To improve the efficiency of our communication, our goal is to have the parent email addresses for every CHS family. Please email Gena Evans (gena.evans@commerceisd.org) your email address so you can be included in our school news updates. Be sure to include your name and your student's name.

We are pleased to announce Family Access for Commerce High School. Family Access is an easy to use Web based information and communication center designed to provide parents and guardians with the answer to “What did you do at school today?” It allows parents and guardians to view student information including daily attendance, daily food service, grades and student schedules via the Internet. To complete an application, please visit the library at Commerce High School. We welcome you to Family Access, and hope you will find this to be an effective tool in enhancing your communication with CHS.

Credit By Exam - If a Student Has Not Taken the Course

A student will be permitted to take an exam to earn credit for an academic course for which the student has had no prior instruction. The dates on which exams are scheduled during the 2009 - 2010 school year include: Fall dates: September 22, 23, 24. Spring dates: January 26, 27, 28.

A student will earn credit with a passing score of at least 90 on the exam.

If a student plans to take an exam, the student (or parent) must register with the principal no later than 30 days prior to the scheduled testing date. The district will not honor a request by a parent to administer a test on a date other than the published dates. If the district agrees to administer a test other than the one chosen by the district, the parent must purchase a test from a university approved by the State board of Education.     

For more information: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html

Date	Tests
October 14 (Wednesday)	PSAT
October 20 (Tuesday)	Exit Level ELA retest
October 21 (Wednesday)	Exit Level Math retest
October 22 (Thursday)	Exit Level Science retest
October 23 (Friday)	Exit Level Social Studies retest
March 1 (Monday)	Exit Level Social Studies retest
March 3 (Wednesday)	Grade 9 Reading, Grade 10 ELA, Exit level ELA, Exit Level ELA retest
March 4 (Thursday)	Exit Level Math retest
March 5 (Friday)	Exit Level Science Retest, Make-up session for Grade 10 ELA
March 8- April 9 Window	TELEPAS for ESL students
April 27 (Tuesday)	Grade 10 Math, Exit Level ELA retest
April 28 (Wednesday)	Exit Level Math, Exit Level Math retest
April 29 (Thursday)	Grade 9 Math, Grade 10 Science, Exit Level Science, Exit Level Science retest
April 30 (Friday)	Grade 10 Social Studies, Exit Level Social Studies, Exit Level Social Studies retest
May 3 - 21	EOC Field Test Window
May 10 - 28	EOC Testing Window
July 13 (Tuesday)	Exit Level ELA retest
July 14 (Wednesday)	Exit Level Math retest
July 15 (Thursday	Exit Level Science retest
July 16 (Friday)	Exit Level Social Studies retest

www.collegeboard.com - register and prepare for PSAT, SAT, and SAT Subject Tests

www.act.org - register and prepare for ACT

www.fastweb.com - register for scholarships

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/ode/CBEReview.asp - study guides for credit by exam tests