New STAMP Requirements

The Science, Technology, Architecture, and Medical Professions (STAMP) Program is a district initiative started in 2012-2013. The STAMP entrance requirements for all 8th grade students for the 2016-2017 school year are as follows: • Students must be in the 8th grade and be promoted to the 9th grade. • Students must apply to the program. • Students must pass all state-mandated assessments for promotion. • Students must achieve and maintain exemplary academic status. ** Students must have successfully completed (passed) 8th grade Algebra. ** This is an important addition to the entrance requirements for the STAMP program for the 2016-2017 school year. All 8th grade students who have an interest in applying to the STAMP program for the 2016-2017 school year must take Algebra this current school year. A letter will be sent home to all 8th grade BISD students and parents notifying them of the additional program requirements.