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Montwood Advanced Studies Institute

Montwood Advanced Studies Institute. You Can Have It All!. A Strong Curriculum. Of all the students who enter college, those students who complete a rigorous high school curriculum are more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree.

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Montwood Advanced Studies Institute

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  1. Montwood Advanced Studies Institute You Can Have It All!

  2. A Strong Curriculum • Of all the students who enter college, those students who complete a rigorous high school curriculum are more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree. • A rigorous curriculum is more important than test scores or class rank/grade point average in earning a bachelor’s degree. • Finishing a math course beyond Algebra 2 (like pre-calculus or calculus) more than doubles the odds that a student who enters college will complete a bachelor's degree.

  3. What Colleges Want • College admissions personnel will look at your high school transcript to see what courses you took and the grades you earned in those courses. • The best transcript is one that shows challenging courses and high grades throughout high school. • The second best transcript shows challenging courses with grades that steadily go up each semester.

  4. What is the Montwood Advanced Studies Institute? • MASI is an innovative program where students earn college credits through El Paso Community College while still in high school. • The goal is to have students enter college ready to be successful in difficult courses. • Any student willing to accept the academic challenges offered by MASI will be accepted. • Students must complete all course requirements required by the state of Texas.

  5. Benefits of Being in MASI • The rigor, depth, and intensity of college-level work while in high school. • Reduce the duplication of courses taken in high school and college. • Shorten the time needed to complete an undergraduate degree or vocational certificate, allowing earlier entry into the work force. • Reduce the cost of higher education as families save money on student tuition and fees, textbooks, housing, and transportation.

  6. Benefits of Being in MASI • Allow high school students to fulfill many general education requirements and ease their transition into a college setting while still participating in high school sports and activities and living in the more familiar home environment. • Help students develop good college habits and self-confidence from college success.

  7. Monetary Savings for Parents • Based on the tuition and fees resident students pay at El Paso Community College (not including textbooks and other college fees), students completing the required 30 college hours save a minimum of $6255! • Save on textbook costs as well. MHS provides textbooks for many of the dual credit courses offered through the MASI program.

  8. MASI Commitments • MASI students will complete a minimum of 3 Pre-AP/AP courses in the core subject areas of English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies as 9th and 10th graders. • MASI students will complete 24 college hours in a core curriculum of English and Social Studies courses, Education 1300, and a Speech course as 11th and 12th graders. • MASI students will complete an additional 6 college hours based on the student’s future college plans. • MASI students will complete the Distinguished Achievement High School Program. • MASI students will be encouraged to complete as many additional college hours as their course schedule, extracurricular activities, and EPCC allows.

  9. MASI Core Curriculum • Reason for the Core: all students regardless of their intended college plans (associates degree or bachelors degree) will have to complete Education 1300 and English and Social Studies courses. Speech is a common requirement for many degree plans. All these courses transfer between EPCC and any Texas college or university.

  10. Distinguished Achievement High School Program • Four advanced measures are required in addition to the necessary coursework for the Texas Education Agency required graduation plan. • Students must complete level I, II, and III of the same foreign language. • MASI students can earn an advanced measure: • by completing an original research/project through successful completion of the Performance Standards course. • for each AP exam score of 3, 4, or 5. • by completion of articulated courses and dual credit courses with a grade of 3.0 (a B) or higher. • with a PSAT score qualifying the student for recognition as a Commended Scholar or higher by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

  11. Dual Credit Courses at MHS • Certified college instructors approved by the EPCC academic department teach the dual credit courses. • The student must meet any course pre-requisites prior to enrollment in a dual credit course. • Students may enroll in any Dual Credit course offered through the MASI program. • Accuplacer testing for dual credit courses is offered on campus.

  12. Dual Credit Courses at MHS*Fulfills a Core Curriculum Requirement at EPCC for an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree. All these courses transfer between EPCC and any public Texas college or university. • *English 1301/1302 • *U. S. History 1301/1302 • *Economics 2301 • *College Algebra/Pre-Calculus 1314/2412 • *Speech 1321 • *Biology 1406/1407 • *Introductory Biology 1408 • *Human Biology 1409 • *Anatomy & Physiology II 2402 • *British Literature 2322/2323 • Technical Report Writing 2314 • *Government 2305 • *Introductory Mathematics for Business & Social Science 1324 • *Calculus 2413 • *Anatomy & Physiology I 2401 • *Health Science Chemistry I 1407

  13. Dual Credit Courses at MHS*Fulfills a Core Curriculum Requirement at EPCC for an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree. All these courses transfer between EPCC and any public Texas college or university. • *Health Science Chemistry II 1408 • * Chemistry 1411/1412 • *Engineering Physics I/II • *Accounting 2301 • Spanish • * Principles of Physical Science I 1415 • *Principles of Physical Science II 1417 • *Physics 1401/1402 • Technical Physics 1322 • Business Computer Information Systems

  14. Articulated CATE Courses

  15. Advanced Placement Courses • Through college-level AP courses, students enter a universe of knowledge that might otherwise remain unexplored in high school. • Through AP Exams, students have the opportunity to earn credit or advanced standing at most of the nation's colleges and universities. • Students who take AP courses generally score higher on the SAT and ACT tests.

  16. Advanced Placement Courses • AP courses allow the student to: • Get a head start on college-level work. • Study subjects in greater depth and detail. • Improve your writing skills. • Sharpen your problem-solving techniques. • Develop the study habits necessary for tackling rigorous course work. • Earn college credit for AP test scores of 3, 4, or 5. Each particular college or university identifies the AP courses and AP exam scores for which AP scores will earn college credit.

  17. AP Courses at MHS

  18. Pre-AP Courses • Pre-AP courses help students prepare to take the subsequent AP or dual credit course. • Pre-AP courses are also weighted.

  19. Can I Participate in Extracurricular Activities While In MASI? • Absolutely! • We expect the majority of our students will be involved in some type of sport, performance group, or other activity.

  20. As a Matter of Fact • Research shows that students who are rated by their teachers as having good social skills and work habits, and who participated in extracurricular activities in high school, made more money and completed higher levels of education 10 years later than their classmates who had similar standardized test scores but were less social and participated in fewer extracurricular activities. (Lleras, University of Illinois, 2008)

  21. Extracurricular Activities • Montwood High School offers the full complement of extracurricular activities so that you can do what you love to do.

  22. Extracurricular Activities • Athletics: Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Softball, Baseball, Track and Field , Cross-Country, Golf, Tennis, Swimming, and Wrestling.

  23. Extracurricular Activities • Music: Band, Orchestra, Choir, Mariachi, and Guitar.

  24. Extracurricular Activities • Emerald Dancers, A-Team, Cheerleading.

  25. Extracurricular Activities • Theater: Emerald Players. • Student Council. • Academic Decathlon. • Newspaper and Yearbook. • Athletic Training. • Naval Junior ROTC. • Science Club.

  26. Questions About MASI? Please contact one of the following individuals if you have any questions. Robert Casao: 937 – 2527; rcasao@sisd.net Patricia Cuevas: 937 – 2406; pcueva@sisd.net Derrick Brown: 937 - 2405; dbrown08@sisd.net

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