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Advanced Academics

Advanced Academics is an umbrella term that includes the differentiated services Castleberry ISD offers to its advanced and high potential learners. These services are specially designed to extend, enrich, and/or accelerate the standard school program to meet the needs of students. Advanced academic services include differentiated small groups, weekly elementary Gifted and Talented classes, Gifted and Talented/Honors classes at the middle and high school levels, Advanced Placement classes, Dual Credit, and Dual Enrollment OnRamps courses at the high school level, and subject- or grade-level acceleration at all levels.

Vision

To empower, inspire, and innovate.

Mission

The mission of Advanced Academics at Castleberry ISD is to create a culture of intentional excellence through rigorous and relevant instruction differentiated for all students who have the capability, potential, or motivation to access advanced academic curriculum.

Purpose

The purpose of Castleberry ISD Advanced Academics is to provide opportunities for advanced students to learn, excel, and demonstrate college and career readiness.

Advanced Academics strives to:

  1. Support the potential in all students. 
  2. Challenge students with advanced capabilities through differentiation and responsive instruction.
  3. Respond to the needs of advanced and high potential learners across all populations equitably.
  4. Collaborate with academic content areas to enhance, develop and implement responsive, rigorous and relevant curriculum and instruction that meets the needs of advanced and high potential learners.
  5. Research and study to understand and respond to the needs of stakeholders.
  6. Provide support to schools through professional learning, materials and resources that build teacher capacity to meet the needs of advanced and high potential learners.
  7. Ensure increased, equitable participation in advanced academics through curriculum development, consistent implementation of Advanced Academic processes and procedures, professional learning, communication with all stakeholders, participation in state and national organizations and promoting the implementation of best practices in the field.

Contacts

Manny Saldivar, College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Advisor
817.252.2100
saldivarm@castleberryisd.net

Stephanie Martinez, Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE)
817.252.2173
martinezs@castleberryisd.net

Denise Chedville, District Assessment/Advanced Academics Coordinator
817.252.2013
chedvilles@castleberryisd.net

The College Board — Advanced Placement Program

The Advanced Placement Program® (AP), developed by the College Board, allows academically prepared and motivated students to take college-level courses while still in high school. Participating schools may offer AP courses, with exams administered annually.

AP courses are designed to meet college-level expectations and follow subject-specific standards established by the College Board. Teachers develop course syllabi aligned to these standards, which are reviewed by the district’s AP coordinator to ensure alignment with college coursework.

Advanced Placement Courses Offered at Castleberry High School

  • AP Art: 2D Art and Design

  • AP Art: Drawing

  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP Computer Science AB
  • AP English Language and Composition  
  • AP Music Theory
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture  
  • AP Spanish Literature and Culture
  • AP World History: Modern