April 24, 2020 Minutes

Meeting began at 9:30am. 

Members present:

Stephanie Square

Rafael Betancourt

Maribel Diaz

Fred Daniels

Gabriela Luna

Samuel Nwankwoala

Mark Speier

Rosaangella Espinoza

Dr. Karen Saenz *late

Members not present:

Araceli Carrizales

Melissa Elias

High Schools – Credits and Curriculum Waiver

The purpose of this waiver is to offer a pass/fail grade option to high achieving junior and senior AP/Dual Credit students to encourage them to pursue their interests in extracurricular or multiyear programs, including their interests in physical fitness, sports, and Physical Education (PE) related courses, without having their GPA negatively affected. It is recommended by the HISD Curriculum Department that this waiver be approved, contingent upon a numerical grade being assigned to a student's first PE course: any additional PE courses can be offered with a pass/fail grading option. The support for the calculation of GPA will not be available from the District. Students must carry a full load of AP coursework. All other eligibility requirements will be determined by the school. The specific objective is to increase the number of students taking Advanced Placement/Dual Credit courses and is identified in the school’s SIP. The success of this waiver will be determined by the number of students that request the pass/fail option and participate in extracurricular activities as compared to the year before. If this is a renewal waiver, a Waiver Detail Form is required and must be completed.

Alternate Start/End Times

The purpose of this waiver is to request alternate Start/Dismissal times for East Early College High School. Our bell schedule is required to align with Institute of Higher Education (IHE partner), Houston Community College so our students may take advantage of college level courses during each class period. As an Early College High School it is imperative that our school hours align with the times that Houston Community College Classes are offered at the Southeast Campus - Felix Fraga location so that our students can take courses that count both toward their Associate Degree and their High School Diploma. East ECHS will begin at 7:50 and end at 3:30each day. Metric for success will be percentage of students taking dual credit and college coursework and decrease in number of students taking courses at other HCC campus.

Vote

Both waviers approved by unanimous vote