FHS Substantive Changes to 2026 - 2027 APG - New Courses and Miscellaneous Updates

Sep 27, 2026

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Updates to the FHS Academic Planning Guide for 2026-2027 introduce new course options, including a high school Statistics track for grades 11-12 and Musical Theatre Level III and IV, each with defined grade levels, credits, and prerequisites. The guide also marks Texas College Bridge Independent Study as inactive for in-state availability and outlines miscellaneous changes such as converting full-year courses to semesters for Skyward Qmlativ, revising CTE course presentation, and adjusting technical course naming and eligibility wording. Additional notes indicate potential APG addenda pending state GPA communication and AP Business counting clarity.

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New courses

Statistics (Grades 11-12)

Musical Theatre III (Grade 11)

Musical Theatre IV (Grade 12)

Inactive course

Texas College Bridge Independent Study

Miscellaneous changes

Converting full years to semesters (Skyward Qmlativ)

CTE course streamlining

Technical Principles renamed to Conceptual Physics

Off Campus Eligibility wording added

Notes and potential addendums

AP Business 4th year social studies question

Standardized GPA communication addendum

FHS Substantive Changes to the 2026-2027 Academic Planning Guide NEW COURSES: Statistics Grade Level: 11 and 12 Credit: 1 Prerequisites: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II This course is for one year advanced juniors not ready for PreCalculus and for Seniors coming from Algebra II. Rationale: We need another on level math course option for Junior and Senior level students specifically for students that do not want to take dual credit or Precalculus or students who need to level down from those courses. Statistics in high school will provide several benefits, for example; build strong math reasoning skills that focus on interpreting and analyzing data rather than completing algebraic manipulations and helping students strengthen logical thinking and quantitative reasoning. Musical Theatre III Grade Level: 11 Credit: 1 Prerequisites: Musical Theatre I, II Musical Theatre, Level III builds on the performance skills and historical heritage of Musical Theatre Level II. It will expose students to a wider range of onstage performance disciplines, including acting performance, vocal performance, and dance performance. The course will also provide an atmosphere in which students benefit from teaching and learning experiences in these performance disciplines of musical theatre. The course enhances and cultivates each student's creative gifts. The course enables students to study and perform the varied styles of musical theatre with special attention to the principles of stage movement, stage vocal technique, stage choreography, acting, characterization, and all other aspects of a musical production. Musical Theater IV Grade Level: 12 Credit: 1 Prerequisites: Musical Theatre I, II, III Musical Theatre, Level IV builds on the performance skills and historical heritage of Musical Theatre Level II. It will expose students to a wider range of onstage performance disciplines, including acting performance, vocal performance, and dance performance. The course will also provide an atmosphere in which students benefit from teaching and learning experiences in these performance disciplines of musical theatre. The course enhances and cultivates each student's creative gifts. The course enables students to study and perform the varied styles of musical theatre with special attention to the principles of stage movement, stage vocal technique, stage choreography,acting, characterization, and all other aspects of a musical production. INACTIVE COURSE: Texas College Bridge Independent Study-Texas College Bridge is no longer available for students from the state. Kids that are not yet qualified for CCMR points will take College Prep Math and will take the TSI Accuplacer in the spring. There is no other state approved course at this time. For information purposes,(TCB) was a free, online program for Texas high school juniors and seniors to build college-level math and English skills, offering a personalized, self-paced learning path with teacher support, leading to a certiﬁcate that granted them an exemption from the high-stakes TSIA placement test (Texas Success Initiative Assessment) for entry into credit-bearing college courses. It aimed to improve college readiness and reduce remedial education costs by addressing skill gaps identiﬁed through diagnostics. MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES: Changed all courses from full years to semesters in an effort to move to Skyward Qmlativ. Does add a little extra work on a teacher at new semester as it does cause teachers to have to copy over all canvas courses again for the second semester course(course B) in January and duplicate coursework for all sections they teach. Rationale: Skyward's Qmlativ software offers advantages like a uniﬁed platform for Student Information (SIS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (ﬁnance/HR), streamlining data, improving interoperability, and boosting security with cloud hosting, while its user-friendly Teacher/Family Access features enhance communicat

FAQs

What new course is added for grades 11-12, and what are its prerequisites?

A Statistics course is added for grades 11-12 with 1 credit. Prerequisites listed are Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra II.

What courses are marked as inactive, and why?

Texas College Bridge Independent Study is listed as inactive because Texas College Bridge is no longer available for students from the state. The document notes a spring TSI Accuplacer pathway for students not yet qualified for CCMR points.

What major system or scheduling change is made in 2026-2027, and what workload impact is mentioned?

All courses are changed from full years to semesters to move to Skyward Qmlativ. The document notes this adds extra work for teachers in January because they must copy Canvas courses for the second semester and duplicate coursework for sections taught.

Sep 27, 2026

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