HSoC Weekly Update

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.”

- Sun Tzu

The TSI Assessment (TSIA) is the result of the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) mandated by the Texas State Legislature. The assessment is designed to guide Texas public institutions of higher education in helping them determine whether students are ready for entry-level college coursework in the areas of English Language Arts Reading (ELAR) and mathematics. Students are exempt from this assessment if they meet college readiness benchmarks on the SAT, ACT, STAAR English III or Algebra II EOCs, or successfully complete the high school College Preparatory Course. Click here for a complete list of TSI exemptions. TSIA scores and exemptions are valid five years from the date an assessment was taken documenting benchmarks were met.

Students who do not meet a TSI exemption must take the TSI assessment before college enrollment. Students who do not meet one or more of the established TSI benchmarks are admitted, however, they are required to receive developmental education academic support as determined by the institution.

Questions: Please address questions to Alternative Learning Counselor. Mrs. Cathleen Wilkerson email: cwilkerson@wisd.org

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Any student applying for admission to any Texas public university, as well as to participating community and private colleges, will need to click on the link below and apply. Some Texas colleges/universities charge an application fee. Navarro Junior College does not charge an application fee, and students can apply for admission to Navarro at ApplyTexas.org.

ApplyTexas has changed its application process to GoApplyTexas for Summer 2022 and beyond. Please go to https://goapplytexas.org/ to apply for Summer/Fall 2022 admission.

For additional information please contact:

Cathleen Wilkerson

Email: cwilkerson@wisd.org

Counselor

High School of Choice

972-923-4695 Ext. 32402