REMINDER 2023-2024 KATY ISD SEMESTER EXAM EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS   

Semester exam exemptions will be offered during Fall & Spring Semesters for the 2023 – 2024 school year.  Below are the required semester exemption requirements. In KISD, Semester Exam Exemptions are offered as attendance and behavior incentives for students. Exemptions are determined by course.   

To qualify for an exam exemption in a course, a student must have met the following criteria per semester, per course:  

1. An average of 80 or higher for the semester. 
2. No more than FIVE (5) non-school related absences (see note below). 
3. No more than TEN (10) tardies; 
4. No N in conduct for the course and no U in conduct for any 
5. No ISS, OSS, OAC/DAEP Placement, or JJAEP Placement. 
6. No outstanding fees or fines. 
7. Must have been enrolled in the course by the 10th day of instruction; and 
8. Meet campus specific requirements related to exemption submission deadlines and verification procedures for securing their exemptions. 

The number of available exemptions per grade level is as follows:  

   
Please note: The following absence codes do NOT count toward the five (5) allowable excused & unexcused absences:  

• P: Present but not in class  
• S: School-sponsored curricular and extra-curricular activity that is not UIL related 
• V: UIL and other competitive activity  

Final Exam Exemption Clarifications:  

• Except for seniors, students may not exempt the same course final for both the fall and spring semesters. 
• Advanced Placement (AP) Exams: 
• Students enrolled in an AP course who successfully sit for the AP exam for that course may elect to exempt the final exam in the Spring semester. 
• The final exam exemption for an AP exam does not count toward the maximum number of exemptions for that student’s grade level. 
• HCC Dual Credit & College Prep courses CANNOT be exempted. 

Cougars Achieving Through Service (CATS) – 2024 – 2025

Attached are the new CATS forms and requirements for the 2024-2025 school year.  Please read carefully as there are some items that have changed.

• CATS hours are due on Friday, April 4, 2025 for your Grade Level AP in Room 2228.
• All hours are to be completed by March 31. 

Click here for more information.

Stay Connected!

Parents and students can stay plugged into important grade-level events through remind.  This will be your student’s source for class information for the duration of his/her time at Cinco Ranch High School.  To get plugged in, please do the following:

Class of 2027 – text @crhs-2027 to 81010

Student ID's

Safety is a priority here at CRHS. The expectation is that all students have their picture Student ID on when they enter the building and the entire day. Early Release students need to keep their ID on until they exit the building for the day.  As it is very important for students to wear their picture ID, we are enforcing a new procedure regarding Temp IDs.

• If a student does not have their Student ID when they come to school, students need to go to the nearest AP office to get a Temp ID before 1st period begins.  Beginning the 3^rd week of the school year, students will be allowed to receive 5 free Temp IDs in a six-week period, no matter what time of the day they get the ID.
• Once a student has used their 5 free Temp IDs, the cost will be $1.00 for every Temp ID issued after five regardless of the time of day.  When a student reaches 10 Temp IDs issued in a six-week period, they will receive a 1 hour after-school detention for failure to comply with the district policy.
• If you have lost your pictured Student ID and need a new one printed, please go to any AP office and request a new one.  The cost for a new picture ID is $5.00.
• Students must wear their ID above the waist, and it must be visible.  Students may no longer attach the ID to their backpack. Failure to comply will result in a consequence.

Tardies

Discipline for Tardies:

• 1 - 3 Tardies =         No consequence
• 4 - 6 Tardies =         1 hour after school detention (ASD)
• 7 - 9 Tardies =         2 hours after school detention (ASD)
• 10 - 12 Tardies =     3 hours after school detention (ASD)
• 13+ Tardies  =         a level 3 offense (3.26) Persistent Level 2 offenses which will result In-School-Suspension (ISS)
• 8 or more tardies in six weeks for a class will result in an "N" in conduct. This will cause a loss of exemptions for that class.
• 10 or more tardies for a class in a semester will result in loss of exemptions. 
• Tardies reset each 6 weeks