Plano ISD Academy High School – Independent Study in Speech Honors

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course is designed to provide opportunity for advanced students to plan, organize, produce, perform and evaluate a project that enables them to develop advanced skills in communication, critical thinking and problem solving. Students must be highly organized and self-motivated for the personalized, independent nature of this course. # CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION Career & Technical Education (CTE) provides opportunities for students to gain knowledge and skills they may use in high school, college, a career after graduation, and/or a financial means to help further their education. Plano ISD CTE: [https://www.pisd.edu/cte](https://www.pisd.edu/cte) # Plano ISD offers CTE courses in the following Career Clusters that will fulfill the criteria for several endorsement: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Architecture and Construction ▪ Arts, Audio/Visual Technology and Communications ▪ Business, Marketing and Finance Education and Training Health Science Hospitality and Tourism Human Services Information Technology Law and Public Service − Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Transportation, Distribution and Logistics # Each Career Cluster provides a variety of programs of study: Programs of study will provide students with a course sequence that ties to an endorsement and offers a strong vertical alignment between secondary and postsecondary education.