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Clear View Education Center  ** Clear View Education Center Program Design: This program is designed to help students **in grades 7 through 12** achieve academic success in a caring and supportive environment. Clear View serves students who thrive in a small school setting. Students have the opportunity to complete classes and work toward graduation in a smaller learning community setting by using technology and other resources to achieve academic success. Students who wish to come to Clear View must start the process by filling out the application which can be found on the school's website** : ** Clear View Eligibility: Students are required to interview and are accepted as space allows. Students must meet all criteria established by the school. · Science Magnet Program Design: The Science Magnet Program provides unique opportunities for students with a high interest in science. Open to students in grades six through eight from throughout the district, this program combines traditional science instruction with student choice of additional science electives. Field trips and enrichment opportunities foster greater involvement of the scientific community in the classroom and bring the students into the real world of science. Family science nights and family field trips allow the entire family to become involved with the activities and experiences of the science magnet student. For further information, visit the CCISD website [] Science Magnet Eligibility: All students within the attendance zone boundaries are eligible to apply to attend the Science Magnet Program. Students are admitted to the program as 6th graders. As space allows, additional students may be admitted as 7th or 8th grade students. It is the goal of the Clear Creek Secondary English Language Learner (ELL) Program to develop the English fluency of our English Language Learners by providing academic, linguistic, social and cultural support for the ELL student, through English as a Second Language (ESL) and Sheltered Instruction strategies in the core content areas, which may include use of the Sheltered Instruction model. The ELL Program enables our English Language Learners to become competent in the comprehension, speaking, reading, and composition of the English language. Through the integrated use of second language methodology and sheltered instruction students also master the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills of English Language Arts in addition to the core content areas of mathematics, science and social studies. The program is designed to transition the ELL student with limited English fluency to an advanced level of speaking, listening, reading, and writing within the developmental time frame suggested by the Texas Education Agency. Special Education Program Design: Special Education Modified Curriculum Courses for students with disabilities are determined by their Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee. Modified courses can be taught in the general and/or special education setting as documented in the student’s current Individual Education Plan (IEP). These courses are developed from the student’s individualized goals and objectives which are based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Special Education Eligibility: Students must be identified as Special Education students. Clear Creek ISD opened **Clear** **Horizons Early College High School** **(CHECHS**) campus on the San Jacinto College South campus in August 2007. CHECHS offers highly capable and highly motivated students an opportunity to participate in a challenging and rigorous academic program. Students attend CHECHS campus full time and begin college-level classes in the ninth grade. Taking advantage of dual credit opportunities and a customized high school sequence of courses, students can earn 60 college hours and/or receive an Associates’ Degree during their four years of high school. CCISD covers the cost of tuition and books for CHECHS students who are enrolled in college level classes that fulfill high school and college degree requirements. High School course work at CHECHS is at the PREAP and AP levels; and service learning and internships are required of all students. Students who are interested in applying to CHECHS are encouraged to take PREAP courses in intermediate school to prepare for the rigor of the program. In the spring semester of their 8th grade year, students interested in enrolling at CHECHS will complete an application for admissions to CHECHS and to San Jacinto College South. Students enrolled in CHECHS are expected to commit to the program for their entire four years of high school. Please see the CCISD website for additional information about Clear Horizons Early College High School ([|www.ccisd.net/ECHS]). OMEGA Program Design: Each grade level has a team of teachers trained to work with gifted students. The academic core of the gifted program is language arts, science, and social studies. Opportunities in math are available to fit individual students’ needs. The interdisciplinary curriculum is developed to meet the gifted students’ special academic needs on their home campus. The OMEGA block consists of all three courses, and all three must be taken in order to be a part of the OMEGA program. OMEGA Eligibility: All students within the attendance zone boundaries who have been identified by the Clear Creek Independent School District Gifted and Talented Education Program or who have been identified as highly capable in advanced curriculum through application and met eligibility requirements are eligible for interdisciplinary district curriculum. WAVE Magnet Design: The academic core and other required WAVE courses, based on the research of Joseph Renzulli and Sandra Kaplan, are differentiated, interdisciplinary, and challenging. Advanced level, real-world products and activities are tied to universal themes and other real world issues. Language arts/reading is compacted into one literature based course. WAVE mini-courses provide opportunities for student choice and real-world application. The social and emotional needs of gifted students are addressed on a daily basis. For further information, visit the Clear Creek Independent School District website at http://www.ccisd.net/special_programs_05/wave/index.html WAVE Eligibility: All students who have been identified by the Clear Creek Independent School District Gifted and Talented Education Program are eligible to apply to the WAVE GT Magnet. A student must also score 9 points or above on the WAVE Language Arts Compaction Matrix to be eligible for the compacted, interdisciplinary, gifted and talented language arts curriculum offered at WAVE. One or more of the following may initiate the probation procedure: a classroom teacher, advanced academic specialist, campus GT liaison, counselor, principal, parent(s), or the Coordinator of Gifted and Talented Programs. A probation committee comprised of three professional staff members with GT Awareness Training will determine specific improvements the student must make within the probation period. A GT Probation Committee may be called at any time the student is at risk of academic failure. At the end of the probationary period, the student’s progress will be re-evaluated by a committee. If the student is passing all core courses, the student will be removed from probation; if not, the committee will re-evaluate. A student may be placed on furlough (leave of absence) from the GT program for up to one year for any of the following reasons: A WAVE Magnet student who is placed on furlough from the GT program will return to his/her home intermediate campus. At the end of the furlough period, a student will be re-evaluated by a committee. A decision will be made regarding the reinstatement of the student in the GT program or to initiate exit procedures. A student may be exited from the GT program when the probation or furlough requirements have not been met. A committee will evaluate and make the final recommendation for the student. In order to re-enter the program, the student must be referred, screened, and tested for re-entry into the GT program. || **  Pre-Advanced Placement Program Design  ** ||
 * [] (high school application) **
 * [] (intermediate school application) **
 * Science Magnet  **
 * English as a Second Language (ESL)  **
 * Special Education Modified Curriculum **
 * Clear **** Horizons Early College High School **** (for high school students only) **
 * Gifted And Talented Programs **
 * __ OMEGA Program __**
 * __ WAVE Magnet __**
 * Probation Procedures for Gifted and Talented Students: **
 * Probation ** is for any GT student receiving below a 70-grade average during a nine week grading period in any core class (English/Language Arts, Science, Math, and/or Social Studies). Notification will be provided to the parent so that collaboration and/or interventions may be provided and the student’s progress will be monitored.
 * __ Probation Procedure __**** : **
 * Furlough ** is defined as a leave of absence from the GT program that may last for up to one year. A furlough may be initiated by a student/ parent/ teacher or for continuous low performance.
 * __ Furlough Procedure: __**
 * If a student fails the state mandated TAKS test, he/she will be placed on furlough for one year until passing the next year’s TAKS test. The committee may consider extenuating circumstances. If the student fails the TAKS test again, he/she will be considered for exit from the GT program.
 * If a student fails to meet the terms of his/her probation by failing a core class (English/Language Arts, Science, Math, and/or Social Studies) for the semester or the school year, he/she may be furloughed from the GT program.
 * At the elementary or secondary level, if a student chooses not to participate in the levels of service offered to GT students—GT pullout program and/or Pre-AP/AP/GT courses—he or she will be furloughed from the GT Program.
 * Exit ** is defined as the removal of a GT identified student from the GT Program. This removal can be initiated by a student/ parent/ teacher or for other supporting circumstances.
 * __ Exit Procedure: __**
 * Please Note: Level change requests must follow CCISD guideline outline on page 10. **

Pre-Advanced Placement (PreAP) courses are courses with challenging content, rigor, and course sequence that prepare students for the option of future PreAP and Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered at the high schools. AP tests are not offered by The College Board for PreAP courses.