College Credit & Testing Information

Breckenridge ISD offers a varity of ways that a student may earn college credit including: Dual Enrollment, Tech Prep, Advanced Technical, and Advanced Placement.

PSAT, NMSQT, and AP tests are available for home-schooled students elibible to attend school in the district Registration can be completed as described above for the same fee as students who are enrolled in the district.

For more information about college credit courses or testing, please visit the High School Counselor's homepage or click here.

Dear Parent or Guardian,

Attendance at Breckenridge High School has become one of the largest problems that we are working to try to improve for the 2007 – 2008 school year. Regular classroom attendance is not only required by law but ensures student success. We need your assistance in having students here every day that is possible. Officer Karl will be working in close contact with us to help try to achieve our goal in this matter. Students are required to attend class 90% of the school year or their credit for that school year is in jeopardy. Below is a list of excused absences.

1. Board-approved extracurricular activity or public performance subject to limitations in FDD (LEGAL) preceding.
2. Required screening, diagnosis, and treatment for Medicaid eligible students.
3. Documented health care appointment, if the student begins classes or returns to school on the same day as the appointment.
4. Temporary absence resulting from any cause acceptable to the teacher, principal, or Superintendent. Any absence other than illness must be pre-approved through the appropriate administrator.
5. Juvenile court proceeding documented by a probation officer.
6. Absence required by state or local welfare authorities.
7. Family emergency or unforeseen or unavoidable instance requiring immediate attention.
8. Approved college visitation. (For seniors only, one day during the 2nd semester)
9. Participation in a substance abuse rehabilitation program.
10. Absences pre-approved by campus principal or vice principal.

If your student is absent for one of the previous reasons, please bring a note from the appropriate agency. Any absence other than those listed above will be considered an unexcused absence unless pre-approved through the campus principal or vice principal. Unexcused absences may result in your student losing credit in their courses and fines issued by our attendance officer.

Sincerely,

Bryan D. Dieterich
Principal
Breckenridge High School

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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U. S. Department of Education requires that local education agencies (LEA) provide vocational (otherwise known and referred to as career and technology education, or CTE) programs, services, and activities in accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Requirements for LEAs are found in the document, Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs, a link to the full text of which can be found at the Program Monitoring and Interventions (PMI) Division website at: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/pmi/eeo/catecr.html.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has regulatory responsibilities for CTE programs in Texas public secondary schools and is required to adopt a civil rights compliance program to identify, remedy, and/or prevent discrimination in the CTE programs operated by LEAs.

One important requirement of the OCR Guidelines, found in Section IV.O, under Public Notification, is that prior to the beginning of each school year, every LEA providing CTE programs must advise students, parents, employees, and the general public that all career and technology education opportunities will be offered without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or disability. Local newspapers or other media that reach the general public must be utilized to disseminate the required notification.

Enclosed for your assistance is a copy of Section IV.O. Also enclosed, in English and Spanish, are sample public notification forms that include all required elements for complying with civil rights laws as they relate to CTE programs.

Electronic copies of these documents may be downloaded at the following website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/pmi/eeo/catecr.html.

Please note, however, that the guidelines state that if the LEA "contains a community of national origin minority persons with limited English language skills, public notification materials must be disseminated to that community in its language and must state that recipients will take steps to assure that the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in vocational education programs." If your LEA contains communities of persons who speak languages other than English or Spanish, it also will be necessary for the LEA to prepare and disseminate the required notice in those languages.

TEA staff will provide support to LEAs in complying with the requirement to eliminate discrimination in CTE programs. If additional information is needed, please contact Don Enos or Ted Kerr in the Division of Program Monitoring and Interventions, Texas Education Agency, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701-1494, or call (512) 463-9414.

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BISD CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS

Breckenridge Independent School District offers career and technology education programs. Admission to theses programs is based on course prerequisites, interest aptitude, age appropriateness and class space available. It is the policy of Breckenridge ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in any program including vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.

It is the policy of Breckenridge Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1995, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

BISD will take steps to ensure that lack of English Language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in vocational programs. For more information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact Linda Sims at 208 N. Miller or call 559-2278. Mrs. Sims is the Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator for the Breckenridge Independent School District.

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