ACCESS DISTANCE LEARNING

Courses in the core areas (including non-lab science courses) are available on-line through the state of Alabama’s ACCESS Distance Learning (Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators and Students Statewide) and through curriculum developed by teachers.

ADVANCED ACADEMIC ENDORSEMENT

All students in grades 11-12 in 2014-2015 were enrolled as ninth graders in the Advanced Academic Endorsement track of the Alabama High School Diploma. Should a student and his/her parent or guardian determine that the Advanced Academic Endorsement is not appropriate for the student’s educational needs, the parent or guardian may remove the student from the Advanced Academic Endorsement by meeting with the student’s counselor and completing the Endorsement Change Request Form.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

A student enrolled in an AP course is required to take the official AP examination in that course; he/she is NOT required to pay the examination fee. He/she is NOT required to take the state-mandated End-of-Course test in any AP course. Grades earned in AP courses are weighted for class ranking purposes only. The weighted grade becomes part of the class ranking process at the time the grade is earned.

Enrollment in these AP courses prepares the student to take the national AP Examination at the end of the school year. A grade of 3 or better on the examination (each examination is evaluated on a scale of 1 to 5) makes the student eligible to receive college credit. (The amount of credit varies among colleges.) See your counselor for further details.

DUAL ENROLLMENT

Tallapoosa County Schools partners with Central Alabama Community College and Southern Union, to provide Dual Enrollment classes on a space-available basis, for students in grades 10, 11 and 12 who have at least a “B” average. Such students receive both high school and college credit for them.

INFORMATION NOW (iNow) PARENT PORTAL

iNow Parent Portal is an online website which allows parents/guardians the opportunity to review their student(s)’ grades and attendance information.

Each custodial parent, upon request, will receive a user name and password to allow access to his or her child/children’s student information. One login will suffice to access the entire family record.