Advanced Measures Required for the

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT PLAN

Standards for Approval of Requirements:

· The measures must focus on demonstrated student performance at the college or professional level.

· Student performance on advanced measures must be assessed through an external review process.

Requirements:

A student must achieve a combination of four of the following:

Original research/project:

· Judged by a panel of professionals in the field that is the focus of the project; or

· Conducted under the direction of mentor(s) and reported to an appropriate audience; and

· Related to the required curriculum set forth in 19 TAC 74.1 (relating to Essential Knowledge and Skills); and

· May not be used for more than two of the four advanced measures.

Test data:

· A score of three or above on College Board Advanced Placement examinations;

· A score on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT) that qualifies a student for recognition as a Commended Scholar or higher in one of the following three areas:

· by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation;

· as part of the National Hispanic Scholar Program of the College Board;

· as part of the National Achievement Scholarship Program for Outstanding Negro Students of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

NOTE: The PSAT score may count as only one advanced measure regardless of the number of honors received by the student.

College courses:

· A grade of 3.0 or higher on courses that count for college credit, including tech prep programs.