Students in LISD are required to graduate with languages other than English (LOTE) credits. Depending on their graduation plan, students will need either two or three years of the same LOTE (i.e. Spanish I, II, and III). Students have the opportunity to take the high school credit Spanish 1 course in eighth grade at CRMS. Successful completion of this course will allow students to earn 1.0 credit toward their LOTE requirement.
CRMS only provides Spanish I instruction due to staffing limitations and low enrollment for other languages. A student who wishes to take a different language than Spanish I or does not have room in his/her schedule for Spanish I may either wait for high school to take their language course or attempt to earn credit in a non-traditional way. Below are alternatives for 8th grade world languages:
AP Exam: For credentialing through Exams for Acceleration students may take the Advanced Placement, or AP exams, without prior instruction in the course. Students will register as EXAM ONLY. To register for the exam, they will need to see the VHS campus Dean of Instruction. Information about AP exams by campus can be located under the AP&IB Programs tab on our Advanced Academics: High School page.
Proficiency Exam (STAMP) - Paid for by LISD and taken at CRMS.
LISD offers STAMP exams for acceleration during the school year.
Students may register through their counselor for these exams.