Attention All Students and Parents,

Final Exams for 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students begin tomorrow, Wednesday, May 25th through Friday, May 27th. Seniors will conclude their finals tomorrow, Wednesday, May 25th. Regardless of student exemption status or grade level, all students (9th-12th) must attend the entirety of 2nd period (8:05am-10:35am) on May 25th, 3rd period (8:05am-10:35am) on May 26th, and 1st period (8:05am-10:35am) on May 27th in order to be counted present. 

The only exception to this rule is for Seniors on Friday, May 27th. Attendance for these students will be taken at the 10am graduation practice at Wildcat Field.

Due to Finals, the bell schedule will be modified. For a full view of the schedule, click here.

Finals on Wednesday, May 25th will be 2nd, 4th, and 6th periods.
Finals on Thursday, May 26th will be 3rd, 5th, and 7th periods
Finals on Friday, May 27th will be 1st and 8th periods.
Early dismissal will occur on Friday, May 27th at 1:30pm.

Students may have different lunch periods on these days.

On Wednesday, May 25th lunch will be tied to the student’s 4th period teacher.
On Thursday, May 26th lunch will be tied to the student’s 5th period teacher.
On Friday, May 27th lunch will be tied to the student’s 8th period teacher.

The teacher lunch document can be viewed here.

Teachers have let students know if they are exempt from their exams.

Final Exam Exemptions

To reward students who have excellent test scores, grades, and behavior, exam exemptions are offered for grades 9 -12. 

Number of Exemptions

• 9th Grade Students=Can exempt 4 exams
• 10th Grade Students= Can exempt 5 exams
• 11th Grade Students=Can exempt 6 exams
• 12th Grade Students=Can exempt all exams

*We will announce the specific periods that each grade level can exempt on Thursday, May 19, 2022. 

Exemption Qualifications  

• Students enrolled in STAAR tested subjects must make a passing score on the Mock STAAR test and the actual STAAR test in order to be exempt.
  
  
• Students enrolled in TSIA classes must make a passing score on TSIA in order to be exempt.
    
• Students enrolled in CTE courses must earn an industry based certification in order to be exempt. 
  
  
• Students enrolled in Government or Economics must complete the FAFSA to be exempt. 
  
  
• Students must have an overall semester 2 average of at least 80 in order to be exempt from courses that are NOT aligned to STAAR, TSIA, certifications, or FAFSA. 

*Due to Covid-19 absences will not be considered when determining exemptions this school year.      

Other Requirements

• Classes are independent of one another in regards to test scores and grades.
  
  
• Students assigned to ISS or CATS after March 1, 2022 cannot be exempt from ANY class.
  
  
• Students must turn in their Chromebook, clear all fines, fees, and return all uniforms/equipment one week prior to the final exam date.  (Paper/pencil assessments must be given for all final exams to give us plenty of time to collect and inventory Chromebooks.) 
  
  
• Students must complete the exam review for each class in order to be exempt.

Exams Exempted

• Teachers will notify students of exam exemption eligibility by May 20, 2022. 

Exam Requirements  

• Teachers must submit their departmental exam to their appraiser by April 22, 2022.   
• Teachers must also submit the review for their exam to their appraiser by April 22, 2022.   

NOTE:  Regardless of exemption status, students must attend the attendance accountability period based on the testing bell schedule.  Teachers and students will be notified of the attendance accountability period by May 13, 2022.  Students must remain in their classroom for the ENTIRE testing period.  Students who leave before the testing period is over will be marked truant, and may receive a zero on their final exam.