EIC - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: CLASS RANKING

VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN

Recognition for academic honors shall be given to the valedictorian and salutatorian of the graduating class.

Guidelines and Requirements

The valedictorian and salutatorian will be selected according to the following guidelines and requirements:

The valedictorian and the salutatorian:

  1. Are usually the highest-ranked eligible student and second highest-ranked eligible student, respectively, in the graduating class;
  2. Must possess cumulative grade point averages (averages of all grades earned beginning with 9th grade) of at least 85 on a 100 point scale carried out to seven decimal points, if necessary;
  3. Must master the state exit level exam in all areas;
  4. Must demonstrate qualities desirable for membership in the National Honor Society which includes scholarship, service, leadership and character; and
  5. Must exhibit qualities of a good citizen including respect for others, punctuality, positive attitude, and responsibility.

SELECTION

The valedictorian and salutatorian will be selected by a committee appointed by the Principal.

CO-VALEDICTORIANS AND CO-SALUTATORIANS

The committee may select co-valedictorians and co-salutatorians.

SIGNS TO BE POSTED

The School shall post appropriate signs in each counselor's office, in each principal's office, and in each administrative building indicating that applicants for admission to any general academic teaching

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institution as listed in Education Code 61.003 will be automatically admitted to the institution if the applicant:

  1. Is a first-time freshman;
  2. Graduated in one of the two school years preceding the academic year for which the applicant is applying for admission from a public or private high school in Texas that is accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization; and
  3. Graduatedwith a grade point average in the top ten percent of the student's high school graduating class. [See CLASS RANK, below]

Admission Information

The signs shall also explain that:

  1. To qualify for automatic admission, an applicant must submit an application before any application filing deadline established by the institution;
  2. After admission, an institution shall review the applicant's record and any other factor the institution considers appropriate to determine whether the applicant may require additional preparation for college-level work or would benefit from inclusion in a retention program;
  3. The institution may require a student who has been identified as needing additional instruction to enroll during the summer immediately after the student is admitted to participate in appropriate enrichment courses and orientation programs;
  4. A student who has not been identified as needing additional preparation for college-level work may enroll, if the student chooses, during the summer immediately after the student is admitted.

Dissemination

To assist in dissemination of this information, the School shall:

  1. Require that each high school counselor and class advisor be provided a detailed explanation of the information detailed above, which contains the substance of Education Code 51.803;
  2. Require that each high school counselor and senior class advisor explain to eligible students the information above, which contains the substance of Education Code 51.803; and
  3. Provide each eligible student, at the commencement of the student's senior year, with a written notification of the student's eligibility with a detailed explanation of the information above, which contains the substance of Education Code 51.803.

Education Code 28.026, 51.802, 51.803, 61.003

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CLASS RANK

High school rank for students seeking automatic admission to a general teaching institution on the basis of their class rank is determined and reported as follows:

  1. Class rank shall be based on the end of the eleventh grade, middle of the twelfth grade, or at high school graduation, whichever is most recent at the application deadline.
  2. The top ten percent of a high school class shall not contain more than ten percent of the total class size.
  3. The student's rank shall be reported by the applicant's high school or school district as a specific number out of a specific total class size number.
  4. Class rank shall be determined by the Texas school or school district from which the student graduated or is expected to graduate.

19 TAC 5.9(d)

Adopted: 11/14/97
Amended: 1/30/04
Reviewed:

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