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CLEAR CREEK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

2020-2021 SCHOOL PROFILE

501 Palomino Lane League City, TX 77573 281-284-1300 https://clearsprings.ccisd.net/

CSHS COUNSELING TEAM Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Greg Smith

Students’ Last Names A-D Principal: Mr. Michael Houston Ms. Deb Rom Associate Principal: Dr. Joseph Ruiz [email protected] Dean of Instruction: Ms. Heather Wallace 281-284-1342 Lead Counselor & Director College Counseling: Ms. Denise Cottenoir

Students’ Last Names E-La Ms. Angela Alksne CLEAR CREEK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT is home to explorers and [email protected] adventurers! Nestled along the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston and the 281-284-1344 boating waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Clear Creek ISD proudly serves the Students’ Last Names Le-Ra educational growth of more than 42,000 students and continues to be one of the Ms. Iraima Lopez-Bauer [email protected] most desireable places to raise a family in the Greater Houston area. Clear Creek th 281-284-1345 ISD is the 29 largest school district in , out of approximately 1,000 districts. Students’ Last Names Re-Z Our district spans 120 square miles, 13 municipalities, and two counties (Harris & Ms. Tracie Knutson Galveston). We are governed by a high performing Board of Trustees, seven [email protected] elected community members representing areas of the district. We pride 281-284-1348 ourselves on involving our stakeholders in making curriculum, finance, and policy Special Programs A-Z decisons, and all of our decisions are made with the best interest of children in Ms. Kristi Gann mind. [email protected] 281-284-1428 CLEAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, the fourth comprehensive high school in Clear Student Support Counselors Creek ISD, is committed to meeting the needs of students through high Ms. Karen Grayson expectations in academics, athletics, fine arts, and all other student extra- [email protected] curricular activities. The 465,000 square foot building is designed to promote our 281-284-1484 vision of creating a personalized and positive learning environment for all 2843 Mr. Vinson Gonzales students enrolled. [email protected] 281-284-1452 The mission of Clear Springs High school, the beacon of innovative learning, is to CSHS REGISTRARS cultivate self-direction, confidence, and commitment to excellence by instilling

Students’ Last Name A-La uncompromised character, a strong work ethic, and meaningful relationships. Ms. Terri Harrell [email protected] CCISD CURRICULUM consists of over 300 courses from which to choose to prepare 281-284-1326 students for college, technical school, and careers. Courses are offered at both Students’ Last Name Le-Z regular and advanced levels. Students may take ‘Dual Credit’ coursework at Ms. Melanie Mitchell College of the Mainland. Advanced Academic, Pre-Advanced Placement, and [email protected] Advanced Placement courses are advanced levels which provide students with 281-284-1387 more concentrated study in a particular field and receive weighted points on our

CSHS COLLEGE & CAREER SPECIALIST G.P.A. scale. Classes are taught on a traditional seven period day and numeric grades are awarded. Ms. Natalie Nylen [email protected] 281-284-1397 CEEB/ACT School Code: 444082

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ADVANCED ACADEMIC AND CLEAR CONNECTIONS ONLINE ACADEMY PROGRAM Due to the ongoing public health COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES OFFERED AT threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Clear Creek Independent School District created CSHS Clear Connections Online Learning Program. Clear Connections is a tuition free K-12 English: online program of choice for the 2020-2021 school year. Clear Connections classes are PreAP English I, II PreAP English I, II taught by current CCISD teachers and mirror the quality of instruction occurring on the A Leadership home campus. Clear Connections secondary students follow a daily seven period AP English III Lang & Comp schedule that aligns with their home campus. Students’ schedules require AP English IV Lit & Comp English IV Dual Credit participation in real-time (synchronous) and independent (asynchronous) learning. Humanities AA Clear Connections Secondary Instructional Models include: AP Capstone Seminar • Pure Clear Connections: Daily interactions with an online collaborative setting AP Capstone Research Mathematics: led by a CCISD teacher and other Clear Connections students. PreAP Algebra I, II • Hybrid Clear Connections: Daily interactions with an online Brick and Mortar PreAP Geometry collaborative setting led by a CCISD teacher and with other students in the PreAP PreCalculus AP Calculus AB, BC course. AP Statistics • Edgenuity: A completely self-directed platform in which learning takes place Science: any time and any place with a teacher available to assist with pacing and goal PreAP Biology AP Biology setting. PreAP Chemistry High school course offerings for Clear Connections include on level Pre-AP and AP AP Chemistry options, however, the course offerings are limited when compared to the course AP Physics 1, 2, C AP Environmental Science offerings at the Brick and Mortar home campus. High school students who participate Anatomy & Physiology AA in Clear Connections will have a “CC” course number on their schedule of courses and Biotechnology I, II AA a “Z” indicator on their transcript during the 2020-2021 school year for all courses in Social Studies: AP Human Geography which credit was granted through Clear Connections. Clear Connections students and AP World History Brick and Mortar students follow the same district guidelines. AP US History AP European History CCISD GRADING SCALE Due to the emergency closure of the Clear Creek Independent Dual Credit US History AP US Government School District resulting from the imminent public health threat of the COVID-19 Dual Credit Government pandemic, CCISD transitioned from in-person instruction to distance learning from AP Macroeconomics March 16, 2020 through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Dual Credit Economics AP Psychology Dual Credit Psychology As a result of the emergency closure, for the Spring of 2020, CCISD adopted a Pass/Fail Dual Credit Sociology grading system in which students were able to earn credit for courses taken and passed Foreign Language: PreAP Spanish I, II, III during the Spring semester; only “Pass” or “Fail” grades were recorded on academic AP Spanish IV - Language achievement records and grade points were neither awarded nor included in G.P.A. or PreAP French I, II, III class rank calculations. The grading system was adopted in order to maintain equity of AP French IV - Language AA Sign Language III, IV the overall grading system and to accurately maintain semester grades on the PreAP Chinese I – III transcript. AP Chinese IV Fine Arts: PreAP/Painting II Starting in August 2020, CCISD returned to the previously approved grading guidelines PreAP Sculpture II as established by district policy (see grading scale).

Studio Art & Design AA AP Studio Art: 2-D Design AP Studio Art: 3-D Design CCISD GRADING SCALE AP Studio Art: Drawing AP Art History Numeric Letter AP Music Theory Description Technology: Average Grade AP Computer Science A 90-100 A Excellent Progress AP Comp. Sci. Principles AP Comp. Sci. Program. 80-89 B Good Progress 70-79 C Fair Progress *Partial List. For a Ccomplete list, see CCISD Educational Planning Guide: 0-69 D Failing https://ccisd.net/departments/guidance_an d_counseling/educational_planning_guides CEEB/ACT School Code: 444082

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COLLEGE ADMISSIONS RANK IN CLASS Each Semester course has a designated grade point level (GPA level) CLASS OF 2020 Abilene Christian University used to determine rank in class and grade point average on a weighted 5.0 scale (EIC Academy of Art Design Alcorn State University Local). Courses designated as Level 1 courses include Advanced Academics (Adv Acad), American Musical & Dramatic Academy Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP), Advanced Placement (AP), and Gifted and Talented Arizona State University (GT) courses. Level 2 courses include all general education courses. Level 3 courses Art Institute of Houston AAustin Community College are modified in content by the Special Education ARD committee. Class rank shall be Ball State University based upon the grade point average. It is determined by dividing the total number of Belmont Abbey College grade points earned by the total number of semester units attempted, resulting in a Belmont University Berklee College of Music maximum grade point average of 6.0. Bethel College CCISD GRADE POINT SCALE Boston College Boston University Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Bringham Young University Carnegie Mellon University Adv Acad, Pre- Modified, College of the Mainland Courses General Colorado School of Mines AP, AP, GT Spec. Educ. Colorado State University Cornell Univsersity Grade Culinary Institute of America Points 6.0 5.0 4.0 Dallas Baptist University Dartmouth College Doane University East Texas Baptist University STANDARDIZED TEST PERFORMANCE 2020 ADVANCED PLACEMENT Eastman School of Music Average Score Performace - Class of 2019 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University PERFORMANCE 771 students completed at least one AP Exam. Florida A&M University SAT ACT Florida State University 1,465 exams submitted to College Board for scoring. Galveston College CSHS 1147 24.2 George Mason University AP Score Total Exams by Score Grambling State University Texas 1036 21.4 Harvard University 5 185 Houston Community College National 1096 20.7 Houston Baptist University 4 328

Howard Payne University 3 431 Illinois Institute of Technology POST-SECONDARY ACTIVITY Indiana University 2 301 Iowa State University Class of 2020 Jacksonville College 1 220 Kansas State University 4-Year College 52% Lamar University Louisiana State University 2-Year College 34% NATIONAL MERIT PROGRAM Loyola University Vocational 2% Lubbock Christian University Class of 2020 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Military 4% Michigan State University Finalist(s) 1 New York University Employment 8% Northwestern University Semi-Finalist(s) 1 Ohio State University Commended Scholars 6 Oklahoma State University 2020-2021 CLEAR SPRINGS HIGH Penn State University Hispanic Scholars 3 Prairie View A&M University SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS Purdue University Richland College Sam Houston State University Savannah College of Art & Design Southeastern Louisiana University Southern Arkansas University Southern Methodist University St. Edwards University St. Thomas University – Florida Stephen F. Austin University Tarleton State University Temple Junior College Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Texas Southern University Texas State University Texas Tech University University of Alabama University of Houston University of St. Thomas University of Texas Washington University Wayland Baptist University West Texas A& M University Yale University CEEB/ACT School Code: 444082