

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Check out the OCPE district website for more information.

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What is the max # of credits a student can achieve by the end of high school?

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What is the max # of credits a student can achieve by the end of high school?

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26 credits is what is required for high school graduation. Many students earn more credits, but there is no bonus or distinction based on earning more than 26 credits.

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OCPE: If my child is going to request OCPE, does she need to fill in this PE block of time with a random elective in 9th grade.

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OCPE: If my child is going to request OCPE, does she need to fill in this PE block of time with a random elective in 9th grade.

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Yes, your student needs to be sure and request 8 full class periods for their schedule.

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What is the difference between distinguished and multi disciplinary programs? What’s the value add of one over other ?

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What is the difference between distinguished and multi disciplinary programs? What’s the value add of one over other ?

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Distinguished Level of Achievement is a graduation plan that lists the specific credits a student needs to earn. The 3 graduation plans can be found in the Leander ISD course catalog. (Page 4)

Multidisciplinary endorsement is a set of classes within the graduation plan. Multidisciplinary endorsement means that students are taking specific core classes during high school. The requirements for multidisciplinary endorsement are on page 25 of the course catalog.

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Electives: If  completed a Fine Arts requirement in 8th grade, what should she fill in for that hour? Another art elective?

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Electives: If  completed a Fine Arts requirement in 8th grade, what should she fill in for that hour? Another art elective?

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Yes, your student can take another course.

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Sports/Tennis: I want to contact the tennis coach at Rouse about when tryouts are and how this class will go, how can I contact the coach about this? I tried looking for them on the website but I don’t know his/her name. Can you help me out?

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Sports/Tennis: I want to contact the tennis coach at Rouse about when tryouts are and how this class will go, how can I contact the coach about this? I tried looking for them on the website but I don’t know his/her name. Can you help me out?

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alex.smith@leanderisd.org

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If GPA is out of 5 how are people scoring 5.2 etc entering senior year?

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If GPA is out of 5 how are people scoring 5.2 etc entering senior year?

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Advanced courses can earn up to a 5.5 GPA and AP courses can earn up to a 6.0 GPA. Students with GPA's higher than 5.0 are taking Advanced and/or AP courses and earning 90s and above. You can see the GPA points given for each semester grade on page 41 of the Leander ISD course catalog.

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Pe and Art: Does credits earned for PE and Art in middle school count in high school?

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Pe and Art: Does credits earned for PE and Art in middle school count in high school?

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Leander ISD does not offer a high school PE credit in middle school. Students may earn an Art credit in middle school IF they are enrolled in the high school credit Art course.

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How does acceleration work? Can a kid take geometry acceleration during summer? 

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How does acceleration work? Can a kid take geometry acceleration during summer? 

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Leander ISD typically does offer Geometry for original credit in summer school. Once a student completes a credit, they will be enrolled in the next course in the sequence. For example, if a student completes Geometry in the summer, they will take Algebra 2 during the next school year.

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Subcampus: Help me understand taking a class at a different campus that isn't offered at Rouse?

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Subcampus: Help me understand taking a class at a different campus that isn't offered at Rouse?

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Students can request to take a class at another campus if it is not available at Rouse High School. We typically have to wait until August to finalize the student's schedule because we have to have our master schedule and the other building's master schedule finalized before completing the student schedule. Subcampus students do need to have their own transportation to and from the other campus.

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My child did Spanish1 in middle school. Can he do Spanish2 in ACC. Course update submission deadline is  may 1st while acc summer course completion is Aug. Will late submission impact his selection of Spanish 3? Will this impact gpa or class rank if he takes only 2 semesters of LOTE on campus?

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My child did Spanish1 in middle school. Can he do Spanish2 in ACC. Course update submission deadline is  may 1st while acc summer course completion is Aug. Will late submission impact his selection of Spanish 3? Will this impact gpa or class rank if he takes only 2 semesters of LOTE on campus?

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Students who start their language sequence at Rouse cannot continue that sequence at ACC. Specifically, ACC has their own college level prerequisites that are required for Spanish 2. They will not accept a high school Spanish 1 credit to meet their prerequisite.

ACC dual credit courses are not calculated into high school GPA.

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Credit Information: Does dance team count toward PE or Fine arts, or both?

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Credit Information: Does dance team count toward PE or Fine arts, or both?

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For the first year, Dance will earn 1 fine art credit and 1 PE credit.

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Where can we see how many credits we earned in the 8th grade? 

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Where can we see how many credits we earned in the 8th grade? 

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Students should be able to access the information in HAC.

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Can you educate us on language credits and number of years to be taken for graduation?

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Can you educate us on language credits and number of years to be taken for graduation?

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Students must have 2 credits of the same language for the Distinguished Level of Achievement graduation plan. Students need 3 credits of the same language for the Distinguished with Honors graduation plan.

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If my child doesn't have enough selection for his choice of endorsement due to his band selection, would that impact anything? If he doesn't complete band for 4 years and can't do a pltw, will he be considered multi disciplinary endorsement?

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If my child doesn't have enough selection for his choice of endorsement due to his band selection, would that impact anything? If he doesn't complete band for 4 years and can't do a pltw, will he be considered multi disciplinary endorsement?

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Yes, many students earn multidisciplinary endorsement. Students only need to complete 1 endorsement for graduation.

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Please elaborate on off campus option for electives?

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Please elaborate on off campus option for electives?

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Students can request to take a class at another campus if it is not available at Rouse High School. We typically have to wait until August to finalize the student's schedule because we have to have our master schedule and the other building's master schedule finalized before completing the student schedule. Subcampus students do need to have their own transportation to and from the other campus.

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How does Marching Band affect schedules? Double Block? What does that mean? Every day or only A or B day class?

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How does Marching Band affect schedules? Double Block? What does that mean? Every day or only A or B day class?

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Band takes up 2 classes periods on a student schedule. 1 class period on A day and 1 class period on B day.

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A student takes weighted course and in middle of year he found he can’t handle, what are the options ?

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A student takes weighted course and in middle of year he found he can’t handle, what are the options ?

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We do have a level down request window in September.

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2 period for 1 credit: What does this mean? 

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2 period for 1 credit: What does this mean? 

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Some classes (sports, band, dance) take up 2 class periods on a schedule, but only earn 1 credit.

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Can you take Geometry and Algebra II together (concurrent enrollment) in 9th grade? Is it feasible for a freshman? If so, any disadvantages/difficulties with such a choice?

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Can you take Geometry and Algebra II together (concurrent enrollment) in 9th grade? Is it feasible for a freshman? If so, any disadvantages/difficulties with such a choice?

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Yes, Geometry and Algebra 2 can be taken concurrently. It is feasible as a freshman. It is really an individual decision if the student will be able to handle 2 math classes at the same time with the rest of their course load.

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Geometry in 8th Grade: What are the options for 9th grade math classes 

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Geometry in 8th Grade: What are the options for 9th grade math classes 

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After Geometry, students will take Algebra 2.

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How to get swim team in rouse? How does the selection work? How is the schedule?

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How to get swim team in rouse? How does the selection work? How is the schedule?

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Swim team tryouts are in the summer. If a student requests swim for their schedule, the coach will reach out regarding tryouts. You can always contact our coach with direct questions: savannah.robinson@leanderisd.org

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GPA calculator: My daughter will take only Algebra 2 and Precalculus in high school as she is doing geometry in 8th grade . If she takes AP calculus AB , would that course grade be used towards her GPA? I heard dual credit courses don’t count towards GPA

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GPA calculator: My daughter will take only Algebra 2 and Precalculus in high school as she is doing geometry in 8th grade . If she takes AP calculus AB , would that course grade be used towards her GPA? I heard dual credit courses don’t count towards GPA

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Dual Credit and AP classes are not the same time. AP Calculus AB is an AP course (not dual credit). In this scenario, AP Calculus will be calculated into high school GPA. Our district policy states that up to 8 semester grades for Math are calculated into weighted GPA. Courses taken starting the summer after 8th grade are calculated into high school GPA.

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If a student takes multiple electives in a year, they will end up taking an extra class in the day. Can it happen ?

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If a student takes multiple electives in a year, they will end up taking an extra class in the day. Can it happen ?

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Students can only have 8 class periods in their schedule.

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Science Fair: Is there a plan to start science fair in Rouse as it's already available in other high schools in LISD? Can the student go private if Rouse doesn't plan?

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Science Fair: Is there a plan to start science fair in Rouse as it's already available in other high schools in LISD? Can the student go private if Rouse doesn't plan?

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You can check out the clubs and organizations available at Rouse on our website. Any specific questions about clubs would need to be director to the club sponsor.

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How many electives can you have in the electives section?

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How many electives can you have in the electives section?

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Each student's requests may be different. Students need to request a total of 8 class periods to complete their schedule.

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Gpa: If I take advanced classes for subjects that are part of my long-term goals but not for those I do not intend to pursue after high school, how would that affect my GPA?

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Gpa: If I take advanced classes for subjects that are part of my long-term goals but not for those I do not intend to pursue after high school, how would that affect my GPA?

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Only the following are calculated in your weighted GPA:

Up to eight semesters in English/language arts;

Up to eight semesters in mathematics;

Up to eight semesters in science;

Up to eight semesters in social studies; and

Up to four semesters in languages other than English (LOTE).

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Dance: If I took principles of dance in my freshman year, how long will it take me to be on the Royals or a team in which I can perform? Does dance count as a Pe and Dance credit?

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Dance: If I took principles of dance in my freshman year, how long will it take me to be on the Royals or a team in which I can perform? Does dance count as a Pe and Dance credit?

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Students who want to try out for our dance team need to take Dance Team Prep. For the first year a student takes dance, they get 1 fine art credit and 1 PE credit.

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If I tryout for volleyball or any sport and don’t make it in, is there some kind of offseason? 

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If I tryout for volleyball or any sport and don’t make it in, is there some kind of offseason? 

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Only students who make the team are able to stay in a sports period. Students who do not make the team will be removed from the period and placed into a regular PE class.

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Course pre-requisites: Some courses have pre-requisites - how would a student figure out if they have the required pre-requisite?

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Course pre-requisites: Some courses have pre-requisites - how would a student figure out if they have the required pre-requisite?

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All required prerequisites are listed in the Leander ISD course catalog with each course description.

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DECA: For DECA, will there be a specific tryout or audition to get in? Also if you are in DECA will there be meetings, if yes what is the schedule for this club?

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DECA: For DECA, will there be a specific tryout or audition to get in? Also if you are in DECA will there be meetings, if yes what is the schedule for this club?

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You can view club information the RHS website. Please reach out to the sponsor for specific questions about requirements for any club or organization on campus.

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If I want to take an AP or ACC class, which one would be better?

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If I want to take an AP or ACC class, which one would be better?

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It truly depends on the individual student and what is best for them. ACC and AP courses are 2 options to earn college credit in high school.

Check out this page for AP course and exam info.

Check out this page for ACC Dual Credit info.

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What is the criteria for student getting the selected elective class? Is it first come first or random assignment 

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What is the criteria for student getting the selected elective class? Is it first come first or random assignment 

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We use a scheduling program that creates the best master schedule and student schedule for all requests for our 2200+ students.

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Revisiting the plan every year: If a student wants to change the endorsement after 9th grade, is it possible? What about a change after 10th grade?

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Revisiting the plan every year: If a student wants to change the endorsement after 9th grade, is it possible? What about a change after 10th grade?

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Yes, students can change endorsements during high school. Most students need to decide on an endorsement by 10th or 11th grade to ensure they have enough time to complete the required course sequence.

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What are endorsements? How do they help? How do we get it if we need it? 

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What are endorsements? How do they help? How do we get it if we need it? 

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Students must complete 1 endorsement for high school graduation. It is a checkmark on a students transcript that their counselor will complete upon graduation. Each counselor is tracking courses through high school for each student to ensure they have completed at least 1 endorsement by graduation.

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How a student can get their certificate for their volunteer hours like presidential certificate ?

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How a student can get their certificate for their volunteer hours like presidential certificate ?

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Leander ISD does not require volunteer hours for graduation. Some clubs and organizations will have a service hour component. We do not award the presidential certificate for volunteer hours.

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My daughter has completed Art I (HS credit), Principles of arts and AV (HS credit) and Spanish I (HS credit).  Does this mean she doesn’t have to pick any Fine arts? 

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My daughter has completed Art I (HS credit), Principles of arts and AV (HS credit) and Spanish I (HS credit).  Does this mean she doesn’t have to pick any Fine arts? 

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The Art 1 HS credit taken in 8th grade will complete the required fine arts credit for high school graduation requirements.

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Can my child pick Fashion design if she has completed principles of art and AV? And How would she pick it in Naviance?

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Can my child pick Fashion design if she has completed principles of art and AV? And How would she pick it in Naviance?

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Fashion Design is available starting in 10th grade.

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If my child wants to be architect, what elective can she pick?

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If my child wants to be architect, what elective can she pick?

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Honestly, she can pick any elective. I would encourage her to take Art, Art 2 Drawing, Introduction to Engineering, and Graphic Design. These are all classes that we have at Rouse. Other campus do have specific Architecture courses, but students would need to subcampus there.

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Classes actually taught at Rouse: In the course catalog it will tell you if some classes are only offered at certain campuses but we're learning that some classes just aren't offered at Rouse because there aren't enough kids for the class. Is there a list somewhere of the classes actually offered, or the classes that are pending based on interest?

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Classes actually taught at Rouse: In the course catalog it will tell you if some classes are only offered at certain campuses but we're learning that some classes just aren't offered at Rouse because there aren't enough kids for the class. Is there a list somewhere of the classes actually offered, or the classes that are pending based on interest?

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Classes offered at Rouse are listed on our course request sheets. All of those are posted on our counseling website here.

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I Have already taken  Spanish 1 and 2, and am transferring to LISD from RRISD. Will I be able to take Spanish 3?

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I Have already taken  Spanish 1 and 2, and am transferring to LISD from RRISD. Will I be able to take Spanish 3?

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Yes. Leander ISD will accept credits taken in RRISD.

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Continuous Improvement: The speaker in Transitioning to High School encouraged kids struggling to pass to ask teachers for "continuous improvement".  Is that some special program, or more of an ad hoc thing?

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Continuous Improvement: The speaker in Transitioning to High School encouraged kids struggling to pass to ask teachers for "continuous improvement".  Is that some special program, or more of an ad hoc thing?

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Continuous improvement is not a special program at Rouse. Teachers will offer continuous improvement if a student has failed a grading cycle as a way to show their learning and to, hopefully, improve their cycle grade.

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What is the difference in college credit earned thru AP courses and ECHS?

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What is the difference in college credit earned thru AP courses and ECHS?

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College credit earned through AP courses is through the AP exam taken at the end of the course.

Students at ECHS take an actual college course through Austin Community College.

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What are the Pros and cons for Rouse vs ECHS ? 

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What are the Pros and cons for Rouse vs ECHS ? 

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The decision to apply to ECHS is really specific to each individual student and their specific goals. I'd encourage learning about ECHS as an option to make the best decision.

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GPA: My son completed other language course for 5 years before entering to freshman. If he doesn’t take any language courses during high school period, he might not get 4 semesters of GPA. How it will impact his overall GPA?

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GPA: My son completed other language course for 5 years before entering to freshman. If he doesn’t take any language courses during high school period, he might not get 4 semesters of GPA. How it will impact his overall GPA?

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If he earned high school credit for those courses, then additional language credit in high school is not needed for graduation purposes. Your student will not have language credits calculated into GPA meaning fewer semester grades will be factored in their GPA calculation.

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Cumulative GPA is the GPA calculation that includes all semester grades starting after 8th grade. Leander ISD calculates a weighted and an unweighted cumulative GPA.

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Spanish Credit: If I am taking Spanish tuitions, and I went to take Spanish 3 or 4 in 10th grade, what test can I take to get that credit?

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Spanish Credit: If I am taking Spanish tuitions, and I went to take Spanish 3 or 4 in 10th grade, what test can I take to get that credit?

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Leander ISD does offer a language test for credit for native speakers. You can talk with your current school counselor on availability of testing dates.

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Can a kid switch to band if they don't make the football team?

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Can a kid switch to band if they don't make the football team?

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Probably not. Both of these activities start during the summer. We encourage reaching out to the band director and coaches with any additional questions.

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How I can enroll  for my daughter in Ap course she is 8 grade and Acc and AP when she will be able to submit the or put her name in course.

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How I can enroll  for my daughter in Ap course she is 8 grade and Acc and AP when she will be able to submit the or put her name in course.

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Students can request AP courses during our course selection process each spring. There is a separate AP exam registration.

ACC Dual Credit courses are scheduled on RHS campus for 11th and 12th grade courses. Students can do their dual credit enrollment steps during the semester prior to when they want to start dual credit coursework.

Check out this page for AP course and exam info.

Check out this page for ACC Dual Credit info.

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I see that the course catalog has details about different pathways and course sequences. How do we know what courses are offered in Rouse?  Also it will be nice to have student led booths about  each path way about what is offered at Rouse high. 

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I see that the course catalog has details about different pathways and course sequences. How do we know what courses are offered in Rouse?  Also it will be nice to have student led booths about  each path way about what is offered at Rouse high. 

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You can check course availability specific to Rouse by checking our course request sheets. Those are available for anyone to view on our counseling department website.

Additionally, you can view programs that are specific to certain campuses by reviewing pages 44-45 in the Leander ISD course catalog.

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If a student did Algebra-I in 8th grade and wants to do Algebra-II in 9th grade, is to sufficient to clear the Exam for Acceleration in Summer?

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If a student did Algebra-I in 8th grade and wants to do Algebra-II in 9th grade, is to sufficient to clear the Exam for Acceleration in Summer?

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Students who take an Exam for Acceleration must earn an 80 or higher in both semester exams in order to earn credit. Simply completing Algebra 1 does not necessarily prepare students to pass the Geometry exam for acceleration with an 80 or higher.

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CTE in Rouse High School ? Is CTE offered in Rouse High School? If not what can parents do bring this program to Rouse? I think this will be helpful for kids who want to pursue careers in medical field.

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CTE in Rouse High School ? Is CTE offered in Rouse High School? If not what can parents do bring this program to Rouse? I think this will be helpful for kids who want to pursue careers in medical field.

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CTE stands for Career & Technical Education. It is an umbrella term used to identify a variety of courses that students can take in high school. Rouse High School has courses within the biomedical sciences path. Currently the health science program is available at LHS and CPHS.

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Leander ISD students interested in entering health and medical professions can join a Career and Technical Education (CTE) program of study within the Health Science cluster.

The Health Science programs include Exercise Science and Wellness and Healthcare Therapeutics.

Students in CTE medical programs have the opportunity to intern and shadow nurses and doctors at the Cedar Park Regional Hospital after completing required courses.

"We research what job we may want to do in the future, and it's just really interesting," Leander High School graduate and Healthcare Therapeutics student Ankita Ravi said. "It has actually let me find a path of what I want to do in the future."

By graduation, Healthcare Therapeutics students are able to acquire their Medical Assistant certification.

"I've always wanted to be a doctor and go into the medical field, but this has definitely given me a broader sense of what that means and the behind-the-scenes work of it," Cedar Park High School graduate and Healthcare Therapeutics student Nasreen Marikar said.

To learn more about Leander ISD CTE programs, visit the CTE webpage and check out the videos below.

Healthcare Therapeutics

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CTE in LISD: Intro to Health Science | Leander ISD News

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Leander ISD students interested in entering health and medical professions can join a Career and Technical Education (CTE) program of study within the Health Science cluster. The Health Science programs include Exercise Science and Wellness and Healthcare Therapeutics.

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Maximum GPA for sophomores (class of 2027)? Since Pre Calculus AP is a new course being offered at Rouse for next year, what is the highest GPA that 10th graders can have (is it still 5.6 or does it go higher)?

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Maximum GPA for sophomores (class of 2027)? Since Pre Calculus AP is a new course being offered at Rouse for next year, what is the highest GPA that 10th graders can have (is it still 5.6 or does it go higher)?

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There isn't a maximum GPA for a student. GPA is calculated based on a student's earned semester grades. Each class is on a specific GPA scale and GPA points are earned based on the semester grade in each class. You can find all this information beginning on page 41 of the course catalog.

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If the kid chooses tennis and is not on the team and moves to PE. Will PE double block ? If not will the kid can choose other elective later. 

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If the kid chooses tennis and is not on the team and moves to PE. Will PE double block ? If not will the kid can choose other elective later. 

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It depends on the time year. Typically, tennis tryouts are in the summer so there is time for the student to choose another elective and only need 1 PE class. If the student drops (or doesn't make) a sport after the school year has start, they will probably have to have 2 PE classes.

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Educational plans & College ready: Should you do Distinguished Level of Achievement or LISD Distinguished Level with Honors to be College ready?

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Educational plans & College ready: Should you do Distinguished Level of Achievement or LISD Distinguished Level with Honors to be College ready?

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If a student is planning to go directly to a 4 year college, they should at least graduate with Distinguished Level of Achievement. The honors graduation plan is also appropriate for this plan.

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Football and number of periods: Does Football cover 1 or 2 periods? Can or should you select Football for PE and football for elective?

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Football and number of periods: Does Football cover 1 or 2 periods? Can or should you select Football for PE and football for elective?

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Football takes up 2 periods on a student schedule. Students earn 1 PE credit for the class.

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Fine Arts elective required? Do you have to do 1 Fine Arts for the required electives? 

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Fine Arts elective required? Do you have to do 1 Fine Arts for the required electives? 

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Students must have 1 fine art credit during high school to meet graduation requirements.

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Spanish 1: Is Spanish 1 offered by LISD during summer? If not can the student take Spanish 1 from ACC? IS it offered online or in person? 

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Spanish 1: Is Spanish 1 offered by LISD during summer? If not can the student take Spanish 1 from ACC? IS it offered online or in person? 

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Spanish 1 is typically not offered in Leander ISD summer school. There is an ACC dual credit course that we can award Spanish 1 credit for high school. However, this class is not scheduled on RHS campus and must be done in a summer or as an additional online course outside of the regular school day. Please check out this website for information about Dual Credit.

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Spanish 1 in ACC: Can you please confirm if this is the course you are mentioning about in ACC

https://eapps.austincc.edu/faculty/syllabus.php?id=438587

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SPAN 1411 Spanish I

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Spanish 1 in ACC: Can you please confirm if this is the course you are mentioning about in ACC

https://eapps.austincc.edu/faculty/syllabus.php?id=438587

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SPAN 1411 Spanish I

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SPANISH 1411 at ACC will provide Spanish 1 high school credit with a passing grade. Students MUST complete the ACC enrollment steps 1-9 and meet TSI prior to being able to enroll in an ACC course. Please check out this website for more information.

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SPANISH 1411 at ACC: Would like to know if completing Spanish 1 in ACC and doing Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 in 9th and 10th grade. Will this count towards Spanish honors?  Also is there any advantage of doing Spanish honors? Is there any benefit in college admissions or credits transferred for college? 

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SPANISH 1411 at ACC: Would like to know if completing Spanish 1 in ACC and doing Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 in 9th and 10th grade. Will this count towards Spanish honors?  Also is there any advantage of doing Spanish honors? Is there any benefit in college admissions or credits transferred for college? 

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Spanish 1 credit can be earned by taking a dual credit course through ACC. Information about dual credit options are available here. Switching from ACC to a Rouse class may not be always recommended because ACC will not follow our continuous curriculum. There is no Spanish Honors. Leander ISD does have a graduation plan called Distinguished w/Honors which requires 3 credits of the same language. Spanish Honor Society has it's own criteria to be accepted. Credits earned through ACC Dual credit are college credits and can be transferred to another college/university.

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Computer science pathway: My son is planning to take the computer science pathway, For, Computer science advanced.. Algebra 1 is the prerequisite. He finished Algebra 1 in 7th grade. On the programs of study sheet, Computer science principles AP is the first class. Will he be able to do Computer science advanced in 9th grade instead of computer science principles AP. Thanks

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Computer science pathway: My son is planning to take the computer science pathway, For, Computer science advanced.. Algebra 1 is the prerequisite. He finished Algebra 1 in 7th grade. On the programs of study sheet, Computer science principles AP is the first class. Will he be able to do Computer science advanced in 9th grade instead of computer science principles AP. Thanks

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He can request Computer Science 1 Adv.

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OCPE Question: On the Course Selection sheet, OCPE is under "double blocked". If my child qualifies for Category 2, he should only choose 1 extra elective, correct?  (4 core classes and 4 electives total)

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OCPE Question: On the Course Selection sheet, OCPE is under "double blocked". If my child qualifies for Category 2, he should only choose 1 extra elective, correct?  (4 core classes and 4 electives total)

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Category 2 does not allow a student to leave campus for their activity. So they would need to request a full schedule, 8 total classes.

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Is a 9th grade student able to participate in cross country/track and swim team? I know there are tryouts for swim team, are there also tryouts for cross country and track?

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Is a 9th grade student able to participate in cross country/track and swim team? I know there are tryouts for swim team, are there also tryouts for cross country and track?

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We encourage communication with all coaches if a student is interested in participating in multiple sports. All athletic contact information can be found here.

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If our student is interested in joining show choir for 9th grade, but the class needs paperwork submitted or an audition to join; who do we contact?

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If our student is interested in joining show choir for 9th grade, but the class needs paperwork submitted or an audition to join; who do we contact?

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Middle school choir teachers will get information from our high school directors about any audition needed. You are also welcome to contact our director (jenna.quiroz@leanderisd.org).

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GPA: If my child takes Algebra 2 in 8th grade and then has up to Calc BC in 11th, then will they get credits and have affected GPA taking Statistics in 12th grade?

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GPA: If my child takes Algebra 2 in 8th grade and then has up to Calc BC in 11th, then will they get credits and have affected GPA taking Statistics in 12th grade?

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Students earn credit for every class that they pass with a 70 or higher (and have attendance 90% or higher). Weighted GPA includes up to 8 semester grades taken in grades 9-12.

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Does my child need to have a prerequisite for Fashion Design?

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Does my child need to have a prerequisite for Fashion Design?

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There is no prerequisite for Fashion Design 1. It is a 10th grade course. I would recommend Principles of Human Services for a 9th grade elective if interested in Fashion Design starting in 10th grade.

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ACC and SAT/ACT/TSI: Since ACC changed their testing standards and students must have taken the TSI/SAT/or ACT first before enrolling in dual credit, will LISD be providing these tests to students earlier than their Junior year?

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ACC and SAT/ACT/TSI: Since ACC changed their testing standards and students must have taken the TSI/SAT/or ACT first before enrolling in dual credit, will LISD be providing these tests to students earlier than their Junior year?

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Rouse will offer the TSI to sophomores beginning this year. This year we are offering 2 TSI testing dates. ACC additionally is offering free TSI testing this year for students applying for dual credit.

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If an incoming 9th grader wants to few courses during summer, which one should he choose ACC/Leander summer school/ Exam for acceleration. Which one does LISD accept and give credit?

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If an incoming 9th grader wants to few courses during summer, which one should he choose ACC/Leander summer school/ Exam for acceleration. Which one does LISD accept and give credit?

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These are very different options, but we will accept credit from all. It is a very individual decision.

You can find options for ACC here.

Leander ISD Summer school information will be available on the district website around April 1.

Exam for Acceleration (we call Credit by Exam in high school): requires students to take a final exam only to earn credit. Students must earn an 80 or higher on each exam in order to earn credit. Credit by Exam does not provide instruction in the course.

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In which year can the student start working on the IBCs?

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In which year can the student start working on the IBCs?

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Students will take IBC's during specific CTE courses taken at Rouse. Students can only take IBC's if they are in the CTE courses.

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Sports: Do you get placed in a double blocks pe period if you don’t make the team or do you get placed in Pe and a back up elective is selected for the student?

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Sports: Do you get placed in a double blocks pe period if you don’t make the team or do you get placed in Pe and a back up elective is selected for the student?

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It depends on the time of year that the student is removed from the sport.

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Honors: What are the graduation requirements for honors?

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Honors: What are the graduation requirements for honors?

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These requirements are listed on page 5 of the course catalog.

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Does taking 4 years of computer science in high school give you the language requirement for high school graduation?

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Does taking 4 years of computer science in high school give you the language requirement for high school graduation?

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Only one of our computer science courses gives an additional language credit. Students need at least 2 credits of the same language for graduation.

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Athletics - how does track and basketball align if a student want to do both?

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Athletics - how does track and basketball align if a student want to do both?

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We encourage communicating with both coaches for students who want to do multiple sports. Coach contact information can be found on the RHS athletics page.

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Schedule access: We received an email to register in Naviance but it was addressed to incoming 6th and 7th graders. When we started to setup the 4 year plan it said it was due in May of 2026. Seems like the system thinks our daughter is in 7th grade not 8th grade. How do we get this fixed?

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Schedule access: We received an email to register in Naviance but it was addressed to incoming 6th and 7th graders. When we started to setup the 4 year plan it said it was due in May of 2026. Seems like the system thinks our daughter is in 7th grade not 8th grade. How do we get this fixed?

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I would encourage reaching out to your child's middle school counselor to help with this.

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In middle school, I only took 2 high school credit classes (one of them being Algebra I). Does this put me at a disadvantage in high school?

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In middle school, I only took 2 high school credit classes (one of them being Algebra I). Does this put me at a disadvantage in high school?

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Absolutely not! You will have plenty of time to earn all required credits in high school.

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Basketball tryouts are typically in the fall. You can check out our RHS athletics website for the coach's information if you'd like to contact the coach.

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Band: Does marching band count towards PE credit?

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Band: Does marching band count towards PE credit?

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Students earn 1 fine art credit for year in band. They earn .5 PE credit in each of the first 2 years in band.

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Two Algebra credits same grade possible? If a student comes with Algebra I HS credit from MS, can he/she take Algebra II and Algebra II Advance together in same grade example 9th grade without class schedule conflicts? 

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Two Algebra credits same grade possible? If a student comes with Algebra I HS credit from MS, can he/she take Algebra II and Algebra II Advance together in same grade example 9th grade without class schedule conflicts? 

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No. Algebra 2 and Algebra 2 Advanced are the same high school credit. Students cannot take both and earn credit in both.

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SRO: Does RHS have a dedicated on-site SRO(s)? When is the anticipated LISD-PD set to launch?

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SRO: Does RHS have a dedicated on-site SRO(s)? When is the anticipated LISD-PD set to launch?

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Officer Horn is the Leander SRO that we have at Rouse High School. Any information about the District PD would be communicated through our district first.

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Schedule: Does RHS double block any core classes?

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Schedule: Does RHS double block any core classes?

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Core classes are not double blocked.

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Weighted or Unweighted: What's the difference between weighted and unweighted GPA? 

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Weighted or Unweighted: What's the difference between weighted and unweighted GPA? 

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Weighted GPA is calculcated based on up to 8 semester grades in English, Science, Social Studies, and Math and up to 4 semester grades in languages. Weighted GPA is used for rank calculation. Unweighted GPA includes grades from all courses (including electives). Detailed information about weighted and unweighted GPA can be found in the course catalog.

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Language credit: If I learn any of the computer programming language, does it count towards language credit?

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Language credit: If I learn any of the computer programming language, does it count towards language credit?

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We only have 1 computer course that earns an additional language credit. Students need to have 2 of the same language credits for graduation. Not all colleges will accept computer language for admission requirements.

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Is a student able to play football  and wrestle at the same time? Do the seasons overlap?

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Is a student able to play football  and wrestle at the same time? Do the seasons overlap?

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Wrestling typically starts after football. For any students who wants to participate in multiple sports need to be sure and communicate with the coaches regarding scheduling.

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Computer Science class: If my student is taking computer science class at Stiles, can he take Advanced or AP Computer Science class?

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Computer Science class: If my student is taking computer science class at Stiles, can he take Advanced or AP Computer Science class?

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Either class is for 9th grade students. Comp Sci 1 Adv does require Algebra 1 as a prerequisite.

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is it possible to take a art credit in 11th or 12th grade?

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is it possible to take a art credit in 11th or 12th grade?

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yes

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Off campus PE: Can I elect two additional elective if I am choosing off campus PE to fill my 8 periods?

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Off campus PE: Can I elect two additional elective if I am choosing off campus PE to fill my 8 periods?

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Students need to request 8 class periods for their schedule.

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Is the lisd honors graduation plan better than distinguished or does it really matter

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Is the lisd honors graduation plan better than distinguished or does it really matter

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It depends on what is best for each student. For some students taking a 3rd language is a preferred class; for other students they may want to take another elective to help them meet their goals.

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LISD Distinguished Honors: If a student wants to take LISD Distinguished honors, how can he enroll in that? Who decides that and can he change it in sophomore year?

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LISD Distinguished Honors: If a student wants to take LISD Distinguished honors, how can he enroll in that? Who decides that and can he change it in sophomore year?

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There is no enrollment into the honors graduation plan. If a student meets those requirements, their counselor will be sure their graduation plan is noted.

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Electives: Is student allowed to request for change of an allocated elective before May 1st?

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Electives: Is student allowed to request for change of an allocated elective before May 1st?

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Yes, we will communicate around April 1 how to make a change to course requests. May 1 is our district deadline. No changes will be made after May 1.

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If a student completes Telugu foreign language out side of school  during may 2026 will that credit be added to transcript of 9th grade.

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If a student completes Telugu foreign language out side of school  during may 2026 will that credit be added to transcript of 9th grade.

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Any program out of Leander ISD needs to be approved to ensure credit can be given. The year it goes on the transcript is dependent on when the credit is earned.

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Subcampus: If my child wants to take classes that are only offered at another campus, what would that schedule look like? Will it be a full day at both campuses? 

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Subcampus: If my child wants to take classes that are only offered at another campus, what would that schedule look like? Will it be a full day at both campuses? 

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Alot of factors go into subcampus scheduling. Typically we cannot finish subcampus scheules until closer to the start of school. We do try and schedule 1 day at Rouse and 1 day at the subcampus.