Applications for the Socorro Independent School District early college high school programs and advanced academic academies are being accepted now from incoming SISD high school students and students living in the SISD boundaries that are not attending SISD schools.
Students also can apply to SISD’s new Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH) at four SISD high schools. These early college high school opportunities can lead to attainment of a college certificate and/or an associate degree. P-TECH opportunities are limited to 25 students per cohort per year. The degree pathways for P-TECHs are dedicated to specific career areas at each school. All four P-TECH schools also offer a pathway to prepare and train for the teaching profession.
Applications are open online now for the academies and early college high schools. SISD students can access the application portal through their my.sisd.net account.
Eighth-grade students who live within the boundaries of SISD but are not enrolled with SISD may apply for the academies through an alternate portal where required documentation can be uploaded. The portal can be accessed at https://my.sisd.net/public_apps/cte-lottery-application/#!/applicationForm/.
The following are advanced academies/programs open to eighth-grade students who live within the district and require an application. Students who choose these academies and are accepted through a lottery system will need to complete a transfer request form to transfer to the school where the academy resides. Students may choose up to three academies to apply to.
Mission Early College High School
Socorro HS – Health Professions Academy
Socorro HS – Fire Science
Montwood HS – Synergi4 T-STEM Academy – Engineering and Biomedical Sciences
Americas HS – Libertas Academy for Law, Government, and Public Administration to include Court Reporting program through El Paso Community College
El Dorado HS – Aztec Architecture Academy
El Dorado HS – International Baccalaureate Academy
Eastlake HS – School for Advanced Technical Applications (SATA) Computer Science, Cyber Security, and Game Development
Pebble Hills HS – Sparta Academy for Business and Finance
Students also can apply to attend the early college high school that serves students at their local high school.
Socorro Early College at Socorro High School
Rams Early College at Montwood High School
Trailblazer Early College at Americas High School
Empire Early College at El Dorado High School
Falcon Early College at Eastlake High School
Pebble Hills Early College at Pebble Hills High School
The new P-Tech programs are available in these high schools:
Montwood High School – Biomedical or Education and Training (Teacher Preparation)
El Dorado High School – Criminal Justice or Education and Training (Teacher Preparation)
Eastlake High School – Computer Science or Education and Training (Teacher Preparation)
Pebble Hills High School – Business or Education and Training (Teacher Preparation)
Americas High School and Socorro High School will be implementing P-TECHs next year. The students within these feeder patterns may apply for the programs at the other campuses.
Timeline*
Dec. 1, 2022 to Jan. 13, 2023
Advanced Academy and Early College High School application window open for students to apply.
Jan. 28 to Feb. 17, 2023
Lottery opens on Jan. 28.
Students are offered positions through the lottery.
Lottery closure Feb. 17.
Feb. 24, 2023
Program coordinators and directors will send students a letter of congratulations with information on important next steps.
March 6 to 17, 2023
Spring ECHS Bridge camps
TSIA2 Preparation Camps for interested students
Edgenuity College Prep. TSIA2, ELA Part 1 to be completed prior to bridge camp.
May 1, 2023
Deadline for electronic transfer process for parents.
June 12 to June 16, 2023
Advanced Academy and Early College High School Bridge camps
*Timeline subject to change.
For more information, please contact the SISD Career and Technical Education department at 915-937-0238.
Published December 2, 2022
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